the porch faces south;
(don't mind the ghosts, they're friendly)
sit, get some sunshine

#haiku #dailyhaikuprompt 'porch'

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The USB says
We're at better than 50
%, but then what?

#Haiku

Rust covered wreckage
#Haunted former crossing guard
Balmy storm miscue

#dailyhaikuprompt Balmy Rust
#haiku #haikufeels #vss365
#poetrytcommunity #smallpoems

redhead aerobics
leaves her hair like balmy rust
intoxicating

#dailyhaikuprompt Balmy Rust
#haiku #poetrytcommunity #smallpoems

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I caught so much grief
From strutting raven raptor
Shunned forevermore

#dailyhaikuprompt Grief Raven
#haiku #poetrycommunity #smallpoems

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Biscuit the raven figurine over a backdrop of various tree top perched carrion birds

#Misfit admin has
Rent a dull forever moan
From the Grief Raven

#dailyhaikuprompt Grief Raven
#haiku #vss365 #haikufeels #prompt
#poetrycommunity #smallpoems

#HaikuADay #HaikuJournal #journal #haiku #senryu #artifact

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A.I. image generated from haiku text of chickens and eggs in a rundown barnyard Text: chickens and the cost of empire come home to roost in the wreckage https://haikudread.net/2026/05/09/roost/

#senryu / #haiku by long time contributor, Mona Bedi @drmonabedi Mona is a physician/educator in #india. A past FreshOut Featured Artist, her #poetry has many times, been featured here & elsewhere & has won numerous awards. #homecoming

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Against a plain black background, a #senryu / #haiku by long time contributor, Mona Bedi @drmonabedi, reads, “moving home only the stars stay with me” Mona is a physician/educator in #india. A past FreshOut Featured Artist, her #poetry has many times, been featured here & elsewhere & has won numerous awards. #homecoming

Various #FOSS OS communities' reactions to joining them:

#Linux: "Hey, welcome to the fam! Here's a stack of CDs I burned, see which one boots for you."
#FreeBSD: "Hey, we're glad you're here! Here's an amazing handbook to get you started, holler if you need a hand!"
#NetBSD: "Of course it runs NetBSD! Welcome! :D"
#OpenBSD: "Don't expect a lot of hand-holding, but we're all having fun with it, and hopefully you will enjoy the process, too."
#9front: "Are... you... sure you want to do this?"

😆

(For the record, I love them all. I only regret I haven't had much of a chance to play with #Haiku, or interact with that community, yet!)

Tossed

#HaikuADay #HaikuJournal #journal #haiku #senryu #artifact

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#haiku by new contributor, Mark Heathcote.
Mark’s poems are widely published & anthologized, both online & in print. Residing in the UK from Manchester, he is the author of “In Perpetuity” & “Back on Earth,” two books of poems published by Creative Talents Unleashed. #UK #poetry #poisonous

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Against a plain white background, a #haiku by new contributor, Mark Heathcote reads, “some poisonous things more acceptable than others lily of the valley” Mark’s poems are widely published and anthologized, both online and in print. Residing in the UK from Manchester, he is the author of “In Perpetuity” & “Back on Earth,” two books of poems published by Creative Talents Unleashed. #UK #poetry #poisonous

nuclear winter
will get histories blood spray
over sweatshop made
fashionable attitude
thermal winter coat and scarf

#dailyhaikuprompt Spray Winter Coat
#tanka #TankaThursday #haiku
#poetrycommunity #smallpoems

#HaikuADay #HaikuJournal #journal #haiku #senryu #artifact #tanka #TankaJournal #TankaThursday

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#HaikuADay #HaikuJournal #journal #haiku #senryu #artifact

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A.I. image generated from haiku text of rusty compressed gas tanks and scattered cans on cracked ground in a deserted industrial area with dilapidated buildings and oil pumpjacks in the background Text: Resources soiled Bottled water and canned food Air will be sold soon https://haikudread.net/2026/05/06/soiled/

#shahai by Reid Hepworth @reidhepworth | Reid lives in a small cottage in Georgian Bay, Ontario where she spends her time listening to trees, talking to all manners of wildlife and writing short form #poetry. #haiku #photo #free

