all hands on deck
the soup kitchen full
of steam
.
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
.
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
Thames Barrier
‘prayer’ #19 February 2013
prayer…
silence of ripe cornfields
against a blue sky
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: blue
‘the living wall’ #18 February 2013
.
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
.
Photo: Wells-next-the-Sea
.
‘harvesting’ #10 February 2013
.
harvesting the quiet of the mussel beds
.
.
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: garden
.
Wells Harbour, Wells-next-the-Sea
‘fishing harbor’ #9 February 2013
.
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
.
supermarket aisle –
goat’s milk on the highest
——————————–shelf
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: milk
‘each grain’ #6 February 2013
.
each grain of truth (th)rice turned over
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: rice
‘roasting beetroot’ #5 February 2013
.
roasting beetroot —
from my daughter’s recipe
a dash of balsamic
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: vegetable
.
The THF goes to work: Worker’s Haiku
After all this buzzing with insect haiku in January, February 2013 is a quiet, reflective month.
This month’s guest editor, Matthew Paul’s selection is on the ever-present figure of the worker in haiku. Dentist, doctor, driver, gravedigger, barber, policeman, the solitary worker seen at work, engaged or not, lively or bored, cuts an impressive figure.
Visit the The Haiku Foundation site and see the workers at work. Every day, one haiku/senryu will appear in the Per Diem: Daily Haiku panel, at the right-hand corner, lower down the home page. Let the workers speak to you:
‘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
‘a lifeline’ #31 January 2013
.
a lifeline follows the quiet path moss garden
.
‘one illusion’ #30 January 2013
.
one illusion after the next pond scum
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: animal
‘rain or shine’ #29 January 2013
rain or shine
a child is born
.
NaHaiWrimo prompt: rain
‘chrysanthemum moon’ #27 January 2013
.
chrysanthemum moon
who said I’m perfect
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: flower
‘a Thames ship’s bow wave’ #26 January 2013
a Thames ship’s bow wave
tosses and rolls the moored boats –
floating leaf
