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approaching storm —
a spider web
trembles in the windFairy Indian Catcher
Sails before the breezeKami-no-ku: @extraspecialbitter
@NaraMoore#Poetry #詩 #NMPoetry #DialyHaikuPrompt #Sail #Tanka #和歌 / #短歌 #Fairy #Wind #Haiga #俳画 #Photography #マストドン写真部 #写真 #UrbanPhotography #都市写真 #StreetPhotography #ストリートスナップ
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Images
My dreams ever turn
to the fierce sea and white sands
of a distant shore;
where the Sun is merciless,
and the Wind sings of promise.© Simon J Ashcroft, 2026
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Images
My dreams ever turn
to the fierce sea and white sands
of a distant shore;
where the Sun is merciless,
and the Wind sings of promise.© Simon J Ashcroft, 2026
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Memory spills
From an empty cup
Evergreen regretsThe bartender says
You're at your limit••⋅☾ #WakaPoetry / #Tanka ☽⋅••
#Poetry #詩 #NMPoetry #HaikuFeels #limit #DailyHaikuPrompt #Evergreen -
CW: DailyHaikuPrompt - Buddhist
Grasshopper wisdom
The Buddha only sends
Suffering's endNo plagues or locust
No wars of man••⋅☾ #WakaPoetry / #Tanka ☽⋅••
#Poetry #詩 #NMPoetry #DailyHaikuPrompt #Grasshopper #Dharma #Buddhism
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Evening's Smile
As day follows day,
in the tireless march toward
the final sunset,
it becomes more difficult
to think anything matters.© Simon J Ashcroft, 2026
#tanka #poem #poetry #PoetryCommunity -
Evening's Smile
As day follows day,
in the tireless march toward
the final sunset,
it becomes more difficult
to think anything matters.© Simon J Ashcroft, 2026
#tanka #poem #poetry #PoetryCommunity -
Unhomed
In the dying hours,
as the passing days grow short,
I search the darkness;
perhaps it will guide me back
to a lost, forgotten life.© Simon J Ashcroft, 2026
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Unhomed
In the dying hours,
as the passing days grow short,
I search the darkness;
perhaps it will guide me back
to a lost, forgotten life.© Simon J Ashcroft, 2026
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Spaces
Freedom resides in
the call of the wind, the tide
surging to the shore,
a storm on the horizon,
and the breaking of old bonds.© Simon J Ashcroft, 2026
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Spaces
Freedom resides in
the call of the wind, the tide
surging to the shore,
a storm on the horizon,
and the breaking of old bonds.© Simon J Ashcroft, 2026
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Swim in the clear pond
Break Narcissus reflection
Overcast ripples
Echo the nymph spell brake fails
Then flowers grow in his place#dailyhaikuprompt Overcast Narcissus
#haiku #haikufeels #vss365 #poetry
#poetrycommunity #senryu #tanka
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One
Were we not all born
in the same conflagration
that gave birth to time?
My brother, my sister, how
could we have forgotten this?© Simon J Ashcroft, 2026
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One
Were we not all born
in the same conflagration
that gave birth to time?