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A black and white photo shows an object partially entering the frame from the upper left of the frame. Against the plain black background, is it a seed pod of some kind or the underside of a canoe or other watercraft? Beneath this and slightly to the right, a tanka by Reid Hepworth reads, “staying sane in an insane world starts with a cabin in a verdant forest what I’d give up to feel free” #shahai by Reid Hepworth @reidhepworth | Reid lives in a small cottage in Georgian Bay, Ontario where she spends her time listening to trees, talking to all manners of wildlife and writing short form #poetry. #haiku #photo #free

a gentle spring breeze
wafts past rearview mirror dangle
the scent of faux pine

#dailyhaikuprompt Breeze Pine
#haiku #poetrycommunity #smallpoems

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#haiku by regular contributor, John Pappas John is a touchstone-winning poet, literature professor & punk-rock drummer. He does all that in Boston, MA, USA. #hare #poetry #silence #spring

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Against plain white background, a #haiku by regular contributor, John Pappas reads, “morning mist the hare’s silence dipped in silver” John is a touchstone-winning poet, literature professor & punk-rock drummer. He does all that in Boston, MA, USA. #hare #poetry #silence #spring

On sonic surfboard
Rake atop the aural wave
Into cozy cove

#dailyhaikuprompt Wave Rake
#haiku #poetrycommunity #smallpoems

I'm radiating
Notice of things I have done
Dissipate a wave
Rake out the pent up vapors
From #phantom of tomorrow

#dailyhaikuprompt Wave Rake
#haiku #tanka #vss365 #haikufeels
#poetrycommunity #smallpoems

#HaikuADay #HaikuJournal #journal #haiku #senryu #artifact

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#HaikuADay #HaikuJournal #journal #haiku #senryu #artifact

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#monoku by Anne Fox (IG: @annefox333 ) of Broomes Island, Maryland, USA.
#poetry #haiku #maryland #human

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In white text, against a black background, a #monoku by Anne Fox (IG: @annefox333 ) of Broomes Island, Maryland, USA, reads: “almost to the finish line human race” #poetry #haiku #maryland #human

April 2026

#HaikuADay #HaikuJournal #journal #haiku #senryu #artifact

https://haikudread.net/2026/04/

Standing on the porch
A moth the size of a crow
Bashes into me
I was so freaked out I swear
The X-File theme music played

#dailyhaikuprompt Moth Crow
#haiku #tanka #poetrycommunity
#smallpoems

As crow told the moth
#Name your emotional lag
Reflect towards the light

#dailyhaikuprompt Moth Crow
#haiku #haikufeels #vss365
#poetrycommunity #smallpoems

#HaikuADay #HaikuJournal #journal #haiku #senryu #artifact #tanka #TankaJournal

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A.I. image generated from tanka text of a man sitting at a table with spilled red wine on a white tablecloth, holding a cup surrounded by many pairs of eyes reflected in glass surroundings. Text: feel obligated to oblige other feelings but only so far many considerations easy to make a faux pas https://haikudread.net/2026/05/01/oblige/

#micropoetry by Biswajit Mishra

Biswajit Mishra is a bilingual poet writing mostly in English and occasionally in Odia. His poems have been widely published internationally. Born in India and having spent a few years in Kenya, Biswajit and his wife Bharati currently live in Calgary, Canada.
#haiku #poetry #canada #home

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Two #micropoems by Biswajit Mishra, fixed in parallel against a white background read, 1. in the safety of a home helium carries on until ceiling is the ceiling 2. a poem flies out of a heart into a cage in a balcony Biswajit Mishra is a bilingual poet writing mostly in English and occasionally in Odia. His poems have been widely published internationally. Born in India and having spent a few years in Kenya, Biswajit and his wife Bharati currently live in Calgary, Canada. #haiku #poetry #canada #home #micropoetry

lingering effects
of afternoon #lion zest
led to a night chill

#dailyhaikuprompt Lingering Night Chill
#haiku #haikufeels #vss365
#poetrycommunity #smallpoems

#HaikuADay #HaikuJournal #journal #haiku #senryu #artifact

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Stock photo of a statue of a fragmented human face holding their forefinger up to their lips in a frozen shhh from Pexels.com Text: I wish someone could dapple my cynicism with a bit of hope https://haikudread.net/2026/04/30/dapple/

Mana from above
A spring rain of golden grain
Sprinkles down for all

#dailyhaikuprompt Spring Rain Grain
#haiku #poetrycommunity #smallpoems

#HaikuADay #HaikuJournal #journal #haiku #senryu #artifact

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dark and stormy times
and that's just our politics
where's time for climate?

