winged
the hawk we could barely see
the day

After this morning’s post, there are exactly 100 days of haiku remaining until the end of Year Five of Haiku Diem – and the end of Haiku Diem. As a thank-you to all you great readers and supporters, I’m putting both of my haiku related books on sale for the next 100 days. From now until the last haiku is posted on July 8, you can use this discount code:

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over dark water
warm blooded
winged

the first cars
across the new bridge
over dark water

into my room
song of the morning birds
the first cars

the world’s wind
finds its way
into my room

my open eye
touched by
the world’s wind

the tip of my finger
the mountain’s peak
my open eye