breakfast walk
on the marsh trail
crunch of snow
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: transport
Category Archives: aros
‘new moon’ #11 March 2013
new moon
what I’d give for
another chance…
.
what I’d give for another chance new moon
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: new moon
(the one-liner arrangement was suggested by Freddy Ben-Arroyo)
‘wind and water’ #10 March 2013
wind and water –
only the essentials
remain
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: erosion
‘Salt March’ #9 March 2013
Salt March –
a bird without a name
flies off its perch
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: salt
‘witch-hazel’ #7 January 2013
witch-hazel
spark from the smoldering
fire
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: status
‘mouse droppings’ and ‘wild haiku’ #6 March 2013
1
mouse droppings
the wild look
in her eyes
2
wild haiku
words all the
up mixed
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: wild (:-) )
Shiki Kukai February 2013
My entries to the Shiki Kukai February 2013
withered berries –
chewing over what’s left
of me
.
kigo section: withered plants 5 pts
.
book cover
the author’s sun spots
airbrushed
.
Free format theme: cover 6 pts
‘raking the embers…’ #4 March 2013
raking the embers…
how blind I’d been
to your signals
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: fire
‘night flower’ (#3 March 2013) and ebook Week
night flower
crease of the pillow
on your cheek
.
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
‘ivy clinging’ #28 February 2013
.
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
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: garage
‘bird’s nest’ #26 February 2013
bird’s nest –
tangle of memories
in the closet
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: closet
‘unmade bed’ #23 February 2013
.
unmade bed
the chimney sweep avoids
my eye
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: Bedroom
‘cup of tea’ #22 February 2013
cup of tea –
gurgle of the living room
radiator
.
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
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: blue
‘the living wall’ #18 February 2013
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the living wall around the cemetery all dried-up
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: green
‘contrails’ #16 February 2013
contrails –
the red vein on the white
of his eye
.
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
.
.
.
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
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: rice
