secret spring
a wild iris bends towards
the light
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: symbol
secret spring
a wild iris bends towards
the light
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: symbol
aerial roots
the light touch
of your words
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: roots
luminous garden
why then is the full fish moon
wrapped in cloud?
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: garden
velvety feel
of the charcoal drawing –
butterfly wings
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: visual arts
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hourglass the hole in my pocket
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: time
Earth Day
the leaf mold worm
coiling up
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: wheel (and Earth Day)
granny’s headscarf
scent of lavender
in the fold lines
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: clothing
Horsehead Nebula –
music of the spheres echoes
through the lyre
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: music
For Horsehead Nebula see here
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broken street lights
a mobile phone rings
and rings
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: dark
oiling shears –
the gardener’s
creaky knees
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: antique (old)
Tokoyo no Kuni –-
is mushroom haiku ever
out of season?
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: mushroom
For information about Tokoyo no Kuni see here
1
choosing
the freedom of the fields –
wildflower
2
not minding that
they are not welcome –
weeds
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: wildflower
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dreaming at the back of my mind stories from my childhood
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: alley
cleaning the pond –
layers of last year’s
seasons
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: pond
first poppies —
watching this kid paint
a frown
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nhwm prompt: clown
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autumn river
I count the moonbeams
on his hair
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in BluePrintReview, issue 30, in/stance(s), April 2013
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train whistle in the distance deer tracks
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in BluePrintReview, issue 30, in/stance(s), April 2013
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city in winter –
loneliness sweeps through
the terraces
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in BluePrintReview, issue 30, in/stance(s), April 2013
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rumours –
rush of water
over stone
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in BluePrintReview, issue 30, in/stance(s), April 2013
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grilled fish –
reducing the moon’s glare
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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
.
*
first haiku
soothing fragrance
of green tea
.
in BluePrintReview, issue 30, in/stance(s), April 2013
stomach rumblings
the symposium
running overtime
.
NHWM prompt: sound
illusion in red my dress is a poppy
.
red faced again
poppies
.
NHWM prompt: red
Morston Marsh
a bowl of mussels
by the fire
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: favorite place
dark matter
the blank stare
of my tortoises
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: celestial
Evros Delta –
feeding in the wetlands
spring migrants
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: delta
.
For Evros Delta see here
woodfire sparks –
sound of the front gate
closing
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NahaiWriMo prompt: empty/emptiness
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an angel’s trumpet lingers in my ear smooth jazz
.
NaHaiWriMo prompt: smooth
milk-colored skies
the newborn stretches out
her arms
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Shiki Kukai, Free format, March 2013: my entry
(15th Place, tied)
one thousand and one calls of the wild spring
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: hook
Photo: Hochablass, river Lech dam in Augsburg
Info here
heavy sleeper
the duvet on the doorstep
covered in snow
NaHaiWriMo prompt: sleep
keyhole surgery
the only way to my heart
is through the pine
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NaHaiWriMo: keys
chrysanthemum moon
who said I’m perfect
.
Notes From The Gean, 16, February 2013, p.26
fish-bowl…
sharing her cherry poem
on Facebook
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nhwm: glass
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wiping the scales from my eyes under water
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: scales
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cherry petals
she shows him
her cartwheels
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NaHaiWriMo prompt: learning