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anniversary — the worry stone in her pocket thinner this year #haiku

A little humour from Warmth of Stone: mulled sake: his silent promise to stop counting syllables 81 haiku and senryū through the four seasons. 17onji.com/warmth-of-st...

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17 Onji @17onji.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

bare — on his goodnight kiss ripe tomatoes #haiku

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17 Onji @17onji.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

giant squid — he buys a larger telescope Inspired by creativeramblings.com/writing-prom... #haiku #fractalpoetrie

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17 Onji @17onji.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Writing 81 haiku is one thing. Turning them into a collection is another. For Warmth of Stone, I arranged the poems through the four seasons, but also considered how their moods and subjects worked together. I wanted a collection, not simply a list of poems. 17onji.com/warmth-of-st...

Screenshot of a PowerPoint slideshow I created to help me arrange each season's poems in the order I wanted

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17 Onji @17onji.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

icy blast — her cup of coffee still warm when she slams the door #haiku

Photo of a cup of coffee that's still warm

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17 Onji @17onji.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

water lilies a dragonfly lands on its shadow Sometimes a haiku begins with something almost too small to notice. From the Summer section of Warmth of Stone — 81 haiku and senryū through the seasons. 17onji.com/warmth-of-st...

Image of a poem from Warmth of Stone by Mark Stuart

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17 Onji @17onji.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

both halves of the rhubarb pie in the trash — singles bar #haiku

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17 Onji @17onji.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Some moments last only seconds. Others stay with us for years. That's one of the things I love about haiku. A handful of words can preserve something that might otherwise have disappeared from memory. Warmth of Stone — 81 haiku and senryū through the seasons. 17onji.com/warmth-of-st...

Cover image of Warmth of Stone by Mark Stuart

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17 Onji @17onji.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

silent breakfast — on the dining table a small pile of salt #haiku

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17 Onji @17onji.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Haiku isn't just about cherry blossoms, frogs, and moonlight. My collection Warmth of Stone also explores memory, relationships, loss, humour, and the peculiarities of being human. 81 haiku and senryū through the four seasons. Paperback • Kindle • PDF 17onji.com/warmth-of-st...

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17 Onji @17onji.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

valentine's day — his box of chocolates from a year ago #haiku

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17 Onji @17onji.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

autumn wind — a single creak from the empty swing An ordinary moment, perhaps. But what does it suggest to you? From Warmth of Stone, my collection of 81 haiku and senryū through the seasons. 17onji.com/warmth-of-st...

Image of the "autumn wind" haiku from Warmth of Stone by Mark Stuart

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17 Onji @17onji.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

field of tulips — I wait for the note that will make it a warble #haiku

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17 Onji @17onji.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

jackhammer yellowhammer tinnitus #haiku

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17 Onji @17onji.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Haiku doesn't need elaborate vocabulary to say something worthwhile. A frog. An empty swing. Two cups of tea. A footprint in the snow. Ordinary things can carry memory, humour, loss and love—if we stop long enough to notice them. Warmth of Stone 17onji.com/warmth-of-st...

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17 Onji @17onji.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

forget-me-nots the doctor's quiet diagnosis #haiku

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17 Onji @17onji.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

From Warmth of Stone: new moon — she still makes two cups of tea Sometimes what a haiku leaves unsaid is as important as what it puts on the page. 17onji.com/warmth-of-st...

Image of a haiku from Warmth of Stone by Mark Stuart

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17 Onji @17onji.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

morning service — the crunch of frosty gravel #haiku #monoku

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17 Onji @17onji.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

81 haiku and senryū. Four seasons. I arranged Warmth of Stone around the cycle of the year — spring, summer, autumn, and winter. But the seasons aren't just scenery. The poems also explore memory, relationships, humour, ageing, loss, and the small moments we often miss. 17onji.com/warmth-of-st...

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17 Onji @17onji.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

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17 Onji @17onji.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

super bowl touchdown — the gaggle of geese now a skein #haiku

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17 Onji @17onji.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Why Warmth of Stone? The title comes from the final haiku in the collection, inspired by a stone warmed by winter sunlight. But it also captures something at the heart of the book: the small, unexpected things we discover when we pay attention. 17onji.com/warmth-of-st...

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17 Onji @17onji.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

summer kimono I step outside and sneeze #haiku

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17 Onji @17onji.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Haiku Passion / 17 Onji My new collection, Warmth of Stone, is now available. 81 haiku and senryū through spring, summer, autumn and winter — small poems about the moments we might otherwise miss. Paperback • Kindle • PDF 17onji.com/warmth-of-st...