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HaikuTsunami @haikutsunami.bsky.social · 16h

autumn depression
tugging at the fragile leaves
laying all limbs bare

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HaikuTsunami @haikutsunami.bsky.social · 1d

slowly falling leaves
swirl through the chill night air
under a full moon

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HaikuTsunami @haikutsunami.bsky.social · 2d

all of mankind
trapped between the miller
and his millstones

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HaikuTsunami @haikutsunami.bsky.social · 7d

above all else
rising through an open sky
a hunter's moon

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HaikuTsunami @haikutsunami.bsky.social · 8d

with each high tide
an ever growing plastic trail
stranded on the beach

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HaikuTsunami @haikutsunami.bsky.social · 8d

until the earth moves on once more
and brings the truth back to the shore.

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HaikuTsunami @haikutsunami.bsky.social · 8d

high tide has turned and truth is ebbing fast away
past the shelter of the harbour's strong stone wall
and on beyond the quay and the lifeboat station
past the crooked rocks and subtle shifting sands
far out, beyond our shining guiding light
and on and on into the deep dark night.

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HaikuTsunami @haikutsunami.bsky.social · 9d

nervous laughter
breaking awkward silence
into kinder pieces

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HaikuTsunami @haikutsunami.bsky.social · 9d

under the eaves
of a late autumn sunset
departing swallows

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HaikuTsunami @haikutsunami.bsky.social · 11d

the long twilight
of a late autumn day
planting crocuses

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HaikuTsunami @haikutsunami.bsky.social · 11d

ebbing sunset
fusing dappled wave crests
on a path of light

as the bright low tide sand
ripples across the shore

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HaikuTsunami @haikutsunami.bsky.social · 14d

as footsteps progress
from the very first to last
beginning to end.
as the path is the journey
the journey — destination

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HaikuTsunami @haikutsunami.bsky.social · 14d

the destination
of all those footsteps
where I am — now

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HaikuTsunami @haikutsunami.bsky.social · 15d

where the salmon spawn
the water runs clear and cool
death and birth unite —

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HaikuTsunami @haikutsunami.bsky.social · 16d

first light frost
hanging in the chilly air
condensing each breath

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HaikuTsunami @haikutsunami.bsky.social · 17d

cooling autumn wind
the long days of summer heat
a quiet lament

this equinox
a time of peace and freedom
tilts towards the dark

short days
cascading into longing nights
a tipping point

summer blooms
with all their joyous hope
incarcerated — by ice

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HaikuTsunami @haikutsunami.bsky.social · 17d

a series of haiku exploring the changing seasons, the equinox being a tipping point towards winter and the loss of light and freedom that it brings, and the analogy of the political winter that is steadily drawing in.

such somber sadness
as day slips slowly into night
and seasons turn

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HaikuTsunami @haikutsunami.bsky.social · 18d

after the first frost
autumn leaves release their grip
a compost cascade

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HaikuTsunami @haikutsunami.bsky.social · 19d

after the harvest
sunset gathers its last glow
and night begins

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HaikuTsunami @haikutsunami.bsky.social · 19d

the brush does not move
even as it sweeps the floor —
it's your mind that moves

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HaikuTsunami @haikutsunami.bsky.social · 19d

This is a good example of why the 575 rule can be flexible for English haiku.
English syllables can range from very short to fairly long with multiple mouth movements to annunciate the word. For example "thoughts" vs "of"
For me it's the overall rhythm that counts not the counting syllables.

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HaikuTsunami @haikutsunami.bsky.social · 19d

a lot of things you learned in 3rd grade weren't right lol.

HaikuTsunami @haikutsunami.bsky.social · 20d

brief cactus flower
closing in the morning light
never to open again

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HaikuTsunami @haikutsunami.bsky.social · 22d

that is a much debated point but generally yes you are right. I think because English is totally different to Japanese other haiku rules are more important. but I always make the middle line the longest.

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HaikuTsunami @haikutsunami.bsky.social · 22d

where walnuts fall
orchid memories mingle —
with thoughts of spring

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