Thanks to editor Jodie Hawthorne for selecting these haiku for issue 5 of folk ku, and for her ongoing dedication to this great journal and to haikai generally!

A free pdf of issue 5 can be downloaded here:
https://kingriverpress.com/folk-ku-journal-free-pdf/
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#haikupoetry #haiku #englishhaiku #nzhaiku #nzpoetry #folkkujournal #Buddha #bashō #masaokashiki #kingriverpress #water #oldpond #ducks #birdbath #beggingbowl #zen #autumn #kigo #compassion #agape #charity #wabisabi
#verse

What else can one expect from that #apartheid #scumbag who went with a #beggingBowl to #kremlin? This #sorry #apologyForAHuman is #shameless.

#deportmusk #OpposeFascism #opposeOligarchy #TraitorGOP #TraitorMAGA #kellyIsAHero

https://www.yahoo.com/news/musk-calls-sen-kelly-traitor-185802249.html