#haiku #senryu #poem #ShortPoem #SmallPoem #SmallPoems #climate #ClimateChange #politics #oligarchy #fascism #LateStageCapitalism #collapse #extinction

Every 0UTC Wednesday!
there will of course be the Tuesday-evening-in-the-Americas #lispyGopherClimate #live on
#archive
https://toobnix.org/w/eCCvKBZvuwkXj244ojjzTU
!

- show starts with @kentpitman #haiku and a discussion of the #climateCrisis

Kent and Ramin will join today for a discussion of #lisp #IDE s.
Kent scanned his historical c. 1980 #TECO #emacs cheatsheet: https://climatejustice.social/@kentpitman/116484262128356625
Ramin's #schemacs https://emacsconf.org/2025/talks/schemacs/
viz Smith's new mine #staticTyping #coalton ide.

+ the emacs/ide ecosystem.

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A grayscale unix_surrealism of the gopher looking up to a screen on the sisde of a dystopic building should the lisp alien's many beautiful eyes in color looking down back at him. Lispy Gopher Show Anonradio.net

Phase on fuzzy spoon
Blur reflection endeavor
Of last hazy moon

#dailyhaikuprompt Hazy Moon Endeavor
#haiku #poetrycommunity #smallpoems

#HaikuADay #HaikuJournal #journal #haiku #senryu #artifact #tanka #TankaTuesday #TankaJournal

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A.I. image generated from tanka text of an unusual character in Sherlock Holmes hunting cap in a telephone booth while wearing a trench coat making a phone call. craiyon.com Text: this is what happens when the oddball makes the call misery for most ruination of a nation for the profit of a few https://haikudread.net/2026/04/28/oddball/

#senryū / #haiku by Lucas Weissenborn (IG: @luque_mit_q ). Lucas is a researcher, musician, & poet based in #Norway. His haiku & senryū have appeared in many journals, including Science. He was also once unintentionally appointed an expert on squirrels by a university in Russia. #redhead #poetry #spring

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In black text, on a plain white background, a #senryū / #haiku by Lucas Weissenborn ( IG: @luque_mit_q ) reads, “forest fire among the ferns her red hair” Lucas is a researcher, musician, & poet based in #Norway. His haiku & senryū have appeared in many journals, including Science. He was also once unintentionally appointed an expert on squirrels by a university in Russia. #redhead #poetry #spring

Saucy roof gander
Self declared king of the geese
Looks down from above

#dailyhaikuprompt Down Geese
#haiku #poetrycommunity #smallpoems

#HaikuADay #HaikuJournal #journal #haiku #senryu #artifact

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#senryu by Ash Evan Lippert.
Ash is an emerging queer writer from South Carolina. Widely published in journals, both online and in print, their debut chapbook, “god of the body”, is available through Yavanika Press. Find them on Bluesky ( @wanderstruck.blog ) & Instagram #fairgrounds( @wanderstruck_haiku ). #haiku #poetry #stars

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Against a black background, a #senryu by Ash Evan Lippert reads, “stars over the fairgrounds I guess the number of jellybeans” Ash is an emerging queer writer from South Carolina. Widely published in journals, both online and in print, their debut chapbook, “god of the body”, is available through Yavanika Press. Find them on Bluesky ( @wanderstruck.blog ) & Instagram #fairgrounds( @wanderstruck_haiku ). #haiku #poetry #stars

#haiku / #senryu by regular contributor, Jerome Berglund ( @Berglundjeromehaiku ), currently hailing from New Orleans, LA, USA. #poetry #NOLA #insect

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Against a white background, a #haiku / #senryu by regular contributor, Jerome Berglund ( @Berglundjeromehaiku ), currently hailing from New Orleans, LA, USA, reads, “leaf insect the lone observer implied” #poetry #NOLA #insect

Old ghost leaves a trace
For the new leaves to fill in
With fresh green of spring

#dailyhaikuprompt New Leaves Ghost
#haiku #poetrycommunity #smallpoems

so when the ghost leaves
hope will be our first ask in
new #lunar cycle

#dailyhaikuprompt New Leaves Ghost
#haiku #vss365 #haikufeels
#poetrycommunity #smallpoems

#HaikuADay #HaikuJournal #journal #haiku #senryu #artifact

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A.I. image generated from haiku text of sphere with trailing stalagmites fashioned from abstract aspic material rising from a large body of water Text: An abstraction wrapped In absolutist aspic Ablution required https://haikudread.net/2026/04/26/abstraction/

when scions became
a cultures #psychopomp lamps
snuffing out reason
puts a pin in epoch churn
leaves turn yellow in the dark

