Alexis Florentina
@exisflor.bsky.social
sharing haiku poetry & (sometimes) love notes on coffee mugs from my husband x
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Francesca Millican-Slater
Amanda Marples
Jessica Knight
Ingrid Keenan @ingridkeenan.bsky.social
Jaye Frisina @thirteenthstory.bsky.social
Toyosi Onikosi
Alexis Florentina @exisflor.bsky.social
Jane Fuller
Francesca Millican-Slater
Amanda Marples
Jessica Knight
Ingrid Keenan @ingridkeenan.bsky.social
Jaye Frisina @thirteenthstory.bsky.social
Toyosi Onikosi
Alexis Florentina @exisflor.bsky.social
Jane Fuller
A haiku for that “I’m almost on to something” feeling
“thrumming, humming, something’s coming”
honey-thick seconds
slide by, clear paths, open wide.
no tricks. believe. try.
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“thrumming, humming, something’s coming”
honey-thick seconds
slide by, clear paths, open wide.
no tricks. believe. try.
#haiku #haikupoetry #originalpoem #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
December 3, 2025 at 7:49 AM
A haiku for that “I’m almost on to something” feeling
“thrumming, humming, something’s coming”
honey-thick seconds
slide by, clear paths, open wide.
no tricks. believe. try.
#haiku #haikupoetry #originalpoem #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
“thrumming, humming, something’s coming”
honey-thick seconds
slide by, clear paths, open wide.
no tricks. believe. try.
#haiku #haikupoetry #originalpoem #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
A haiku for that feeling you get when you move a little closer to something you only imagined might happen…
“one step closer into my dream life, where”
words, like Springtime buds,
burst through a cold earth, joyous,
a vision now birthed.
#haiku #haikupoetry #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
“one step closer into my dream life, where”
words, like Springtime buds,
burst through a cold earth, joyous,
a vision now birthed.
#haiku #haikupoetry #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
December 2, 2025 at 8:42 AM
A haiku for that feeling you get when you move a little closer to something you only imagined might happen…
“one step closer into my dream life, where”
words, like Springtime buds,
burst through a cold earth, joyous,
a vision now birthed.
#haiku #haikupoetry #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
“one step closer into my dream life, where”
words, like Springtime buds,
burst through a cold earth, joyous,
a vision now birthed.
#haiku #haikupoetry #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
Let’s hear it for our incredible Flash Fiction shortlist! 👏
Francesca Millican-Slater
Amanda Marples
Jessica Knight
Ingrid Keenan @ingridkeenan.bsky.social
Jaye Frisina @thirteenthstory.bsky.social
Toyosi Onikosi
Alexis Florentina @exisflor.bsky.social
Jane Fuller
Francesca Millican-Slater
Amanda Marples
Jessica Knight
Ingrid Keenan @ingridkeenan.bsky.social
Jaye Frisina @thirteenthstory.bsky.social
Toyosi Onikosi
Alexis Florentina @exisflor.bsky.social
Jane Fuller
December 2, 2025 at 8:40 AM
A haiku about a recurring repressed memory dream…
“in my Dream House”
lights flicker, ghosts haunt.
I scramble: Ma sleeps through it.
shadows everywhere.
#haiku #haikupoetry #originalpoem #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
“in my Dream House”
lights flicker, ghosts haunt.
I scramble: Ma sleeps through it.
shadows everywhere.
#haiku #haikupoetry #originalpoem #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
November 27, 2025 at 5:59 AM
A haiku about a recurring repressed memory dream…
“in my Dream House”
lights flicker, ghosts haunt.
I scramble: Ma sleeps through it.
shadows everywhere.
#haiku #haikupoetry #originalpoem #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
“in my Dream House”
lights flicker, ghosts haunt.
I scramble: Ma sleeps through it.
shadows everywhere.
#haiku #haikupoetry #originalpoem #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
A haiku for the lonely (and grumpy) old man who lives somewhere in me, apparently…
“what a cold time to be alive”
hard winter, stiff night,
stiffer drink, held in my right,
sip slow, let it bite.
