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Writer of #haiku, #senryu, and #haibun. herbtate.com
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cow in calf… not that, but a thought unbearable #haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (calf)

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new leaves and talk of roses re-emerging #haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (new leaves)

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Delighted to be part of Haiku Dialogue this week - thanks to Guest Editor Allyson Whipple. #haiku thehaikufoundation.org/haiku-dialog...

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quotidian grass… but what wonderful shapes in the wind #haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (grass)

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spring sky — small clouds breeze across the blue #haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (spring sky)

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Delighted to be included in the beautiful Spring edition of Humana Obscura - thanks to Bri Bruce. (Available to read on-line or in print.) storytellers first and last cairns on the mountain #haiku www.humanaobscura.com/issue-12

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april hyacinths another birthday nearly forgotten #haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (hyacinth)

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music fading… the sound of a heart in my head #haiku #senryu #SenryuSunday

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wintry spring - late frost then the colt in that field #haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (colt)

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may as well be sighing wind in trees #haiku #HaikuSaturday

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smoke in the fabric the fire we watched from opposite sides #haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (fire)

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low tide beach - the here-and-there we never saw coming #haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (beach)

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pink-tinged sand turning summersets into stars #haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (pink)

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Submissions for our numbers theme close tomorrow (Wednesday) at midnight, Pacific time. Don't miss your chance to be included in issue 50! #haiku #haikujournal #haikusubmissions thesolitarydaisy.ca/submission-g...

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delicately moving grief mountain #haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (mountain)

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misty morning somewhere the sun passes the time #haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (misty)

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sensesensibilityhaikujournal.wordpress.com/2025/03/31/s... #submissioncall #haiku #onlinejournal #questionsonwhy #senseandsensibility

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proportioning belief to the evidence birth of a star #haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (birth)

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new graffito marking the territory of art #haiku #senryu #SenryuSunday

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first light each to their own full moon #haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (full moon)

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gaining one but losing all shell beach #haiku #HaikuSaturday

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day of drizzle… the end I can’t see in sight #haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (drizzle)

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CONTRIBUTOR REVEAL!🎉 Hats off to spectacular poets+artists featured in our upcoming #ROOTS themed #haiga (/#tankaArt) focused edition, huge thank you+congratulations to tremendously talented contributors around the world 🌏 for sharing precious perspectives in issue! #comingsoon

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having kittens the cat having kittens #haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (kittens)

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soft breeze earth understands the length of my breath #haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (soft breeze)

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beach day sand in the mustard sunset #haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (mustard)

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late frost dying to see the early flowerers #haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (late frost)

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high tide yesterday’s walk in the rain underwater #haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (high tide)

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beside myself an empty seat no time frame #haiku #senryu #SenryuSunday

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warm sun the star I feel closest to #haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (warm sun)

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Kindle edition of my book, No Longer, free on Amazon for the next few days. #haiku #senryu #haibun www.amazon.co.uk/No-Longer-He...

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spring chill wishing away a shade longer #haiku #HaikuSaturday

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each peach pear plum… no one else here to remember #haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (plum)

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Very grateful to David McMurray for including me in the marvellous Asahi Haikuist Network this week. #haiku www.asahi.com/sp/ajw/artic...

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hawk kite over shadows the silence #haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (kite)

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chicken the pheasant and I lock eyes #haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (pheasant)

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good taste in flowers pansy petals on a bed of green #haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (pansy)

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spring rain cafe window losing track of… my thoughts #haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (spring rain)

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stork story working on my delivery #haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (stork)

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combing over the photographs that look like my dad #haiku #senryu #SenryuSunday

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rumours of bees how and why lost in the where #haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (bee)

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A big thank you to Robin for including me in the latest issue of Akitsu Quarterly (only in print, available via the website). #haiku www.wildgraces.com/Akitsu-Quart...

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as long as I need it the moment the orchid flowers #haiku #HaikuSaturday

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new moon in puddles of yesterday #haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (new moon)

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So grateful to Shloka Shankar for including me in the latest marvellous edition of Sonic Boom @sonicboomjournal.bsky.social. marginalia remembered ways of returning love #haiku 89b51d07-bdbc-4f8c-8b62-740f86360cd5.filesusr.com/ugd/61020d_f...

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