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Marilyn Ward

@haikupoet.bsky.social

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A captured Haijin enjoying Japanese short form, haiku, senryu, photography and reading

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Marilyn Ward @haikupoet.bsky.social · 2h

Blusky is my favourite

Marilyn Ward @haikupoet.bsky.social · 2h

I understand they can be pretty messy creatures, I'm glad that you liked the ku though

Marilyn Ward @haikupoet.bsky.social · 3h

#DailyHaikuPrompt #mulberry

mulberry wine...
heady dreams stir of wealth
and silk kimonos

Marilyn Ward @haikupoet.bsky.social · 3h

Thank you very much @freshoutmag.bsky.social

freshoutmag.bsky.social @freshoutmag.bsky.social · 15h

#haiku by long time contributor, Marilyn Ward, of Lincolnshire, UK. (Bluesky: @haikupoet.bsky.social / TwitterX: @MarilynWar76626) #poetrycommuníty #poetry #poetrylovers #micropoetry #butterflies #lavender #lincolnshire

Marilyn Ward @haikupoet.bsky.social · 1d

#DailyHaikuPrompt #geese #misty
migrating...
flocks of geese and my thoughts
in a misty sky

Marilyn Ward @haikupoet.bsky.social · 2d

#dailyhaikuprompt #hyacinths

winters end...
awaiting the awakening
of blue hyacinths

Marilyn Ward @haikupoet.bsky.social · 3d

www.nahaiwrimo.com/why-no-5-7-5

I have sent a link it explains why haiku doesn't need to be 5-7-5
Although there is nothing wrong with writing that way if yo so desire

NaHaiWriMo - Why “No 5-7-5”?

Okay, this essay is long, but give it a read to better understand why it’s an urban myth to think of English-language haiku merely in terms of 5-7-5 syllables. National Haiku Writing Month (NaHaiWriMo...

www.nahaiwrimo.com

Marilyn Ward @haikupoet.bsky.social · 3d

#DailyHaikuPrompt #

spring morning...
seedlings poke through
after the rain

Marilyn Ward @haikupoet.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you for the re post

Marilyn Ward @haikupoet.bsky.social · 4d

Yes, autumn arrives, and all goes quiet ,but they will return

Marilyn Ward @haikupoet.bsky.social · 4d

#dailyhaikuprompt #nightchill

night chill
surrounding a late rose
glittering hoarfrost

Marilyn Ward @haikupoet.bsky.social · 4d

#completethehaiga 119 @completethehaiga.bsky.social

Marilyn Ward @haikupoet.bsky.social · 5d

#DailyHaikuPrompt #latefrost
late frost
the chirp of a cricket
silenced

Marilyn Ward @haikupoet.bsky.social · 5d

Marilyn Ward @haikupoet.bsky.social · 5d

#dailyhaikuprompt #fillingthevoid
autumn breeze
the stir of verbena
ruffles a hawkmoth

Marilyn Ward @haikupoet.bsky.social · 6d

#DailyHaikuPrompt #yellow

autumn storm...
a single yellow leaf
on the aspen tree

Marilyn Ward @haikupoet.bsky.social · 6d

first sleepover...
excited giggles from girls
in pink pyjamas

Marilyn Ward @haikupoet.bsky.social · 7d

#DailyHaikuPrompt #calf #frost

spring frost
three crows and a calf
turn white

Marilyn Ward @haikupoet.bsky.social · 8d

#dailyhaikuprompt #drizzle #grain
in the barley grain
an idle combine...
light drizzle

Marilyn Ward @haikupoet.bsky.social · 8d

Thank you very much 😊

Marilyn Ward @haikupoet.bsky.social · 9d

#dailyhaikuprompt #huntersmoon
hunters moon
the changing colours
of a cotton tail

Marilyn Ward @haikupoet.bsky.social · 9d

Thanks so much

Marilyn Ward @haikupoet.bsky.social · 10d

#DailyHaikuPrompt #shoots #HighTide

high tide
a cold wave shoots
multicoloured pebbles

Marilyn Ward @haikupoet.bsky.social · 11d

#complete the haiga 118 @completethehaiga.bsky.social

Marilyn Ward @haikupoet.bsky.social · 11d

#dailyhaikuprompt #till

deep sleep
til the neighbours dog
barks at nothing