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each grain of truth (th)rice turned over
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: rice
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‘roasting beetroot’ #5 February 2013
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roasting beetroot —
from my daughter’s recipe
a dash of balsamic
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: vegetable
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‘seeds of desire’ #4 February 2013
seeds of desire
the way grated nutmeg falls
on my plate
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: spice
‘fettuccini’ #3 February 2013
fettuccini
a girl asks if it means
little feta
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: cheese
‘egg and lemon soup’ #2 February 2013
egg and lemon soup
my family history
in the pot
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: eggs
‘paw prints’ #1 February 2013
paw prints
on the tablecloth –
marinara
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: pasta
‘a lifeline’ #31 January 2013
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a lifeline follows the quiet path moss garden
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‘one illusion’ #30 January 2013
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one illusion after the next pond scum
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: animal
‘rain or shine’ #29 January 2013
rain or shine
a child is born
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NaHaiWrimo prompt: rain
‘a Thames ship’s bow wave’ #26 January 2013
a Thames ship’s bow wave
tosses and rolls the moored boats –
floating leaf
‘autumn river’ #25 January 2013
autumn river
I count the moonbeams
on his hair
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: Male
‘train whistle’ #24 January 2013
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train whistle in the distance deer tracks
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: transient
‘city in winter’ #23 January 2013
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city in winter –
loneliness sweeps through
the terraces
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: home(s)
‘soul searching’ #22 January 2013
soul searching –
in my heart, a female cell
changes pace
NaHaiWriMo prompt: female
‘Trafalgar Square’ #21 January 2013
Trafalgar Square –
Nelson’s pigeons
in retreat
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: statue
‘bobbing caiques’ and ‘floating’ #20 January 2013
bobbing caïques
a fisherman mends
his nets
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(where I’d love to be)
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floating on a bed of snow flu
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(where I am: 3rd day of flu!)
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: favorite place
‘the moment I learnt’ #18 January 2013
the moment I learnt
it’s summer Down Under –
hourglass
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: summer
‘rumours’ #17 January 2013
rumours –
rush of water
over stone
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: stone
‘wintry showers’ #16 January 2013
wintry showers
a barefoot child smiles
for the camera
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: storm
‘grilled fish’ #13 January 2013
grilled fish —
reducing the moon’s glare
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: favorite food
‘falling snow’ #11 January 2013
falling snow
the doll’s dress
soaking wet
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: extreme
‘chicken broth’ and ‘forget-me-nots’ #10 January 2013
chicken broth
the slow unravelling
of time
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In Notes from the Gean 15: January 2013
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forget-me-nots
last year’s
haiku
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In Frogpond, 35:3, Autumn 2012
‘spit polishing’ #7 January 2013
spit polishing
her scuffed shoes –
war child
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: shoes
‘lavender moon’ #6 January 2013
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lavender moon the weight of a butterfly
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: favorite color
‘new year’ and ‘measure of love’ #5 January 2013
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new year
his hand still
on hers
2
measure of love –
sharing her last
almonds
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: Love
‘casting through’ #4 January 2013
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casting through the fog dark shadow
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‘after the crunch’ #3 January 2012
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after the crunch of snow underfoot my ears
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: season related
‘a hermit crab’ #2 January 2013
a hermit crab
outgrows its shell…
melting ice
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: ice
‘first haiku’ #1 January 2013
first haiku
soothing fragrance
of green tea
Sharing my own very first haiku of the day, written for the first NaHaiWriMo prompt of the year, ‘something green,’ set by Violette Rose-Jones
‘New Year’s Eve’ #31 December 2012
New Year’s Eve –
at the marble cherub’s feet
mother and baby
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: marble