#haiku #haikupoetry #originalpoem #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
“what a cold time to be alive”
hard winter, stiff night,
stiffer drink, held in my right,
sip slow, let it bite.
#haiku #haikupoetry #originalpoem #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
November 21, 2025 at 9:34 AM
A haiku for the lonely (and grumpy) old man who lives somewhere in me, apparently…
“what a cold time to be alive”
hard winter, stiff night,
stiffer drink, held in my right,
sip slow, let it bite.
#haiku #haikupoetry #originalpoem #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
“what a cold time to be alive”
hard winter, stiff night,
stiffer drink, held in my right,
sip slow, let it bite.
#haiku #haikupoetry #originalpoem #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
A haiku for fragmented sleep on a chilly night:
“maybe it’s midnight”
warm mattress: cold nose:
no good at this: sweaty toes:
so it goes: eyes close:
#haiku #haikupoetry #originalpoem #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
“maybe it’s midnight”
warm mattress: cold nose:
no good at this: sweaty toes:
so it goes: eyes close:
#haiku #haikupoetry #originalpoem #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
November 20, 2025 at 6:02 AM
A haiku for fragmented sleep on a chilly night:
“maybe it’s midnight”
warm mattress: cold nose:
no good at this: sweaty toes:
so it goes: eyes close:
#haiku #haikupoetry #originalpoem #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
“maybe it’s midnight”
warm mattress: cold nose:
no good at this: sweaty toes:
so it goes: eyes close:
#haiku #haikupoetry #originalpoem #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
A haiku about watching life pass by:
“that urgent river, she twirls, she whirls, and”
her liquid arms curl,
tempting lives into motion.
stone feet stuck in place.
#haiku #haikupoetry #originalpoem #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
“that urgent river, she twirls, she whirls, and”
her liquid arms curl,
tempting lives into motion.
stone feet stuck in place.
#haiku #haikupoetry #originalpoem #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
November 18, 2025 at 6:17 AM
A haiku about watching life pass by:
“that urgent river, she twirls, she whirls, and”
her liquid arms curl,
tempting lives into motion.
stone feet stuck in place.
#haiku #haikupoetry #originalpoem #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
“that urgent river, she twirls, she whirls, and”
her liquid arms curl,
tempting lives into motion.
stone feet stuck in place.
#haiku #haikupoetry #originalpoem #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
A haiku about the cycle of voyage and return through aging:
“in ten days, the page will turn, and there will be”
new words to read, but—
run ons, old chapters, hold firm.
forward, yes. (and back.)
#haiku #haikupoetry #originalpoem #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
“in ten days, the page will turn, and there will be”
new words to read, but—
run ons, old chapters, hold firm.
forward, yes. (and back.)
#haiku #haikupoetry #originalpoem #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
November 12, 2025 at 10:40 AM
A haiku about the cycle of voyage and return through aging:
“in ten days, the page will turn, and there will be”
new words to read, but—
run ons, old chapters, hold firm.
forward, yes. (and back.)
#haiku #haikupoetry #originalpoem #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
“in ten days, the page will turn, and there will be”
new words to read, but—
run ons, old chapters, hold firm.
forward, yes. (and back.)
#haiku #haikupoetry #originalpoem #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
A haiku for a hazy, amalgamation of distant memories about secreting away beneath tables and beds:
“countless legs, all bodiless,”
stroll by, and I hide.
mouth pressed, slim line, wordlessly
reaching. gone. I tried.
#haiku #haikupoetry #originalpoem #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
“countless legs, all bodiless,”
stroll by, and I hide.
mouth pressed, slim line, wordlessly
reaching. gone. I tried.
#haiku #haikupoetry #originalpoem #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
November 11, 2025 at 8:44 AM
A haiku for a hazy, amalgamation of distant memories about secreting away beneath tables and beds:
“countless legs, all bodiless,”
stroll by, and I hide.
mouth pressed, slim line, wordlessly
reaching. gone. I tried.
#haiku #haikupoetry #originalpoem #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
“countless legs, all bodiless,”
stroll by, and I hide.
mouth pressed, slim line, wordlessly
reaching. gone. I tried.
