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Aegean moon—
still hot the pebble shifts with
the tide
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Prompt: moon. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Tag Archives: haiku
Hailu #21 July 2011
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wild goose chase—
even the duvet tries
to fly south
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Prompt: quilt. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #20 July 2011
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gale force winds—
I steer my desk through a dark
ink swell
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Prompt: wind/stillness. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #19 July 2011
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pins and needles—
sparkling stars
in my finger tips
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Prompt: stars. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #18 July 2011
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crisp snow—
I dream of a hunted
deer
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Prompt: Snow. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Recently
Melissa Allen, of ‘Red Dragonfly‘ featured my haiku ‘tomato’ and ‘silkworm’ in her regular column Across the Haikuverse, No. 20 and No. 21 editions, respectively. An honour to be included there. What more could a haijin want?
Haiku buzz: My haiku came 6th and 7th in the Sketchbook Kukai (peer-judged contest) in the May/June 2011 issue. Sketchbook is a ‘Journal for Eastern and Western Short Forms.’ I am very pleased with the result; this was my first ever kukai! Watch this space…
Two of my haiku on the thread ‘Vegetables’ set by the editors of Sketchbook magazine, were picked, together with others, to be featured in the Editor’s Choice haiku thread. They were also featured in the Guest Editor’s Choice, of the same edition. You can read the haiku in my blog here.
Haiku #17 July 2011
Haiku (Haiga) #16a July 2011
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sea of green–
even my trike
warms to it
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Prompt: sea/seaside. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #15a July 2011
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word-smith—
on the anvil a haiku
slowly takes shape
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Prompt: haiku, writing, word. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #14a July 2011
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Haiku #12 July 2011
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Cretan knife—
picking wild mushrooms she pricks
her finger
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Prompt: indigenous/groups. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #11 July 2011
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Lainbach—
the river sculpts a garden
in stone
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Prompt: Garden. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
For photographs of the haiku walk, and of course, the river, see my Scrapbook here
Haiku #10 July 2011
ginko–
piling up words I build
cairns
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The Lainbach is a stream cascading down the mountains in the area of Benediktbeuern, in Upper Bavaria.
Haiku #8 July 2011
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flow tide
hoarse through the fog
terns‘ cries
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Prompt: Fog. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku/Senryu, Sketchbook May/June 2011
From the Sketchbook Kukai, May/June 2011 Vol. 6, No.3 (peer review poetry contest)
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rainbow—
all that remains of
your smile
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Sketchbook May/June 2011 Kukai 6th place, tie.
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rainbow weaving—
this spider runs out of
silk
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Sketchbook May/June 2011 Kukai 7th place, tie.
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Haiku in the Sketchbook May/June Editor’s Choices
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beets—
and he wonders how he got
kidney stones
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Sketchbook May/June 2011, one of Editor’s Choices
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celery crunch—
I always knew you threw
the dice
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Sketchbook May/June 2011, one of Editor’s Choices
Haiku #6 July 2011
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neon lights
a lonely glow worm’s
mate
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Prompt: Fireflies/Glow worms. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #5 July 2011
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two doves fighting–
who‘ll perch higher
on the olive tree
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Prompt: Doves. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #4 July 2011
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fireworks—
forgetting the taste
of cherries
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Prompt: Fireworks. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #3 July 2011
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summer cool–
the blossom lingers
in the cherry
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Prompt: Blossoms. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #2 July 2011
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larva and silkworm-
once upon a time
there was a girl
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Prompt: Butterflies, bugs. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #1 July 2011
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cuckoo affair–
thrown out of its nest
a baby robin
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Prompt: Birds. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Senryu #30 June 2011
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reggae—
in the book of life my name
in beats
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Prompt: reggae. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #28 June 2011
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June heat–
by the pond
the shed skin of a snake
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Prompt: music. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011. I took the prompt to its limit; my haiku is full of silence and absence.
Haiku #27 June 2011
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good morning–
the rough feel of the bread roll
on the round plate
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Prompt: deaf/blind. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #26 June 2011
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roller coaster ride—
I learn to hold my heart
still
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Prompt: Fairs. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #25 June 2011
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Adam and Eve—
we keep mowing
their lawn
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Prompt: Indigenous people – my haiku is a long shot!
NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #24a June 2011
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home for strays—
her vacant eyes
stare through me
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Prompt: dogs/pets. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #23 June 2011
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marathon—
beyond the wall
dandelion
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Prompt: Sport. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #22 June 2011
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summer heat–
on school benches
bleeding hearts
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Prompt: School. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
Haiku #21 June 2011
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shortest night—
all day she misses her beauty
sleep
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Prompt: Solstice. NaHaiWriMo extension 2011.
