Category Archives: National Poetry Month

Thank you so much for joining me for this blog series celebrating National Poetry Month. If you missed any posts or want to read them again, you can do so here.  I also want to say thank you to those who purchased a copy of my book, Haiku Ponderings. It’s much appreciated and I especiallyContinue reading “This part has ended”

Give & Forgive #97 A broken down carA neighbor offers a rideIt takes a village Anthony Nanfito, Haiku Ponderings Pondering This Haiku Over the past 500 years, more and more of us have moved into urban areas as our primary places of residence. In 2016, 53% of the world’s population lived in urban areas. InContinue reading “A broken down car”

Give & Forgive #93 Mother Earth gives allLand, sea, air—create our homeLet’s give back to her Anthony Nanfito, Haiku Ponderings Pondering This Haiku Happy Earth Day! Today—indeed, every day—is a day to celebrate the amazing gift that Mother Earth has provided for us: life.  Last week I wrote about the amazingness of trees and howContinue reading “Mother Earth gives all”

Gratitude #47 The trees respirateBreathing in bad and out goodEarth’s lungs, human’s breath Anthony Nanfito, Haiku Ponderings Pondering This Haiku When you look at a tree what do you see? Do you see the bark? The branches? The leaves? Or do you see a column of carbon, gathered from the air, and stored in theContinue reading “The trees respirate”

Gratitude #46 The meal on my plateA lot of hands helped createBody, soul—nourished Anthony Nanfito, Haiku Ponderings Pondering This Haiku I probably not supposed to admit this, but I’m going to anyway: this is one of my favorite haiku I’ve written. It expresses a thought that often crosses my mind when I eat meal. InContinue reading “The meal on my plate”