Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Butterfly Dream: New Snow Haiku by LeRoy Gorman

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English Original sun on new snow the boy who died calls to wake me Presence , 46, 2012 Leroy Gorman Chinese Translation (Traditional) 陽光灑在新雪...
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Monday, March 16, 2026

A Room of My Own: Cinematic Fray Tanka

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for the 98th Oscars ceremony in dim light battle after battle … muffled cries screams, laughter, clapping hands in this cinematic fray FYI: ...
Sunday, March 15, 2026

Poetic Musings: Wren Song Haiku by Claire Everett

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just-fledged light chips of wren song from the log pile Presence , 45, 2012 Claire Everett Commentary: L1 functions as a setup. The adjectiv...
Saturday, March 14, 2026

Butterfly Dream: Moonlight and Prayers Haiku by Susan Constable

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English Original moonlight fingering the blue of her prayers Acorn , 39, Fall 2017 Susan Constable Chinese Translation (Traditional) 月光輕撫她祈禱...
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Friday, March 13, 2026

Butterfly Dream: First Ice Haiku by Jacek Margolak

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English Original first ice -- last year’s calendar on the kitchen wall Jacek Margolak  Chinese Translation (Traditional) 第一次結冰 掛在廚房牆上 是去年的日曆...
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Thursday, March 12, 2026

Reading More and Writing Better: Yawp of "USA!" Tanka by Chen-ou Liu

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a lament for Walt Whitman's America to cameras no, more wars! the chant echoes, echoing around the Congress chamber swelled with the yaw...
Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Hot News: New Milestone, 3. 2 M Pageviews and Call for Submissions

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My Dear Friends: NeverEnding Story reached a new milestone late last night: 3.2  M pageveiws  (FYI: On January 30, 2026 , it reached 3 M pag...
Tuesday, March 10, 2026

A Room of My Own: Coal-Soot Haze Haiku

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No More Fairy Tales , XLIX coal-soot haze hangs  over a field of farmhouses Four More Years crooked FYI: This haiku could be read as a sequ...
Monday, March 9, 2026

Butterfly Dream: Snow and Coal Haiku by Joan Zimmerman

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English Original yin and yang snow paints the coal yard tinywords, 19:2, February 10 2020 Joan Zimmerman Chinese Translation (Traditional) 陰...
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Sunday, March 8, 2026

Special Feature: Selected Poems for Reflections on Many Faces of Womanhood

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UN Secretary-General’s message on International Women’s Day : rights, justice and action for all women and girls. Below are my poems selecte...
Saturday, March 7, 2026

Butterfly Dream: Cry of Gulls Haiku by Larry Kimmel

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English Original where snowflakes become ocean she takes my arm the cry of gulls Alone Tonight , 1998 Larry Kimmel Chinese Translation (Trad...
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Friday, March 6, 2026

One Man's Maple Moon: Crevices Tanka by Jackie Chou

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English Original tiny crevices on the concrete road the small chances with which I blossom like a wildflower Oblivious to Daffodils: Haiku a...
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Thursday, March 5, 2026

To the Lighthouse: Terminal Caesura

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A terminal caesura is a literary device—a rhythmic pause or break—that occurs near the end of a line or poetic unit. It interrupts the flow...
Wednesday, March 4, 2026

A Room of My Own: "No, More Wars" Senryu

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Trump Empire, Inc , LXXX the man's meaty smile behind his Resolute Desk no, more wars: I ran FYI: This could be read as a prequel to my ...
Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Reading More and Writing Better: Thoreau’s Gravesite Haiku by Bruce Ross

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Thoreau’s gravesite: the smell of woodsmoke on the cold spring air Among Floating Duckweed , 1994. Bruce Ross Commentary by Paul Scherschel ...