storks’ nest
the chimney sweep
holds his breath
.
Kernelsonline, Premier edition, Spring 2013
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‘storks’ nest’ Kernels, Spring 2013
Tag Archives: haiku
‘Earth Day’ #22 April 2013
Earth Day
the leaf mold worm
coiling up
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: wheel (and Earth Day)
‘granny’s headscarf’
granny’s headscarf
scent of lavender
in the fold lines
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: clothing
‘Horsehead Nebula –’ #20 April 2013
Horsehead Nebula –
music of the spheres echoes
through the lyre
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: music
For Horsehead Nebula see here
.
‘broken street lights’ #19 April 2013
broken street lights
a mobile phone rings
and rings
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: dark
‘oiling shears’ #18 April 2013
oiling shears –
the gardener’s
creaky knees
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: antique (old)
‘Tokoyo no Kuni –-‘ #17 April 2013
Tokoyo no Kuni –-
is mushroom haiku ever
out of season?
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: mushroom
For information about Tokoyo no Kuni see here
‘choosing’ and ‘not minding that’ #16 April 2013
1
choosing
the freedom of the fields –
wildflower
2
not minding that
they are not welcome –
weeds
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: wildflower
‘dreaming’ #15 April 2013
.
dreaming at the back of my mind stories from my childhood
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: alley
“cleaning the pond –” #14 April 2013
cleaning the pond –
layers of last year’s
seasons
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: pond
‘first poppies’ #12 April 2013
first poppies —
watching this kid paint
a frown
.
nhwm prompt: clown
BluePrintReview, issue 30, April 2013
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autumn river
I count the moonbeams
on his hair
.
in BluePrintReview, issue 30, in/stance(s), April 2013
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train whistle in the distance deer tracks
.
in BluePrintReview, issue 30, in/stance(s), April 2013
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city in winter –
loneliness sweeps through
the terraces
.
in BluePrintReview, issue 30, in/stance(s), April 2013
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rumours –
rush of water
over stone
.
in BluePrintReview, issue 30, in/stance(s), April 2013
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grilled fish –
reducing the moon’s glare
.
in BluePrintReview, issue 30, in/stance(s), April 2013
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chicken broth
the slow unravelling
of time
.
in NFTG, January 2013
in BluePrintReview, issue 30, in/stance(s), April 2013
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lavender moon the weight of a butterfly
.
in BluePrintReview, issue 30, in/stance(s), April 2013
in Haiku News forthcoming
.
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first haiku
soothing fragrance
of green tea
.
in BluePrintReview, issue 30, in/stance(s), April 2013
‘stomach rumblings’ #9 April 2013
stomach rumblings
the symposium
running overtime
.
NHWM prompt: sound
‘illusion’ and ‘red’ #8 April 2013
illusion in red my dress is a poppy
.
red faced again
poppies
.
NHWM prompt: red
‘Morston Marsh’ #5 April 2013
Morston Marsh
a bowl of mussels
by the fire
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: favorite place
‘dark matter’ #4 March 2013
dark matter
the blank stare
of my tortoises
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: celestial
‘Evros Delta –‘ #3 April 2013
Evros Delta –
feeding in the wetlands
spring migrants
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: delta
.
For Evros Delta see here
‘woodfire sparks –‘ #2 April 2013
woodfire sparks –
sound of the front gate
closing
.
NahaiWriMo prompt: empty/emptiness
‘milk-colored skies’ #31 March 2013
milk-colored skies
the newborn stretches out
her arms
.
Shiki Kukai, Free format, March 2013: my entry
(15th Place, tied)
‘nymph’ #30 March 2013
nymph
leaving her larval shell
young bride
.
March 2013 Shiki kukai kigo entry
‘heavy sleeper’ #28 March 2013
heavy sleeper
the duvet on the doorstep
covered in snow
NaHaiWriMo prompt: sleep
‘chrysanthemum moon’ #25 March 2013
chrysanthemum moon
who said I’m perfect
.
Notes From The Gean, 16, February 2013, p.26
‘wiping’ and ‘cherry petals’ 21 and 22 March 2013
.
wiping the scales from my eyes under water
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: scales
.
cherry petals
she shows him
her cartwheels
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: learning
‘a fig’ Bones no 1, December 2012
‘spring sunshine –‘ #19 March 2013
spring sunshine –
tying her laces a girl beams
at her mother
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: shoes
‘stealing glances’ #18 March 2013
stealing glances
the white camellia
on her blouse
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: crime (!)
‘ticking clock –‘ #17 March 2013
ticking clock –
seed heads shake
in the wind
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: sounds
‘paper-thin skin’ #15 March 2013
paper-thin skin
sound of bamboo
splitting
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: paper
‘breakfast walk’ #12 March 2013
breakfast walk
on the marsh trail
crunch of snow
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: transport
‘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)
