
warm spring
steady drip of news
that never came
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: sparkle
100 Days of Summer: Once in a blue moon
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flight of pelicans
the meeting point
of parallel lines
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: flight
100 Days of Summer: Paint the Town Red
I watched the film A Greek Summer, or Nikostratos The Pelican, shown during the Munich Film Festival 2012. Does this count as red?

harvesting light
I reach for the pearl
inside the nest
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: what’s in the nest
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summer storm –
I leave my haiku
dangling
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: dangles
day moon
when the veil
slips
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Shiki kukai, June 2012, Free Format
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awakening —
the ice cream seller’s
deep voice
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Shiki Kukai, June 2012, kigo
These two haiku were my entries to the Shiki Kukai.
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cycling on the Roman road hand-me-downs
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: something local
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longing to be free all those stars
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In Things with Wings (p 61)
…
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stillness these moths have never known
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in Things with Wings, p72
rainbow dress
it doesn’t live up
to its promise.
in 3rd International Kukai – Rainbow
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no wedding bouquet –
her dress, though, is made
of roses
in #35 Caribbean Kigo Kukai – wedding bouquet
“Things with Wings & Other Poems” is now up as a PDF on Yay Words.
“Things…” is a collection of doodleku derived from a month-long challenge, initiated by Aubrie Cox on her blog Yay Words!
Throughout March 2012, poets were invited to participate in a challenge called “I Doodle, You ’Ku.” A doodle was posted each day and poets wrote poems in response to it.
I didn’t catch on until mid-month, but then what fun it was! Aubrie had the difficult task of choosing one/more haiku per day to go with her doodle. I don’t know how she did it, but the resulting collection is amazing! Truly splendid! Visit and see!
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sitting
on the warm hearth of your words
white moth
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: Home
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compassion
in the world’s heart
a spent rose
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: something missing
1
when the starship lands
and the aliens meet her –
ironed undies
2
this year
lingerie a size smaller
billowing clouds
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: underwear
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making hay
the farmer doesn’t notice
the smell
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: smell
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summer solstice
forgetting for a moment
the ego
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: light
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getting late
the pond lights
come on
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: dark
road sign
last summer’s paint
peeling off
NaHaiWriMo prompt: signs
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two Martian moons –
billowing clouds of dust
and no rain
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: season on another planet
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summer picnic
daisies tickle
my toe
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: body part
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rain haiku
I write without
an umbrella
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: rain
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transit of Venus –
touching the polka dots
on her dress
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: touch
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melon flower
slowly peeling back
time
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: older person/male
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between
this mountain peak and the next
breathing space
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: the space between
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eating rhubarb
faster than it grows
young love
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: plant/growing things
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peony blooms
the sound of petals
unfurling
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: quiet sound
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night owl
the garden gnome’s smile
lit up by the moon
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: moon
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ripe watermelon –
under thicker skin
melting sweetness
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