black moon
dark purple spreading
under his skin
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*black moon July 31, 2019: the second new moon in a month is called a ‘black moon’
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Tag: moon
strawberry moon – – tanka
strawberry moon –
days counting roses
among the first daisies
nights viewing Jupiter
star of the southeast sky
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sprouting moon – – haiku
sprouting moon
a place for each leaf of grass
in the unmown hay
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beyond – – haiku
beyond
the drifting clouds
daffodil moon
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April moon – – tanka haibun
It’s six days before Easter. Around the house all traces of snow are gone, replaced by puddles, hints of new green, grey, yellow and brown. Today by the porch, the first tulip tips are peeking from the earth and two roads away, red tree buds are out.
to the east
a torn white wafer
in robin-blue sky
April moon calling
all to rise
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The prompt this week for Frank Tassone’s Haikai Challenge is Pink Moon, one of the names for April moon, which is waxing to fullness this Friday, 2019’s Good Friday.
orange moon – – haiku
quarter moon – – haiku
quarter moon
a burst of sun
breaks the ice
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crescent moon: haiku
winter sky: haiku
Month to month viewing the moon as if for the first time
:
clear night sky
crystal crescent moon
in a flurry of stars
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