#dailyhaikuprompt Evening Yellow Leaves
#tanka #haiku #vss365 #haikufeels
#poetrycommunity #smallpoems

#HaikuADay #HaikuJournal #journal #haiku #senryu #artifact

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Stock photo of a gold circle framed in fire around a lone figure standing in a hallway with graffiti painted walls from Pexels.com Text: no faux gold halo can deflect the cold steel hail of consequences https://haikudread.net/2026/04/25/hail/

subtle wolfsbane weed
lupine whisper, "Prowl lil' wolf"
sends me off to hunt

#dailyhaikuprompt Lupine Whisper
#haiku #poetrycommunity #smallpoem

Save the Ship of State
From whisper of the whims of
#Cat nap Cap'n Crump

#dailyhaikuprompt Whisper
#haiku #vss365 #haikufeels
#poetrycommunity #smallpoems

#HaikuADay #HaikuJournal #journal #haiku #senryu #artifact

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Stock photo of a statue of an archaic human striking a prayerfully pose from Pexels.com Text: You can know something You can pray about something Can you do something? https://haikudread.net/2026/04/24/pray/

Served up for slaughter
First in line for gold altar
Calf of decency

#dailyhaikuprompt Calf Gold
#haiku #poetrycommunity #smallpoems

chase the calf of gold
I don't want to marry it
rather go #fishing

#dailyhaikuprompt Calf Gold
#haiku #vss365 #haikufeels
#poetrycommunity #smallpoems

#HaikuADay #HaikuJournal #journal #haiku #senryu #artifact #tanka #TankaThursday #TankaJournal

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Stock photo of a spinning fidget widget spinning between a humans thumb and forefinger from Pexels.com Text: a heartfelt fidget with my happy time widget turn to the next page eggplant emoji of rage imprinted with persistence https://haikudread.net/2026/04/23/fidget/

Watching their serf feast
#Wolves peer down from the mountain
Stem their bloody howls

#dailyhaikuprompt Mountain Stem
#haiku #vss365 #haikufeels
#poetrycommunity #smallpoems

#HaikuADay #HaikuJournal #journal #haiku #senryu #artifact

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#haiga with #drawing by Josiah, #haiku by Nitu Yumnam. Nitu is from #India and lives in the UAE. She is a Japanese poetry enthusiast and finds that #poetry makes her more attentive to life’s small wonders.

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Against a plain background, a #haiga with #drawing by Josiah. The pen and ink drawing shows an image open to many interpretations. Is it a tree, in full flower of summer on the left and stripped bare as winter on the right? Is it curtains pulled aside before a large window? Beside this, a #haiku by Nitu Yumnam, reads, “the quiet ache of parting — receding tide” Nitu is from #India and lives in the UAE. She is a Japanese poetry enthusiast and finds that #poetry makes her more attentive to life’s small wonders.

Saw Infomercial
For handy dandy windmill
Orange slicer dicer

#dailyhaikuprompt Windmill Orange
#haiku #poetrycommunity #smallpoems

orange spray tan covers
old man sickly #jade pallor
in the public frame

#dailyhaikuprompt Orange
#haiku #haikufeels #vss365
#poetrycommunity #smallpoems

#HaikuADay #HaikuJournal #journal #haiku #senryu #artifact #tanka #TankaTuesday #TankaJournal

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Stock photo of oxidized bronze statue of a person holding a child from Pexels.com Text: Like the Late Bronze Age Civilization collapse Another will rise Something new will then happen Bringing something different https://haikudread.net/2026/04/21/collapse/

Once gas prices fall
we can get back to asking
how to slow gas use

#haiku #senryu #poem #ShortPoem #SmallPoem #SmallPoems #climate #ClimateDenial #ClimateCrisis #gas #gasoline #GasPrices #sustainability #irony #paradox #hypocrisy

#haiku by returning contributor, Oana Maria Cercel @oana_maria_
Oana lives in Italy where she writes and co-edits Cold Moon Journal. #poetry #footprint #shore #italy

