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Category: Issue 21.1

Welcome to tinywords 21.1

Our new background image for issue 21.1?can be seen as a welcome reminder that we humans do overcome incredible obstacles.
Posted on 22 March 202117 November 2023Author The EditorsCategories Issue 21.17 Comments on Welcome to tinywords 21.1
winter’s end a wardrobe slaps closed
Posted on 23 March 20215 March 2022Author Alan SummersCategories Issue 21.121 Comments on
revealing a little more of themselves crocuses
Posted on 24 March 202122 March 2021Author Katrina ShepherdCategories Issue 21.14 Comments on
first daffodil forever the show-off  
Posted on 25 March 202122 March 2021Author Marion ClarkeCategories Issue 21.17 Comments on
Spring fever dancing just for themselves girls in white dresses
Posted on 26 March 202122 March 2021Author Sylvia Forges-RyanCategories Issue 21.12 Comments on
a fine mist clings to old-man’s beard signs of spring
Posted on 29 March 202124 March 2021Author Nancy RichardsCategories Issue 21.11 Comment on
steady thaw the wood frog’s heart beats again
Posted on 30 March 202124 March 2021Author Katrina ShepherdCategories Issue 21.14 Comments on
new ache writing a psalm on my heart  
Posted on 31 March 202124 March 2021Author Frances JonesCategories Issue 21.12 Comments on
Light, the old monk said, is like silence you can see.  
Posted on 1 April 202124 March 2021Author Tom MontagCategories Issue 21.12 Comments on
Holy Saturday the door cam catches a porch pirate’s breath    
Posted on 2 April 20214 February 2022Author LeRoy GormanCategories Issue 21.11 Comment on
Easter morning fox cubs scuffle over a thrush egg       (The Mainichi, April 11, 2020)  
Posted on 5 April 20211 April 2021Author Helen BuckinghamCategories Issue 21.18 Comments on
empty a crow leaves the robin?s nest
Posted on 6 April 20211 April 2021Author Frank HoovenCategories Issue 21.12 Comments on
between heartbeats ?a breath of hyacinths  
Posted on 7 April 20211 April 2021Author Gavin AustinCategories Issue 21.11 Comment on
a snowflake out of nowhere just one
Posted on 8 April 20211 April 2021Author Jeffrey FerraraCategories Issue 21.1Leave a comment on
in the beginning cherry blossoms (haiga)
Posted on 9 April 20217 April 2021Author Barbara KaufmannCategories Issue 21.1Tags haiga3 Comments on
first rays of sun on morning frost . . . I’ll catch the next train  
Posted on 12 April 20211 April 2021Author Anna Eklund-CheongCategories Issue 21.15 Comments on
after our tiff about whose turn to shovel sudden snowmelt  
Posted on 13 April 202113 April 2021Author Noel SlobodaCategories Issue 21.11 Comment on
social distancing at your place or mine  
Posted on 14 April 20211 April 2021Author Michael Henry LeeCategories Issue 21.11 Comment on
only the top two plates used pandemic
Posted on 15 April 20211 April 2021Author D. MahoneyCategories Issue 21.12 Comments on
moonlight trapped in icicles … one virus variant after another in this new normal
Posted on 16 April 20211 April 2021Author Chen-ou LiuCategories Issue 21.15 Comments on
interrupted dream? I make myself small to slip back in  
Posted on 19 April 20211 April 2021Author Susan AntolinCategories Issue 21.14 Comments on
Covid life as we don?t know it
Posted on 20 April 20211 April 2021Author Julie Bloss KelseyCategories Issue 21.11 Comment on
lockdown blues a hit of whip cream straight from the can
Posted on 21 April 20211 April 2021Author Ben GaaCategories Issue 21.11 Comment on
nestled into oak the urge of white trilliums  
Posted on 22 April 20211 April 2021Author Jo BalistreriCategories Issue 21.14 Comments on
A micro haibun by Taofeek Ayeyemi.
