while the sunlight wanes
passing through the Western clouds
the birds quieting
Tag: haiku
I started writing haiku in my junior high creative writing class. After high school, though, when I started studying the Beat Poets, and Kerouac in particular, my fondness for this art form grew. I tend to focus mostly on the 5-7-5 style, but occasionally I explore further.
This morning’s haiku: July 27, 2026
dawn drifts through clouds
the raindrops begin to glow
the birds awaken
So, we’re into the final stretch of July. Saturday we flip the calendar into August. I’ll enjoy these summer days, and the respite offered by clouds with rain.
Evening Haiku
as the sunlight fades
drifts over faded rose petals
the evening air cools
Tonight’s Haiku
a gentle rainfall
cooling the summer air
calmness fills my soul
Mindset morning haiku
on the edge of dreams
garrulous crows chattering
as dawn progresses
I hope your week brings you closer to joy.
This morning’s haiku
quiet morning rain
the tranquility of clouds
this day beginning
It’s a rainy morning in greater Seattle, which I have a certain fondness for. Memories of dark, calm coffee shops with a book, or a new magazine, and time. It sometimes didn’t feel as beautiful as I can now see. Time brings wisdom, I guess.
Today’s haiku: May 7, 2026
shortly after dusk
the trees embracing silence:
birdsong before dawn
Today’s Haiku, As Well As Some Frustrations With WordPress
flowing over stars
moonlight's gentle grace flows down
caressing my eyes
Though I’ve been writing lately, I’ve been having issues with uploading images in WordPress (I do post to Bluesky and Instagram a fair amount, too). Well, using anything other than the browser. I tried both with my iPad and my Pixel: nope. Sigh…these issues do make me want to explore a WordPress alternative. There are so many options nowadays: Wix, Squarespace, Substack…the list is impressive. For me, these options are all proprietary. As one of my core principles is that I don’t want to hand over that kind of control to a company. I can lose access to my content for any of a number of reasons, from financial to company governance. It’s the same methodology for why I won’t just go solely on a social media platform. In a similar vein, I deeply value using open source tools. WordPress is one, and Joomla is another. I could port everything over to a hand-coded static site as well. The ultimate in freedom, really. That would most likely mean that posting remotely would be impossible. So, here we go.
So, that’s where I am. Are you using WordPress? Or some other tool? And what sort of tools are you using to maintain and build your community?
Tonight’s Haiku: April 28, 2026
night air cooling
quiet breeze moving gently
holding drifting mists
A rainy morning haiku
rainfalls lovely sound
pollen’s excess washed away
the air now refreshed