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Against a plain white background, a #haiku by returning contributor, Oana Maria Cercel @oana_maria_ reads, “waveless shore the footprints I leave behind” Oana lives in Italy where she writes and co-edits Cold Moon Journal. #poetry #footprint #shore #italy

lonely hearts stay calm
as time gyrations spool out
for playful rewind

#dailyhaikuprompt Calm Lonely
#haiku #poetrycommunity #smallpoems

Fraudulent facade
Bamboozle blur broadcast bunk
Calm lonely bleating
Deadly #undersea missiles
Teeter on a madman's whim

#dailyhaikuprompt Calm Lonely
#haiku #tanka #vss365 #haikufeels
#poetrycommunity #smallpoems

#HaikuADay #HaikuJournal #journal #haiku #senryu #artifact #tanka #TankaJournal

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#haiku by longtime contributor, John Hawkhead @haikuhawk of Bradford-on-Avon, UK #poetry #roof #mentalhealth #UnitedKingdom

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Against a black background, a #haiku by longtime contributor, John Hawkhead @haikuhawk of Bradford-on-Avon, UK reads, “talking a man down from the edge of the world pasts we wish for” #poetry #roof #mentalhealth #UnitedKingdom

RE: https://mathstodon.xyz/@icecolbeveridge/116419579850657121

I humbly offer a variation:

HAICAT

meow meow me
ow meow meow meow
meow meow ME

#haiku
#poetry
#cats
#CatsOfMastodon

#HaikuADay #HaikuJournal #journal #haiku #senryu #artifact

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A.I. image generated from haiku text of a knight in blue armor striking a fiery shadow creature with glowing swords inside a crystal cave Text: Sir Valerian Somnambulant champion Vanquishing awake https://haikudread.net/2026/04/19/vanquish/

#HaikuADay #HaikuJournal #journal #haiku #senryu #artifact

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#haiku by new contributor, Pegah Rahmati Nezhad ( @rahmati_pegah ). Pegah is a physician, scientist, artist, & poet from Tehran, Iran. She loves #micropoetry & lyrical prose, & believes in the power of words. #hummingbird #iran #poetry

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Against a plain white background, a #haiku by new contributor, Pegah Rahmati Nezhad ( @rahmati_pegah ) reads, hovering around fuchsia hanging baskets anna’s hummingbirds Pegah is a physician, scientist, artist, & poet from Tehran, Iran. She loves #micropoetry & lyrical prose, & believes in the power of words. #hummingbird #iran #poetry

monkey weasel chase
around the mulberry bush
a way to enrich
working up a refreshing
lather of salty seafoam

#dailyhaikuprompt Mulberry Refreshing
#haiku #tanka #haikufeels #vss365
#poetrycommunity #smallpoems

#HaikuADay #HaikuJournal #journal #haiku #senryu #artifact

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Stock photo of the view from the bottom of a well from Pexels.com Text: humanity well Big Kahuna's lacuna empathy abyss https://haikudread.net/2026/04/17/lacuna/

Yes yes yes yes yes
Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Yes yes yes yes yes

• yes, a haiku

#haiku #poetry #poem #imapoet #andididntevenknowit

#Shahai by Stephanie Zepherelli, returning contributor, with #photograph by Carol Rudall

#haiku #poetry

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In a #Shahai by Stephanie Zepherelli, returning contributor, with #photograph by Carol Rudall, the moon hangs low over a midnight lake, seen through the gnarled branches of trees on its near shore. In the lower left corner of the frame, a #senryu reads, “one night stand asking the moon to stay for breakfast” #haiku #poetry

#monoku /#senryu by Anne Fox (IG: @annefox333 ) of Broomes Island, Maryland, USA. #poetry #haiku #maryland

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Against a plain white background, a #monoku /#senryu by Anne Fox (IG: @annefox333 ) of Broomes Island, Maryland, USA, reads: shoreline going on without me #poetry #haiku #maryland

#Hammer from the clouds
Bright lightning death from above
Misery inflates

#dailyhaikuprompt Clouds Bright Lightning
#haiku #haikufeels #vss365
#poetrycommunity #smallpoems

#HaikuADay #HaikuJournal #journal #haiku #senryu #artifact #tanka #TankaThursday #TankaJournal

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Stock photo of a group of sparrows squatting in an evergreen bush from Pexels.com Text: Outcast birdie flaps Aloft 'oer frosty meadow Called by chirping bush A host of sparrows huddled Ubiquity hunkered down https://haikudread.net/2026/04/16/hunkered/

