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Dos haikus para florecer | Poesía [ES/EN]

I Violines, una flor, pájaros en la sangre. Epitafio sobre la lluvia. II El cielo se muestra hermoso a pesar de la tormenta. ¡Muchas gracias por tu visita! ©Copyright

Arroyo 🌿 Haiku

Arroyo 🌿 Haiku La imagen que ves ha sido traída gracias a 📸 Imagen de svs72 en Pixabay (Source). el agua fluye, las piedras, son susurros dulce arrroyo Esta es

Is It Normal?

After my first resounding success of "Is It Normal...?" haiku, the universe kept on presenting me with more of them. Often I am in the garden when they

Un haiku detrás de la noche | Poesía [ES/EN]

Un perro ladra detrás de la noche. Imagen de la quietud. ¡Muchas gracias por tu visita! ©Copyright 2026 Roswel Borges Castellanos. Todos los derechos reservados.

Still Awake ~ Original Haiku

The other night, I found myself up too late once again. This seems to happen endlessly. There is always just one more reason to stay awake a little longer, one more

On Top of the World - Inspiring Haiku

Image by Dan Fador from Pixabay On top of the world the tundra dreams a grass maze shaped by wind-worn paths. So often the place we inhabit influences our inner

Spring Blossom - Inspiring Haiku

Picture of my local pub Spring sun breathes a sigh Jasmine blossom paints pub walls soon reopening. In my last 6 poetry blogs I've been exploring the theme of

Recycling the News - Inspiring Haiku

Image by Steve Buissinne from Pixabay Recycling news over my morning coffee - inspiring the muse. Newspapers and magazines are a great mine for story ideas. To clarify,

Memory's Keepsake - Inspiring Haiku

Picture of a keepsake I bought in Warsaw back in 2015 In the coin's bevels the memory of her breath banishes all cold. Keepsakes are a repository for memories which

Dream Murmurs - Inspiring Haiku

Image by Comfreak from Pixabay Yesterday I dreamt - gulls cried in falling sunburst in the frozen bay. Dreams are an amazing source of inspiration for a writer,

People Watching - Inspiring Haiku

Image by Joseph Ken from Pixabay Dazed by her phone she flows past a rainbow stream of winking poppies. One useful technique for improving your powers of observation,

this life

Rituals Small house. Narrow space. Competing schedules. When the day comes to an end, I carry my three-year old into a dark room where, more often than not, his

Mythical Journeys - Inspiring Haiku

Image by M W from Pixabay The land's limestone bones and winterbourne blood vessels - a giant's graveyard. Mythology bleeds into modern day story telling on many

The Writer's Eye - Inspiring Haiku

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay The shutter flickers, a candle flame wavering in the wind of time. The writer's eye is a concept whereby we look at the world

Balance in a Hurricane - Inspiring Haiku

Image by Zhong Peng from Pixabay In flowing water balance is felt in the eye of a hurricane. It seems a little supercilious commenting on Tai Chi and the underlying

talking to myself

Overtime Driving home through the city, the sky grey, the streets grey, the dwindling snowbanks crusted in black, a lone man makes an impression on me. at the bus

The Desert's Breath - Inspiring Haiku

Photo taken by me in Giza Egypt in 2012 The desert sand sleeps, a soft breath of morning haze serenades the dawn. I visited Cairo and the pyramids at Giza in 2012.

Silent in Traffic - Inspiring Haiku

Image by Honey Kochphon Onshawee from Pixabay Walking in procession sojourn on cobblestone path - silent in traffic. The question of the ancient wisdom inherent

Celestial Vibration - Inspiring Haiku

Image by Gerhard G. from Pixabay A trumpet calls out sound birthed into dying conceived in silence. Examining how sound comes into being is a reflection of creation

Sailing in Currents - Inspiring Haiku

Photo by engin akyurt on Unsplash The Angelfish sails currents in coral cauldrons - her compass the sun. I am a great believer of nature as a teacher. In 2010 I