My brother, my sister, how
could we have forgotten this?© Simon J Ashcroft, 2026
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Counsel
Pause, and take a breath,
before exhaling one more
thought, in hasty speech;
for words, as water, spilled out,
can't be returned to the heart.© Simon J Ashcroft, 2026
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Counsel
Pause, and take a breath,
before exhaling one more
thought, in hasty speech;
for words, as water, spilled out,
can't be returned to the heart.© Simon J Ashcroft, 2026
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they have lost their minds
lemmings race to precipice
leap in woodchipperforget about them sweet dove
your job is to stay afield(image, not AI, from: https://www.magnific.com)
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they have lost their minds
lemmings race to precipice
leap in woodchipperforget about them sweet dove
your job is to stay afield(image, not AI, from: https://www.magnific.com)
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Lady of the Lake
6-link #Rengay
@extraspecialbitter
@NaraMooreImages: Nara Moore
#Poetry #詩 #NMPoetry #Tanka #DailyHaikuPrompt #Glade #MastoPrompt #barb #Camalot #KingArthur #Haiga #俳画 #Photography #マストドン写真部 #写真 #Sunset #Sunrise #Rainbow
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Cave Dweller
Look deeper, and see
the darkness of the shadows
within your own heart;
chasms eroded by years,
hollowed by experience.© Simon J Ashcroft, 2026
#tanka #poem #poetry #PoetryCommunity -
Cave Dweller
Look deeper, and see
the darkness of the shadows
within your own heart;
chasms eroded by years,
hollowed by experience.© Simon J Ashcroft, 2026
#tanka #poem #poetry #PoetryCommunity -
A lotus play
Serene as the mist
Tranquil poolAn archway found
Step on through••⋅☾ #WakaPoetry / #Tanka ☽⋅••
#Poetry #詩 #NMPoetry #DailyHaikuPrompt #Lotus #Dharma #Serenity #Buddhism
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A lotus play
Serene as the mist
Tranquil poolAn archway found
Step on through••⋅☾ #WakaPoetry / #Tanka ☽⋅••
#Poetry #詩 #NMPoetry #DailyHaikuPrompt #Lotus #Dharma #Serenity #Buddhism
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Dark days and black trees
in the fields of Trumpistan
poisoned food rampant
while the corruption rains down
from the White House like hot coals.Photo by Sippakorn Yamkasikorn on Pixabay
#tanka #poetry #smallpoems #trumpistan #america #Project2025 #MAGA #corruption
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Mirrors
The living and dead
walk together, in my heart,
as ghosts joined through time;
I am a mere reflection
of all I was, and should be.© Simon J Ashcroft, 2026
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Mirrors
The living and dead
walk together, in my heart,
as ghosts joined through time;
I am a mere reflection
of all I was, and should be.© Simon J Ashcroft, 2026
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Onward
Another day dies,
but each sunset promises
a new dawn awaits;
and each dawn anticipates
doors that will open, or close.© Simon J Ashcroft, 2026
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Onward
Another day dies,
but each sunset promises
a new dawn awaits;
and each dawn anticipates
doors that will open, or close.© Simon J Ashcroft, 2026
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Demand
Tides rise, fall, return
with relentless urge, to claim
one more piece of land;
the heart of stone gives itself
a sacrifice to the waves.© Simon J Ashcroft, 2026
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Demand
Tides rise, fall, return
with relentless urge, to claim
one more piece of land;
the heart of stone gives itself
a sacrifice to the waves.© Simon J Ashcroft, 2026
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Khayyam's Curse
If there was a way
to send my soul on the wind,
I could cross the world;
but there are no whispered songs
that can carry my heart home.© Simon J Ashcroft, 2026
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Khayyam's Curse
If there was a way
to send my soul on the wind,
I could cross the world;
but there are no whispered songs
that can carry my heart home.© Simon J Ashcroft, 2026
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#Wss366 #Compass #TimeTravelAuthors 07/23. Tip for writing time travel
Personal compass
Echo’s through time
Following followTime-slip paradox
The rules are for you••⋅☾ #WakaPoetry / #Tanka ☽⋅••
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#Wss366 #Compass #TimeTravelAuthors 07/23. Tip for writing time travel
Personal compass
Echo’s through time
Following followTime-slip paradox
The rules are for you••⋅☾ #WakaPoetry / #Tanka ☽⋅••
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Account
Waste of life, to chase
inedible tokens, through
ruined dreams of peace;
I long for life with the soil,
and the songs of ancient Gods.© Simon J Ashcroft, 2026
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Remembrance
The Sea sang to me,
with the voice of the West Wind,
and rhythm of waves;
its verse bore names of the lost,
in sadness of memory.© Simon J Ashcroft, 2026
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as the sun sets on
as the sun sets on
#beyondBorders #borders #catch #dailyPost #glimpse #homeward #moon #poem #poetry #postaday #set #sun #sunset #tanka #trainRide #transcend #transcending #waka #waxingCrescent #worldCup #worldCupFinals
another world cup, we catch a
glimpse of a waxing
crescent on the train ride home, make
a wish transcending borders
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