Remain for the #word
Worldly business goes plum wrong
Plenty of raisins

#dailyhaikuprompt Plum Plenty
#haiku #haikufeels #vss365
#poetrycommunity #smallpoems

#HaikuADay #HaikuJournal #journal #haiku #senryu #artifact

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Stock photo of a digital blood pressure monitor with a reading of 178 over 111 with a heart rate of 103 on a table with printouts, pills, syringes, pads, and bottles from Pexels Text: Made a misty list Many vivid wrongs to right There will be pressure https://haikudread.net/2026/04/15/vivid/

Enwrapped in purple
Whisper sweet Wisteria
Nothings in my ear

#dailyhaikuprompt Wisteria
#haiku #poetrycommunity #smallpoem

Just another day
Open #loop pretzel logic
Wisteria spills
Yellow journalism branch
Into the balderdash mix

#dailyhaikuprompt Wisteria Yellow
#haiku #tanka #TankaTuesday
#vss365 #haikufeels #poetrycommunity
#smallpoems

#haiku by Jennifer Gurney. Jennifer lives in Colorado where she teaches, paints, writes and hikes. Her poetry is widely published. Two of her poems have won international contests and one was turned into a choral piece. Jennifer has 10 books of poetry. #deep #colorado #water #poetry

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Against a black background, in white text, a haiku Jennifer Gurney reads: oh the hidden depths of shallow water Jennifer lives in Colorado where she teaches, paints, writes and hikes. Her poetry is widely published. Two of her poems have won international contests and one was turned into a choral piece. Jennifer has 10 books of poetry. #deep #colorado #water #poetry

#HaikuADay #HaikuJournal #journal #haiku #senryu #artifact #tanka #TankaTuesday #TankaJournal

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Stock photo of a human profile with upraised hand revealing a green glow through fingers from Pexels.com Text: Linear timelines A spirit of fierce aspect Lurks in the middle Of a made up beginning To imaginary end https://haikudread.net/2026/04/14/imaginary/

make yourself comfy
slip out of that flour sack
my little biscuit
mean Mr. Mustard is on
King Biscuit Flower Hour

#dailyhaikuprompt Flour
#haiku #tanka #poetrycommunity
#smallpoems

#HaikuADay #HaikuJournal #journal #haiku #senryu #artifact

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Abstract smears of color hinting at a face from Pexels.com Text: is there enough bleach to remove this stain from our collective psyche https://haikudread.net/2026/04/13/bleach/

#monoku by new contributor, Katherine E Winnick. Katherine is an award winning Japanese short-form poet, published internationally in 18 countries with some works translated into Japanese, Hindi, German, French and Romanian. She is the founding editor of the Shadow Pond Journal and part of the editorial team at The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press. #haiku #poetry #perfume #spring

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Against a plain white background, a #monoku by new contributor, Katherine E Winnick, reads: a dash of perfume cherry blossom notes Katherine is an award winning Japanese short-form poet, published internationally in 18 countries with some works translated into Japanese, Hindi, German, French and Romanian. She is the founding editor of the Shadow Pond Journal and part of the editorial team at The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press. #haiku #poetry #perfume #spring

#HaikuADay #HaikuJournal #journal #haiku #senryu #artifact

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A.I. image generated from haiku text of a cloaked person sitting at an old stone window sill, surrounded by lit candles, books, a skull, and an hourglass, gazing out at a crescent moon above distant mountains and a castle. Text: Spouting platitudes While showing no gratitude In my solitude https://haikudread.net/2026/04/12/platitudes/

As the sun comes up
foggy blossoms #sing aloud
worldly roots deepen

#dailyhaikuprompt Blossoms Foggy
#haiku #vss365 #haikufeels
#poetrycommunity #smallpoems

#HaikuADay #HaikuJournal #journal #haiku #senryu #artifact

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Stock photo of two people in classic Bohemian neo punk garb. One dragging another down a lane on a bare mattress in front of distressed city brick wall from Pexels.com Text: My bad attitude Led me to ineptitude Grasping rectitude https://haikudread.net/2026/04/11/rectitude/

#haiga by returning contributor, Teji Sethi (IG @tejisethi13 ). Teji is a poetry disciple from India who loves concocting blends of chai & haikai. By day, she’s a therapeutic nutritionist; by dusk, she wanders into the nostalgic lanes of her childhood, gathering verses from memory. Teji has dedicated the past 4 years to curating Triya, a bilingual space for haiku, tanka & micro poems. #poetry #haiku #ink #india