Posted on 23 April 20211 April 2021Author Taofeek AyeyemiCategories Issue 21.17 Comments on
year of the ox most of us plodding on
Posted on 26 April 20211 April 2021Author Dian Duchin ReedCategories Issue 21.14 Comments on
gibbous moon she gives me the bigger piece of pie
Posted on 28 April 20211 April 2021Author Andy BurkhartCategories Issue 21.11 Comment on
graveyard shift another year of waiting tables of waiting dreams
Posted on 29 April 20211 April 2021Author Mark MillerCategories Issue 21.1Leave a comment on
migrant detention sunset ladders the sky
Posted on 30 April 20211 April 2021Author LeRoy GormanCategories Issue 21.13 Comments on
family tree the leaves that brought me here
Posted on 3 May 20211 April 2021Author Jennifer BurdCategories Issue 21.12 Comments on
my child – wind blown leaves beyond recall  
Posted on 4 May 20211 April 2021Author Bill FayCategories Issue 21.12 Comments on
empty playground a lollipop-shaped swarm of ants  
Posted on 5 May 20211 April 2021Author Rafał ZabratyńskiCategories Issue 21.12 Comments on
cactus?blossoms holding on to hope    
Posted on 6 May 20211 April 2021Author Lesley Anne SwansonCategories Issue 21.19 Comments on
the measure of a life the flower that blooms for a single day (haiga)
Posted on 8 May 20218 May 2021Author Marianne PaulCategories Issue 21.1Tags haiga2 Comments on
late Monday the quiet work of bees  
Posted on 10 May 20211 April 2021Author Elizabeth McMunn-TetangcoCategories Issue 21.12 Comments on
imagine the sound of rain to the snail inside its shell
Posted on 11 May 20211 April 2021Author Michael BattistoCategories Issue 21.15 Comments on
deep wrinkles the paths into her eyes filling with rain
Posted on 12 May 20211 April 2021Author Robert WitmerCategories Issue 21.13 Comments on
sun among the branches … in the smile of an old man a gold tooth  
Posted on 13 May 20211 April 2021Author Lucia CardilloCategories Issue 21.14 Comments on
temple procession in between drumbeats elephant chains
Posted on 14 May 20211 April 2021Author Malintha PereraCategories Issue 21.16 Comments on
barely dawn a spider weaves yesterday into today
Posted on 17 May 202118 April 2021Author SanjuktaaCategories Issue 21.120 Comments on
a flash of kingfisher blue morning fog
Posted on 18 May 202118 April 2021Author Olivier SchopferCategories Issue 21.17 Comments on
glass rings on the barroom counter daylight moon
Posted on 19 May 202118 April 2021Author Mark MillerCategories Issue 21.13 Comments on
another bill drops in the letter box longer days
Posted on 20 May 202118 April 2021Author Matthew MoffettCategories Issue 21.11 Comment on
pandemic another candle at dusk
Posted on 21 May 202118 April 2021Author Ann K. SchwaderCategories Issue 21.15 Comments on
its fragrance almost a taste lilac  
Posted on 24 May 202118 April 2021Author Veronika Zora NovakCategories Issue 21.16 Comments on
hammock time a neighbor?s lawnmower cuts it short  
Posted on 25 May 202118 April 2021Author Tim CreminCategories Issue 21.13 Comments on
Full moon how is it, my friend where you are
Posted on 26 May 202118 April 2021Author Sylvia Forges-RyanCategories Issue 21.15 Comments on
wind-blown rain gutters fill with blossoms
Posted on 27 May 202118 April 2021Author NikaCategories Issue 21.12 Comments on
morning birdsong so many small reunions (haiga)
Posted on 28 May 202113 August 2021Author Julie SchwerinCategories Issue 21.1Tags haiga7 Comments on
evening quiet the widow wears his glasses
Posted on 31 May 202118 April 2021Author Stella PieridesCategories Issue 21.15 Comments on
old photo the smiles I left behind  
Posted on 1 June 202118 April 2021Author Cynthia AndersonCategories Issue 21.12 Comments on
rusting in dry dock a boat named let it be
Posted on 2 June 202118 April 2021Author Bill CooperCategories Issue 21.11 Comment on
high tide a ghost crab unearths the stars
Posted on 3 June 202118 April 2021Author Marilyn AshbaughCategories Issue 21.15 Comments on
