I Violines, una flor, pájaros en la sangre. Epitafio sobre la lluvia. II El cielo se muestra hermoso a pesar de la tormenta. ¡Muchas gracias por tu visita! ©Copyright 2026 Roswel Borges Castellanos. Todos

Arroyo 🌿 Haiku La imagen que ves ha sido traída gracias a 📸 Imagen de svs72 en Pixabay (Source). el agua fluye, las piedras, son susurros dulce arrroyo Esta es mi Bitácora, un espacio personal donde

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Un perro ladra detrás de la noche. Imagen de la quietud. ¡Muchas gracias por tu visita! ©Copyright 2026 Roswel Borges Castellanos. Todos los derechos reservados. Esta publicación fue parcialmente traducida

A late-night haiku about staying up too long—and knowing better.

Image by Dan Fador from Pixabay On top of the world the tundra dreams a grass maze shaped by wind-worn paths. So often the place we inhabit influences our inner world more than is initially apparent on

Picture of my local pub Spring sun breathes a sigh Jasmine blossom paints pub walls soon reopening. In my last 6 poetry blogs I've been exploring the theme of inspiration, particularly in regards to finding

Image by Steve Buissinne from Pixabay Recycling news over my morning coffee - inspiring the muse. Newspapers and magazines are a great mine for story ideas. To clarify, I don't mean taking a news story

Picture of a keepsake I bought in Warsaw back in 2015 In the coin's bevels the memory of her breath banishes all cold. Keepsakes are a repository for memories which provide a wealth of material for the

Image by Comfreak from Pixabay Yesterday I dreamt - gulls cried in falling sunburst in the frozen bay. Dreams are an amazing source of inspiration for a writer, especially when engaged in the process of

Image by Joseph Ken from Pixabay Dazed by her phone she flows past a rainbow stream of winking poppies. One useful technique for improving your powers of observation, and by association your writing, is

Haibun

Image by M W from Pixabay The land's limestone bones and winterbourne blood vessels - a giant's graveyard. Mythology bleeds into modern day story telling on many levels. We see this in fantasy with Tolkien's

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay The shutter flickers, a candle flame wavering in the wind of time. The writer's eye is a concept whereby we look at the world through the lens of a writer, searching

Image by Zhong Peng from Pixabay In flowing water balance is felt in the eye of a hurricane. It seems a little supercilious commenting on Tai Chi and the underlying philosophy of the Tao Te Ching that

Haibun

Photo taken by me in Giza Egypt in 2012 The desert sand sleeps, a soft breath of morning haze serenades the dawn. I visited Cairo and the pyramids at Giza in 2012. It seems a long time ago looking at the

Image by Honey Kochphon Onshawee from Pixabay Walking in procession sojourn on cobblestone path - silent in traffic. The question of the ancient wisdom inherent in religion is a thorny issue. If I offend

Image by Gerhard G. from Pixabay A trumpet calls out sound birthed into dying conceived in silence. Examining how sound comes into being is a reflection of creation at its core. Sound is birthed from silence

Photo by engin akyurt on Unsplash The Angelfish sails currents in coral cauldrons - her compass the sun. I am a great believer of nature as a teacher. In 2010 I managed to recover from a severe case of