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A #haiga by returning contributor, Teji Sethi @tejisethi13 features a design of two eyes staring straight at the viewer, against a background of muted tones of rosy creams and browns, arranged in vertical strips and curves. An optical illusion of shading causes the eye on the viewer’s right to appear larger or closer but they are the same size. A single line verse reads, “ink blot we see what we wish to see”. Teji is a poetry disciple from India who loves concocting blends of chai & haikai. By day, she’s a therapeutic nutritionist; by dusk, she wanders into the nostalgic lanes of her childhood, gathering verses from memory. Teji has dedicated the past 4 years to curating Triya, a bilingual space for haiku, tanka & micro poems. #poetry #haiku #ink #india

#haiku by long time contributor, Marilyn Ward of Lincolnshire, UK. Find more of Marilyn’s work on Blue Sky @haikupoet.bsky.social #poetry #blue #UK #spring

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A #haiku by long time contributor, Marilyn Ward of Lincolnshire, UK, reads: balmy breeze skimming over the rushes blue damselfly wings Find more of Marilyn’s work on Blue Sky @haikupoet.bsky.social #poetry #blue #UK #spring

#haiku by returning contributor, dl mattila, an American poet and writer who takes pleasure in brevity. #micropoetry #poetry #midnight

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Against a black background, a #haiku by returning contributor, dl mattila reads, “the curlew’s cry mere seconds to midnight on the horizon” d l mattila is an American poet and writer who takes pleasure in brevity. #micropoetry #poetry #midnight

#monoku by long-time contributor, Alvin B. Cruz (IG: @alvinbcruz)

#poetry #haiku #crocus #spring

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Against a side pink background, a #monoku by long-time contributor, Alvin B. Cruz (IG: @alvinbcruz) reads, in lilac-blue/purple text : where her bruise was first crocus #poetry #haiku #crocus #spring

#haiku by returning contributor, Tony Williams (IG: @famwill2019 ).
Tony Williams has been reading, writing and publishing haiku and senryu since 2020. Every day is a haiku day! #butterfly #poetrylovers #spring #poetry

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A #haiku by returning contributor, Tony Williams (IG: @famwill2019 ), reads: between me and the cliff’s steep edge a dizzy butterfly Tony Williams has been reading, writing and publishing haiku and senryu since 2020. Every day is a haiku day! #butterfly #poetrylovers #spring #poetry

#haiku by Deborah A. Bennett (IG @d.a._bennett) | Deborah draws her inspiration from the teaching of ancient religious philosophers & haiku poets who were also riveted by the purity & beauty of #nature #poetry #poetrylovers #spring

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A #haiku by Deborah A. Bennett @d.a._bennett reads: after the peace march lying in the clover field looking at the moon Deborah draws her inspiration from the teaching of ancient religious philosophers & haiku poets who were also riveted by the purity & beauty of #nature #poetry #poetrylovers #spring

New #blog #post: I Loved Computers Before the Internet was a Thing

https://rldane.space/i-loved-computers-before-the-internet-was-a-thing.html

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cc: my wonderful #chorus: @joel @dm @sotolf @thedoctor @pixx @orbitalmartian @adamsdesk @krafter @roguefoam @clayton @giantspacesquid @Twizzay @stfn @ay

(I will happily add/remove you from the chorus upon request! :)

#rlDaneWriting #blost #computing #privacy #autonomy #DigitalAgency #Linux #BSD #Haiku #RetroComputing

Stuff and smoke my grass
In a home carved apple pipe
Mr. Natural

#dailyhaikuprompt Grass Apple
#haiku #poetrycommunity #smallpoems

#HaikuADay #HaikuJournal #journal #haiku #senryu #artifact

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Stock photo of serial numbers on three one hundred dollar bills resting on another bill from Pexel.com Text: A gamble ramble Live liars poker timeline Wanna bet your life? https://haikudread.net/2026/04/10/gamble/

what if you found out
Climate was cheating on you,
no shared future plans

 Dude. Shocked surprise don't fly here.
 We. Used. Her. She gwon ghost us.

#tanka #haiku #senryu #poem #ShortPoem #SmallPoem #SmallPoems #climate #ClimateDenial #ClimateCrisis #metaphor #cheating #infidelity #betrayal #ClimateBetrayal #TippingPoint #TippingPoints #ClimateTippingPoints #hindsight #AcceleratedHindsight #collapse #extinction

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