Mid-summer smiles

Posted on 06/14/2020 | 31 Comments

summertime carefree

as laughter assaults the air

sunrise to sunset

Frank Tassone’s #Haikai Challenge #143 (6/13/20): Choose-your-own Summer (Winter) Kigo #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga

Write the haikai poem of your choice (haiku, senryu, haibun, tanka, haiga, renga, etc.) that alludes to the summer (or winter) kigo that you select from The Five Hundred Essential Season Words.

-Eugenia

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31 responses to “Mid-summer smiles”

  1. Sadje | 06/14/2020 at 5:08 pm |

    Wishing for those carefree days again.

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  2. Sue Dreamwalker | 06/14/2020 at 5:18 pm |

    Beautiful Eugenia.. We need those Summer time smiles back … Much love my friend ❤

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  3. righteousbruin9 | 06/14/2020 at 5:19 pm |

    It’s still carefree,
    even with all that
    is transpiring now.

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  4. ivor20 | 06/14/2020 at 6:13 pm |

    Send me sunshine
    Cold wet and windy
    This morning in Geelong

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  5. V.J. Knutson | 06/14/2020 at 7:05 pm |

    Reminds me of childhood.

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  6. magicalnormal | 06/14/2020 at 7:23 pm |

    I am happy summer is here!! 🙂 My doggies and I have been enjoying long walks and working in the yard! 🙂

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  7. Deborah | 06/14/2020 at 7:29 pm |

    Very lovely! 🙂

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  9. Rhen Laird | 06/15/2020 at 2:28 am |

    Such pretty lines (and photo)…I suppose this summer will stand out for not being so “carefree”.

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  10. calmkate | 06/15/2020 at 9:25 am |

    exudes fun sun and carefree 🙂

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  11. Frank J. Tassone | 06/15/2020 at 6:15 pm |

    Reblogged this on Frank J. Tassone and commented:

    #Haiku Happenings #6: Eugenia’s latest haiku for my current #haikai challenge!

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  12. d.a.simpsonwriter | 06/16/2020 at 6:46 am |

    An uplifting haiku

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  13. kaylaannauthor | 06/16/2020 at 11:58 am |

    This is the summer that I am missing.

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