if only I could awake in the arms of the northern lights … dancing, dancing  
Posted on 4 June 20213 June 2021Author Susan ConstableCategories Issue 21.14 Comments on
thunder clap ravens fly at the dream?s collapse (haiga)
Posted on 7 June 202110 May 2021Author Ray CaligiuriCategories Issue 21.1Tags haiga3 Comments on
completing the silence coyotes  
Posted on 9 June 20213 June 2021Author Jeff HoaglandCategories Issue 21.15 Comments on
after a quarrel ? from the chimney cooing of doves
Posted on 10 June 20213 June 2021Author Daniela MissoCategories Issue 21.11 Comment on
yellow locust leaves settling between the bricks we decide to stay
Posted on 11 June 20213 June 2021Author Adelaide B. ShawCategories Issue 21.13 Comments on
moving day a pink flamingo peeks from the trash  
Posted on 14 June 202110 June 2021Author Kathryn J. StevensCategories Issue 21.11 Comment on
late spring a robin?s thinning voice
Posted on 15 June 202110 June 2021Author Padmini KrishnanCategories Issue 21.11 Comment on
out of the blue my son calls? late spring  
Posted on 16 June 202110 June 2021Author Patricia J. MachmillerCategories Issue 21.11 Comment on
Zoom? I hazard a new red lipstick
Posted on 17 June 202110 June 2021Author Mary StevensCategories Issue 21.15 Comments on
Sunday afternoon I know the time by the light
Posted on 18 June 202110 June 2021Author Ellen Grace OlingerCategories Issue 21.12 Comments on
green everywhere i turn into summer  
Posted on 21 June 202110 June 2021Author Roberta BearyCategories Issue 21.15 Comments on
berry-picking even our shadows turn blue (haiga)
Posted on 22 June 202113 August 2021Author Debbie StrangeCategories Issue 21.1Tags haiga8 Comments on
it’s hot, it’s hot . . . the late-night complaints of banjo frogs
Posted on 23 June 202121 June 2021Author Lorin FordCategories Issue 21.13 Comments on
ripe mango that delicious shiver after rain
Posted on 24 June 202121 June 2021Author Marietta McGregorCategories Issue 21.11 Comment on
talk of rain the first drop hits my lower lip the well too full for empty words to echo   Note: This is a tan renga by Jennifer Hambrick and Brad Bennett.
Posted on 25 June 202125 June 2021Author Jennifer HambrickCategories Issue 21.15 Comments on
creeping phlox pours over the ledge she says what I feel  
Posted on 28 June 202121 June 2021Author James SchlettCategories Issue 21.11 Comment on
waterfall – a single drop of river finds its fern
Posted on 29 June 202121 June 2021Author Bill FayCategories Issue 21.12 Comments on
veins of quartz running under the firs white water
Posted on 30 June 202121 June 2021Author Sheila SondikCategories Issue 21.12 Comments on
waning light a cormorant and I linger in deep water  
Posted on 1 July 202121 June 2021Author Hannah MahoneyCategories Issue 21.11 Comment on
rented cottage a hummingbird returns to an empty feeder  
Posted on 2 July 202121 June 2021Author Dan CurtisCategories Issue 21.12 Comments on
antique shop today’s prices on vintage tags
Posted on 5 July 202128 June 2021Author Mary StevensCategories Issue 21.11 Comment on
sipping tea sent by a friend as a birthday gift I am learning to grow old
Posted on 6 July 20216 July 2021Author Bill KenneyCategories Issue 21.12 Comments on
late innings in the stands gathering dust
Posted on 7 July 202128 June 2021Author Don MillerCategories Issue 21.11 Comment on
grieving all day in the wind three tall magenta zinnias         (previously published in Modern Haiku, 2020)
Posted on 8 July 202128 June 2021Author Barbara RobinetteCategories Issue 21.13 Comments on
sister lotus teach me the Dao of blossoms
Posted on 9 July 202128 June 2021Author Veronika Zora NovakCategories Issue 21.15 Comments on
zoom therapy the small holes in the back of my sweater
Posted on 12 July 202111 July 2021Author Bruce H. FeingoldCategories Issue 21.11 Comment on
bones the geology of me
Posted on 13 July 202111 July 2021Author Gregory LongeneckerCategories Issue 21.11 Comment on
age spots I no longer talk with my hands
