nymph
leaving her larval shell
young bride
.
March 2013 Shiki kukai kigo entry
Tag Archives: haiku
‘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)
‘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
‘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
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: garage
‘bird’s nest’ #26 February 2013
bird’s nest –
tangle of memories
in the closet
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: closet
‘all hands on deck’ 11th International kukai
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
‘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
‘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
‘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
