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Haiku , Senryu , Tanka . Not necessarily in that order .

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merelypoetry.bsky.social @merelypoetry.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
. night rain in the city a gutter collects some discarded stars #haiku #poetry .
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merelypoetry.bsky.social @merelypoetry.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
. dublin city i accept the night rain cannot be diamonds #haiku #poetry .
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merelypoetry.bsky.social @merelypoetry.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
. trees busy becoming trees again this sense of missing you cannot be named by words #tanka #poetry .
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merelypoetry.bsky.social @merelypoetry.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
. rain falling there was a time once when we wished a day would never end #tanka #poetry .
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merelypoetry.bsky.social @merelypoetry.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
. how cold it is this slanted rain there were times i took you for granted much like cherry blossoms #tanka #poetry .
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merelypoetry.bsky.social @merelypoetry.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
. winter rain perhaps sometime soon cherry blossoms #haiku #poetry .
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merelypoetry.bsky.social @merelypoetry.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
. trying hard to be part of something slanted rain #haiku #poetry .
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merelypoetry.bsky.social @merelypoetry.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
. moon shadows without you they seem fitting #haiku #poetry .
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merelypoetry.bsky.social @merelypoetry.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
. an unfilled moon how long does grief last #haiku #poetry .
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merelypoetry.bsky.social @merelypoetry.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
. searching for those long lost wishes cold star filled sky #haiku #poetry .
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merelypoetry.bsky.social @merelypoetry.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
. even the herring gulls seem to sense my pain the tide too so quiet #haiku #poetry #grief #dublinbay .
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merelypoetry.bsky.social @merelypoetry.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
. even in my aloneness how beautiful these autumn leaves #haiku #poetry #grief .
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merelypoetry.bsky.social @merelypoetry.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
. in the bay even the tide has gone so much of nothing #haiku #poetry #grief .
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merelypoetry.bsky.social @merelypoetry.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
. alone on the beach the sound of the sand in the morning wind #haiku #poetry #grief .
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merelypoetry.bsky.social @merelypoetry.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
. everywhere memories of you withered roses #haiku #poetry #grief .
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merelypoetry.bsky.social @merelypoetry.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
. the taste of salt from my tears surprises me it is so long since i cried #haiku #poetry #grief .
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merelypoetry.bsky.social @merelypoetry.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
. at the end what was left unsaid soft morning mist #haiku #poetry #grief .
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merelypoetry.bsky.social @merelypoetry.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
. not knowing how to feel these words cold slanted rain #haiku #poetry #grief .
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merelypoetry.bsky.social @merelypoetry.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
. echoing still the words she has passed rose petals on water #haiku #poetry #grief .
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merelypoetry.bsky.social @merelypoetry.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
. what ever happened to our dreams a river becomes the sea #haiku #poetry #grief .
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merelypoetry.bsky.social @merelypoetry.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
. where did it come from all this grief yesterday’s rain still falling #haiku #poetry .
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Francis Bacon @francisbacon.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Triptych – In Memory of George Dyer www.wikiart.org/en/francis-bacon/tr…
Triptych – In Memory of George Dyer
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merelypoetry.bsky.social @merelypoetry.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
. what day is it everywhere plum and cherry blossom #haiku #poetry .
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Francis Bacon @francisbacon.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Three Studies for Self-Portrait www.wikiart.org/en/francis-bacon/th…
Three Studies for Self-Portrait
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merelypoetry.bsky.social @merelypoetry.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
. in the fine rain they sparkle like diamonds spring blossoms #haiku #poetry .
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Francis Bacon @francisbacon.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Seated Figure www.wikiart.org/en/francis-bacon/se…
Seated Figure
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merelypoetry.bsky.social @merelypoetry.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
. strong winds among the cherry blossoms so sad but what a sight #haiku #poetry .
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merelypoetry.bsky.social @merelypoetry.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
. like the high notes of a joni mitchell song spring sparrows #haiku #poetry .
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merelypoetry.bsky.social @merelypoetry.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
. in the cold wind they become more beautiful cherry blossoms #haiku #poetry .
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Cian McCarthy @arealmofwonder.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
"Things aren't all so tangible and sayable as people would usually have us believe; most experiences are unsayable: they happen in a space that no word has ever entered." ~ Rainer Maria Rilke Almond Blossoms (1888) 🎨 Vincent Van Gogh
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merelypoetry.bsky.social @merelypoetry.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
. not needing a social media post plum blossoms #haiku #poetry .
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merelypoetry.bsky.social @merelypoetry.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
. is this some heaven cherry blossoms singing a sparrow's song #haiku #poetry .
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Francis Bacon @francisbacon.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Three Figures, One with Shotgun www.wikiart.org/en/francis-bacon/th…
Three Figures, One with Shotgun
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Francis Bacon @francisbacon.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Self-Portrait www.wikiart.org/en/francis-bacon/se…
Self-Portrait
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merelypoetry.bsky.social @merelypoetry.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
. like souls on their way to heaven cherry blossoms #haiku #poetry .
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Francis Bacon @francisbacon.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Two Studies for Self-Portrait www.wikiart.org/en/francis-bacon/tw…
Two Studies for Self-Portrait
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merelypoetry.bsky.social @merelypoetry.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
. even under the cherry blossoms so much war so much hate #haiku #poetry .
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Basho Society @bashosociety.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
a tree with a mysterious flower and an enchanting fragrance Basho
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merelypoetry.bsky.social @merelypoetry.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
. what a sight disappearing into the mist plum blossoms #haiku #poetry .
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Basho Society @bashosociety.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
surrounded by flowers every day for nearly three weeks Basho
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Francis Bacon @francisbacon.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Seated Self-Portrait www.wikiart.org/en/francis-bacon/se…
Seated Self-Portrait
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merelypoetry.bsky.social @merelypoetry.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
. under the cherry blossoms the crow and i light spring rain #haiku #poetry .
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merelypoetry.bsky.social @merelypoetry.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
. at my age they almost break my heart cherry blossoms #haiku #poetry .
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Basho Society @bashosociety.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
witnessing the first cherry blossoms a most beautiful day Basho
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merelypoetry.bsky.social @merelypoetry.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
. . spoiling my view of the clear blue sky cherry blossoms #haiku #poetry .
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Basho Society @bashosociety.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
I long to witness a blossom in the first morning light a divine visage Basho
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merelypoetry.bsky.social @merelypoetry.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
. like a riot in heaven this wind trapped among cherry blossoms #haiku #poetry .
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Basho Society @bashosociety.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
misty weather serene and moody hibiscus sky Basho
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Francis Bacon @francisbacon.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Three Studies from the Human Body www.wikiart.org/en/francis-bacon/th…
Three Studies from the Human Body
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merelypoetry.bsky.social @merelypoetry.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
. the same two crows or are they different graveyard rain #haiku #poetry .
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