Posted on 14 July 202111 July 2021Author Joanne MorcomCategories Issue 21.16 Comments on
everywhere someone’s hands this old adobe
Posted on 15 July 202111 July 2021Author Sondra J. ByrnesCategories Issue 21.12 Comments on
with every storm this spiderweb rent and rebuilt
Posted on 16 July 202111 July 2021Author Sue BurkeCategories Issue 21.14 Comments on
day long rain the missing numbers on the remote control  
Posted on 19 July 202118 July 2021Author Bouwe BrouwerCategories Issue 21.12 Comments on
spitting rain the sound of noodles hitting the wok  
Posted on 20 July 202118 July 2021Author Bob LuckyCategories Issue 21.11 Comment on
banana split the child in me still a child
Posted on 21 July 202118 July 2021Author Patricia J. MachmillerCategories Issue 21.12 Comments on
family photo — everyone wears the same smile       (originally published in Chronogram, Dec 2007)
Posted on 22 July 202118 July 2021Author Greg SchwartzCategories Issue 21.12 Comments on
staying in touch? after the Zoom meeting moon meditation  
Posted on 23 July 202118 July 2021Author Earl LivingsCategories Issue 21.11 Comment on
St. Mark’s Square a cloud of pigeons unveils a cloud of tourists  
Posted on 26 July 202124 July 2021Author Jay FriedenbergCategories Issue 21.13 Comments on
filling in the empty spaces daily crossword
Posted on 27 July 202124 July 2021Author Rich SchillingCategories Issue 21.12 Comments on
midwinter a redtail endures the rain
Posted on 28 July 202124 July 2021Author Nancy RappCategories Issue 21.1Leave a comment on
who knows how long widowhood lasts mute swan
Posted on 29 July 202124 July 2021Author Beverly Acuff MomoiCategories Issue 21.12 Comments on
marriage anniversary mom melts the old candles together  
Posted on 2 August 202124 July 2021Author Jessica Malone LathamCategories Issue 21.1Leave a comment on
soft winter sun softening the butter
Posted on 3 August 202124 July 2021Author Maya DanevaCategories Issue 21.12 Comments on
winter rain a blue bowl overflows with clementines
Posted on 4 August 202124 July 2021Author Kristen LindquistCategories Issue 21.14 Comments on
he hawk flicks its tailatop the telephone pole–pelting winter rain
Posted on 5 August 202124 July 2021Author Wally SwistCategories Issue 21.11 Comment on
gathering dusk i leave the old toys at the thrift shop
Posted on 6 August 202124 July 2021Author Jennifer HambrickCategories Issue 21.114 Comments on
receding hairline growing my collection of hats
Posted on 9 August 202124 July 2021Author Sam BatemanCategories Issue 21.14 Comments on
my head full of worries… drooping sunflowers
Posted on 10 August 202124 July 2021Author Brad BennettCategories Issue 21.13 Comments on
picking wildflowers she always takes things literally
Posted on 11 August 202130 July 2021Author Edward HuddlestonCategories Issue 21.12 Comments on
wild mushrooms I kept on picking the wrong man  
Posted on 12 August 202130 July 2021Author Alice WandererCategories Issue 21.14 Comments on
she stakes out her own path climbing rose  
Posted on 13 August 202130 July 2021Author Deborah P KolodjiCategories Issue 21.1Leave a comment on
the just-purple of beach plums a tern’s whistle
Posted on 16 August 202130 July 2021Author Hannah MahoneyCategories Issue 21.1Leave a comment on
far love the scent of apples on the wind  
Posted on 17 August 202130 July 2021Author Adrian BouterCategories Issue 21.11 Comment on
autumn leaves falling for her
Posted on 18 August 202130 July 2021Author Bryan RickertCategories Issue 21.16 Comments on
autumn afternoon I bring a little honey to a slow moving bee
Posted on 19 August 202130 July 2021Author Dan CurtisCategories Issue 21.11 Comment on
some color lost in the wash autumn rain  
Posted on 20 August 202130 July 2021Author Joyce ClementCategories Issue 21.12 Comments on
deep autumn the red in my hair long gone
Posted on 23 August 202130 July 2021Author Joanne van HelvoortCategories Issue 21.19 Comments on
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