Hello, hello! Here's yet another monthly Japanese forms update! This would include haiku, senryu, tanka, and other similar forms for the month of June.

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**Last minute addition before going to bed last night! (Updated 7/01)

I can't believe it. Half of the year is gone. Tomorrow is July. That means, I probably missed about 3 days' worth of writing haiku, but by a narrow margin (i.e. for several hours). As of today, I have 500 pieces of Japanese forms (e.g. tanka, senryu, haiku, and a few attempts similar to haiku/senryu).

Here's my breakdown:

January - 38
February - 62
March - 76
April - 103
May - 91
June - 131**

Half of the year total: 501** pieces since launch date on New Year's Day 2009!


On some days, I was able to write on water. The words flow like a river, and I had to row my boat hard to keep up with the words flowing from my pen. On other days, my mind is like a drought, my pen ran very little ink, and my soul was just dying of thirst.

All in all, I am amazed with how far I've gone, how much I've written. Writing meditative pieces in Japanese forms is always a challenge but is well worth my time and attention. It gave me a much keener, more focused view of life, seeing things in different facets and on a much deeper, sometimes even on a more inquisitive level.

Here's to the last half of the year! Hopefully, I can do another 500! Thank you everyone for your never-ending support, sincere thoughtfulness, care, and appreciation! <3 <3 If there's an important thing I've learned from writing poetry in general, the poet has to believe that the words he/she writes are meaningful enough to make the entire poem meaningful. Then, the poet is ready to share what he/she discovered or experienced with the world, keeping in mind that at the end of the day, it is still something the poet has created despite what anyone says, but the poem will always be evolving if the poet takes the best stones to spark that fire.

I do appreciate you all, my dear friends and readers. I am most humbled and sincerely touched. Please continue to enjoy my work. :)

**Last minute addition was written last night after this post. So, 501 pieces total. (Updated 7/01)