mIschievous oaks
dropping acorns
on passersby

#haiku

spilled rice—
cranes in the distance
of my shame

#senryu

virginia creeper
can't grow taller than
its tree companion

#haiku

"John" is an H-2A worker harvesting apples in Western NY. "We spend our day climbing up and down ladders, filling up a 30-40lb bag full of apples. Because of the Trump wage cuts we're earning less this year than in the past for the same thing. That isn't fair." #WeFeedYou

#haiku
still hazy
October air
swifts in the rafters

becoming a demon—more lemon in my tea #senryu

the polling place--
people arriving
from every street

#senryu

Some of the Masters of #senryu during the early early 20th century...

Many thanks to Susan Antolin for including this poem in Acorn #57🙏🏼

#haiku

autumn sunset
bleeding through the clouds —
the long drive home

#DailyHaikuPrompt (bleed)

This week’s Fallen Petals post, featuring poets:
@magedah.bsky.social
@joypops.bsky.social
@17onji.bsky.social
@waleshaiku.bsky.social
@rustwolf.bsky.social

#senryu #haiku

Autumns sundowns and the odd bee.
thesehaiku.substack.com/p/autumns-su...

Warrantless stops and violent roving patrols by masked federal agents across California, especially the Central Valley, have been terrorizing farm workers for the past 5 days. The chaos is escalating.

full statement: www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

i know what you pray
praying mantis on the fence--
chilly morning

#haiku
#Pureland
#Buddhism
#Meditation

burning passion...
even over coffee
i want you

#senryu

echoing
through the tunnel
Namu Amida Butsu

#PureLand
#Buddhism
#Meditation
#Haiku

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scrabble
no one notices
my poem

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#haiku #senryu

the last ferry—
a passenger made
entirely of rain
#haiku #poetry