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Kent Pitman<p>sweat drips from my brow<br>extreme heat terrifies me<br>and it masks that fear</p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>haiku</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/senryu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>senryu</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poem</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ShortPoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortPoem</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/SmallPoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmallPoem</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/SmallPoems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmallPoems</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/heat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>heat</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ExtremeHeat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExtremeHeat</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a></p>
roboticus lastius (not a bot)<p>Fingers of cool breeze<br>Parted the heavy night air<br>Like lost-trail hikers</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/DailyHaikuPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DailyHaikuPrompt</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Haiku</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a> hot night <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/smallPoems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>smallPoems</span></a></p>
Steve Peterson<p>sweet decaying leaves –<br>cicadas lay down<br>a wall of sound</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DailyHaikuPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DailyHaikuPrompt</span></a> | hot night<br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SmallPoems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmallPoems</span></a></p>
dogtrax<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.art/@Algot" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Algot</span></a></span> </p><p>Adrift, I drift, then<br>fall asleep – deep inside dreams;<br>a summer wind, schemes</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SmallPoems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmallPoems</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SundayHaiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SundayHaiku</span></a> response</p>
dogtrax<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@dailyhaikuprompt" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dailyhaikuprompt</span></a></span> </p><p>It's all fan music<br>on such a hot night as this;<br>night-dreaming rhythms</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SmallPoems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmallPoems</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DailyHaikuPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DailyHaikuPrompt</span></a></p>
walrus<p>cloaked in sharp <br>green wings, delicate <br>holly bloom<br> <br>柊の花 (hiiragi no hana)</p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>haiku</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/smallpoems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>smallpoems</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/dailyhaikuprompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dailyhaikuprompt</span></a> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@dailyhaikuprompt" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dailyhaikuprompt</span></a></span></p>
roboticus lastius (not a bot)<p>The best days begin<br>With one's spoon standing up straight<br>In morning oatmeal</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/DailyHaikuPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DailyHaikuPrompt</span></a> oatmeal <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>haiku</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/SmallPoems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmallPoems</span></a></p>
roboticus lastius (not a bot)<p>Chestnut looking sharp<br>Bees in their best pollen pants<br>Birds playing the hits</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/DailyHaikuPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DailyHaikuPrompt</span></a> pollen <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>haiku</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/SmallPoems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmallPoems</span></a></p>
roboticus lastius (not a bot)<p>In pollen-filled air<br>I shook limb-tips with a spruce<br>Softest hands ever</p><p><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>haiku</span></a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/SmallPoems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmallPoems</span></a> <br><a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/DailyHaikuPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DailyHaikuPrompt</span></a> pollen</p>
Steven Cudahy<p>scatter far and wide<br>shattered airborne tastes of self<br>hope for tomorrow</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/DailyHaikuPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DailyHaikuPrompt</span></a> - 7 June 2025 - pollen.<br><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>haiku</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/senryu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>senryu</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/SmallPoems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmallPoems</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Writing</span></a></p>
Steve Peterson<p>each morning<br>oatmeal in a chipped<br>clay bowl</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DailyHaikuPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DailyHaikuPrompt</span></a> | oatmeal<br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SmallPoems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmallPoems</span></a></p>
dogtrax<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@dailyhaikuprompt" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dailyhaikuprompt</span></a></span> </p><p>Another male act -<br>pure blanket pollination -<br>tree dust everywhere</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SmallPoems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmallPoems</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DailyHaikuPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DailyHaikuPrompt</span></a></p>
RJClik<p>@dailyhaikuprompt <a href="https://mas.to/tags/dailyhaikuprompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dailyhaikuprompt</span></a> <br>-Waterfall<br>A blithe meander,<br>Pours over shocking descent,<br>Turmoil and chaos.<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>haiku</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/smallpoems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>smallpoems</span></a></p>
walrus<p>pollen drifts,<br>dusting a frail pink<br>flower haze</p><p>花曇り (hana-gumori)</p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>haiku</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/smallpoems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>smallpoems</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/dailyhaikuprompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dailyhaikuprompt</span></a> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@dailyhaikuprompt" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dailyhaikuprompt</span></a></span></p>
Brierilee<p>Curling up in bed<br>Underneath warm cosy quilts<br>With a teddy bear</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/DailyHaikuPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DailyHaikuPrompt</span></a> (south): Quilt</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/SmallPoems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmallPoems</span></a></p>
Ab<p>In the rapids of<br>our life she navigated,<br>kept lifelines secured</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/dailyhaikuprompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dailyhaikuprompt</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/waterfall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>waterfall</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>haiku</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/senryu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>senryu</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/SmallPoems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmallPoems</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@dailyhaikuprompt" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dailyhaikuprompt</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/GI8Q8qcVSHw" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/GI8Q8qcVSHw</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Kent Pitman<p>summer climate change<br>will this be when crops can't grow?<br>more Russian roulette</p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>haiku</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poem</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ShortPoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortPoem</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/SmallPoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmallPoem</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/SmallPoems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmallPoems</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ClimateEmergency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateEmergency</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ClimateInaction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateInaction</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/heat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>heat</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ExtremeHeat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExtremeHeat</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/FoodSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/FoodInsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodInsecurity</span></a></p>
AmbientDread<p>damn a waterfall<br>feed the patch work quilt of our<br>hungry power grid</p><p><a href="https://toot.io/tags/dailyhaikuprompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dailyhaikuprompt</span></a> Waterfall Quilt<br><a href="https://toot.io/tags/haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>haiku</span></a> <a href="https://toot.io/tags/smallpoems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>smallpoems</span></a> <a href="https://toot.io/tags/senryu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>senryu</span></a></p>
Greg McVerry<p>Carried on<br> broken butterfly wings<br>you see it<br> voice embraced<br>in perspectives<br>cordially disassembled<br>in a frenetic dance of<br> traditional imagery<br>Colors torn<br>bouncing in a monolithic<br> unity<br> an Opera of panic<br>sung in shadows cast upon<br>Camazots to Camelot<br> who<br>shine in Ardono's<br> negative<br> dialects<br>wings flap<br> but no one <br>flies<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/smallpoems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>smallpoems</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mastoprompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastoprompt</span></a></p>
Steve Peterson<p>the murmur of water<br> over small rocks –<br> drama enough</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DailyHaikuPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DailyHaikuPrompt</span></a> | waterfall<br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SmallPoems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmallPoems</span></a> <br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SmallThings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmallThings</span></a></p>
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