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A beautiful haiku from Hifsa Ashraf #haiku #thesolitarydaisy
distant thunder - a flick of eagle wings into the mist Hifsa Ashraf Rawalpindi, Pakistan The Solitary Daisy
July 19, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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cherry slush
honey drips cold
on the polar bear fake fur

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February 7, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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HAIKU 0199

brave dandelion
facing a flurry of flakes
waving to the wind

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February 23, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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HAIKU 0186

crimson dawn soaring
stork— out with deliveries
pampers her package

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February 16, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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HAIKU 0194

vibrant gathering
hummingbirds and butterflies—
azalea garden

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February 22, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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kirsch-slush
kalt tropft die zuckersüße
auf das eisbärfellimitat

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published in #anthology
'Quarantäne unter Sternen', 2022
February 7, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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HAIKU 0182

raining cats and dogs—
an occasional puppy—
frogs seek therapy

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February 13, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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HAIKU 0184

pine forest bathing
ethereal spring cleaning—
shimmering redwoods

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February 14, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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HAIKU 0197

announcing their flight—
geese launch from lingering snow
turn V— heading north

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February 22, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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HAIKU 0204

crimson dawn warming
sunrise opening blossoms—
rich hued welcoming

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February 25, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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HAIKU 0172

fear for the future—
the slush fund is not melting
only the glaciers

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February 6, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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SENRYU 0159

notes rising like sparks
chanting nightingale embers—
beacons in silence

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February 18, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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HAIKU 0174

early spring snowfall
oaks moan and groan— branches crack
bones creak and shiver

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February 7, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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SENRYU 0141

undiscovered path—
traveling depth of true self
muddy road ahead

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February 8, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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SENRYU 0149

awakening world
now— to begin sowing seeds
amidst vast unrest

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February 12, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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HAIKU 0178

instinctually—
bewildered bee colonies
gift humanity

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February 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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HAIKU 0207

catkins announce spring
fuzzy like greyish cat fur—
pussywillows bloom

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February 27, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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HAIKU 0179

ever green envy
lizard longing attention
employs more pushups

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February 11, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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SENRYU 0155

adorning wingsuit
brave like a flying squirrel—
courage kills instinct

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February 15, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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HAIKU 0188

winter wildfires scream
earth— no longer whispering
flooded stream choking

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February 17, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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HAIKU 0192

metamorphosis
polliwog— tadpole for short
has big shoes to fill

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February 20, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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HAIKU 0196

howling chinook wind
lingering snow is melting
pineapple express

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February 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Thank you Michele and Sally for including my poem in #TheSolitaryDaisy #47 - a sense of place. A fun prompt! thesolitarydaisy.ca/2025/03/issu...
March 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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HAIKU 0206

dry fly on the line
casting mustard seeds to wind—
hoping fish will rise

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February 26, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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SENRYU 0140

lilac long lingers—
forgotten woodlands remain—
fragrance remembers

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February 8, 2025 at 3:21 PM