#haiku #haikupoetry #originalpoem #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
A haiku for last night and the rain:
“through the darkness,”
tittering talk. cold
nimble fingers tap against
the glass. please come in.
#haiku #haikupoetry #originalpoem #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
“through the darkness,”
tittering talk. cold
nimble fingers tap against
the glass. please come in.
#haiku #haikupoetry #originalpoem #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
November 10, 2025 at 6:43 AM
A haiku for last night and the rain:
“through the darkness,”
tittering talk. cold
nimble fingers tap against
the glass. please come in.
#haiku #haikupoetry #originalpoem #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
“through the darkness,”
tittering talk. cold
nimble fingers tap against
the glass. please come in.
#haiku #haikupoetry #originalpoem #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
Sorry my haiku have been MIA for a few weeks…it’s been a rough time over here. Hoping to get back to writing them next week.
In the meantime, here’s a #lovenote on a coffee mug for you, basically the only thing getting me out of bed in the morning (besides my dog 😅):
In the meantime, here’s a #lovenote on a coffee mug for you, basically the only thing getting me out of bed in the morning (besides my dog 😅):
November 7, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Sorry my haiku have been MIA for a few weeks…it’s been a rough time over here. Hoping to get back to writing them next week.
In the meantime, here’s a #lovenote on a coffee mug for you, basically the only thing getting me out of bed in the morning (besides my dog 😅):
In the meantime, here’s a #lovenote on a coffee mug for you, basically the only thing getting me out of bed in the morning (besides my dog 😅):
A haiku for fall leaves and fall landscapes:
“At a park in St. Ann’s,”
leaves, in soft tendrils,
sweep the air on their descent,
landing on loose dirt.
#haiku #haikupoetry #originalpoem #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
“At a park in St. Ann’s,”
leaves, in soft tendrils,
sweep the air on their descent,
landing on loose dirt.
#haiku #haikupoetry #originalpoem #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
October 23, 2025 at 8:33 AM
A haiku for fall leaves and fall landscapes:
“At a park in St. Ann’s,”
leaves, in soft tendrils,
sweep the air on their descent,
landing on loose dirt.
#haiku #haikupoetry #originalpoem #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
“At a park in St. Ann’s,”
leaves, in soft tendrils,
sweep the air on their descent,
landing on loose dirt.
#haiku #haikupoetry #originalpoem #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
A haiku about the long, slow, internal battle some of fight day to day:
“The monster today is an ancient millstone”
tethered to my waist,
pulling, pulling. relentless.
how long can I fight?
#haiku #haikupoetry #originalpoem #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
“The monster today is an ancient millstone”
tethered to my waist,
pulling, pulling. relentless.
how long can I fight?
#haiku #haikupoetry #originalpoem #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
October 17, 2025 at 9:50 AM
A haiku about the long, slow, internal battle some of fight day to day:
“The monster today is an ancient millstone”
tethered to my waist,
pulling, pulling. relentless.
how long can I fight?
#haiku #haikupoetry #originalpoem #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
“The monster today is an ancient millstone”
tethered to my waist,
pulling, pulling. relentless.
how long can I fight?
#haiku #haikupoetry #originalpoem #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
Not sure where this haiku came from today, I feel the words more than I understand them at present:
“Once upon a time, kinship came easily, but”
sometimes, stories lie.
curses, illuminated,
sever solid ties.
#haiku #haikupoetry #originalpoem #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
“Once upon a time, kinship came easily, but”
sometimes, stories lie.
curses, illuminated,
sever solid ties.
#haiku #haikupoetry #originalpoem #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
October 16, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Not sure where this haiku came from today, I feel the words more than I understand them at present:
“Once upon a time, kinship came easily, but”
sometimes, stories lie.
curses, illuminated,
sever solid ties.
#haiku #haikupoetry #originalpoem #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
“Once upon a time, kinship came easily, but”
sometimes, stories lie.
curses, illuminated,
sever solid ties.
#haiku #haikupoetry #originalpoem #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity