... and occasional Tanka... and Haibun.
Started after a competition on the unbound.co.uk blog (see #1 and #2). Mostly actually senryu , I think. This year attempting to publish a Haiku every day - 365 Haiku a Day.
For good or for ill, I always aim to stick rigidly to a 5-7-5 structure - forgive me if I have counted the syllables wrong, often they are how I have said, or thought, them in my head rather than their official number.
Friday, 8 August 2025
#1546
the spirit village -
father, daughter, wife perished.
trembling hands, he saw.
From words on page 113 of The Snow Ghost and Other Tales: Classic Japanese Ghost Stories (Vintage 2023 [Kindle Edition]) - from the short story, The Snow Ghost.
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