raking the embers…
how blind I’d been
to your signals
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: fire
Category Archives: Haiku
‘night flower’ (#3 March 2013) and ebook Week
night flower
crease of the pillow
on your cheek
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: pressure
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‘ocean foam…’ #2 March 2013
ocean foam…
what happened to Little Mermaid’s
dreams
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: children’s author/book
Haibun Today, March 2013
My haibun “Homewards” appears in Haibun Today and can be read by clicking here
Vol.7, No. 1, March 2013
It can also be read below:
Homewards
The garden at the back of the Edwardian terrace which is my London home is small but compact. A Magnolia Grandiflora Exmouth grows in its middle, a variety that keeps its glossy, oblong leaves in winter and blossoms in summer. White, deliciously fragrant flowers grace the tree unfailingly, giving me hours of pleasure upon my return from my European excursions. But the neighbor complains about the tree shading her garden. Each year I chop off branches to keep her happy. Each year I dread hearing from her.
sunlight
a dove crosses
the border
‘ivy clinging’ #28 February 2013
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ivy clinging to the tree trunk her long nails
.
Modern Haiku, Vol 44.1, winter-spring 2013
‘the car too’ #27 February 2013
the car too
is ready to travel
wind-blown leaf
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: garage
‘bird’s nest’ #26 February 2013
bird’s nest –
tangle of memories
in the closet
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: closet
‘all hands on deck’ 11th International kukai
all hands on deck
the soup kitchen full
of steam
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11th International kukai February 2013, 10th place tied
http://rita-odeh.blogspot.co.il/2013/02/feb-2013-hand-kukai-final-results.html
‘unmade bed’ #23 February 2013
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unmade bed
the chimney sweep avoids
my eye
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: Bedroom
‘cup of tea’ #22 February 2013
cup of tea –
gurgle of the living room
radiator
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: living room
‘how did the sea change’ #21 February 2013
how did the sea change
from wine-dark to turquoise?
paper boats
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: turquoise
‘early arrivals’ #20 February 2013
early arrivals
at the bus shelter
snowdrops
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: white
‘prayer’ #19 February 2013
prayer…
silence of ripe cornfields
against a blue sky
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: blue
‘the living wall’ #18 February 2013
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the living wall around the cemetery all dried-up
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: green
‘contrails’ #16 February 2013
contrails –
the red vein on the white
of his eye
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: red
‘spring tides’ #15 February 2013
spring tides
the lifeboat crewman’s
hoarse voice
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: orange
‘Piraeus’ #14 February 2013
Piraeus –
glint of the sailor’s
wedding ring
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: harbor/port
‘in the shade’ #13 February 2013
in the shade
of the lemon tree
wild violets
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: shade tree
‘quicksilver through’ #12 February 2013
quicksilver through
mudflat creeks –
terns in flight
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: river
‘out of the woods’ #11 February 2013
out of the woods –
the flock of birdwatchers hunched
behind the fence
.
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: the woods
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Photo: Wells-next-the-Sea
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‘harvesting’ #10 February 2013
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harvesting the quiet of the mussel beds
.
.
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: garden
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Wells Harbour, Wells-next-the-Sea
‘fishing harbor’ #9 February 2013
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fishing harbor –
where the glacier
melts
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: glacier
‘olive grove’ #8 February 2013
.
olive grove
the Cretan shepherd shares
his bread with me
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: hiking
‘supermarket aisle –’ #7 February 2013
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supermarket aisle –
goat’s milk on the highest
——————————–shelf
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: milk
‘each grain’ #6 February 2013
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each grain of truth (th)rice turned over
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: rice
‘roasting beetroot’ #5 February 2013
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roasting beetroot —
from my daughter’s recipe
a dash of balsamic
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: vegetable
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‘seeds of desire’ #4 February 2013
seeds of desire
the way grated nutmeg falls
on my plate
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: spice
‘fettuccini’ #3 February 2013
fettuccini
a girl asks if it means
little feta
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: cheese
‘egg and lemon soup’ #2 February 2013
egg and lemon soup
my family history
in the pot
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: eggs
‘paw prints’ #1 February 2013
paw prints
on the tablecloth –
marinara
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: pasta
