— December Haiku Share
open mic
what is there
left to say?
— Cara Holman
“Things with Wings”, edited by Aubrie Cox, June 2012
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a scribbled note-pad …
deciphering a haiku written
in the fold of dreams
— Gillena Cox
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holly berries . .
dreaming of snow
with a redbird
— Sandi Pray
see haiga here
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wind gusts
the curve of her hips
beneath the burka
Lauren Mayhew
bottle rockets #28, 2012
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dusty road –
where handsome parted
from this stranger
— S.M. Abeles
Notes From The Gean No. 14
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he thinks again of turning leaves her hands
— angie werren
tinywords (Issue 11.3)
Issa’s Untidy Hut (Sunday Service #127)
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a few words
with a stranger passing
on this road
everyday precious things
are scattered in the wind
— Alison Williams
Blithe Spirit Vol.10 No.4 Dec 2000
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incense
the way your voice rises
when you lie
—Seánan Forbes
Modern Haiku 43:3
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words in a dream:
things beautiful,
broken,
and without fear—
tomorrow I’ll make a list
— Jenny Ward Angyal
GUSTS 15, spring/summer 2012
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why couldn’t I
have let myself love her?
the sun’s warmth
as I sit in the graveyard
alone this spring morning
— Kirsten Cliff
Simply Haiku, January 2012
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winter’s fog
atop the forest
red amaryllis blossoms unfold
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Marina beach–
waves go back
without touching your name
—kash poet (kashinath karmakar)
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sealing the letter
with a lipstick print
i await his response…
how slowly winter into spring
summer into autumn
— Pamela A. Babusci
Kokako 2003 (NZ)
checkmate—
surrendering to
a choir of birds
— Christine L. Villa
Things With Wings, edited by Aubrie Cox, June 2012
See her doodle here
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winter sunset
again we fail to speak
about the future
— Margaret Dornaus
Notes from the Gean 3:3, December 2011
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the neighbour’s
unkempt lawn. . .
all these butterflies
— Polona Oblak
1st place July 2010 Shiki Kukai
2nd place 8th Annual Poet’s Choice Kukai
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western wind —
a go master waits
for a stone’s move
— Lech Szeglowski
Honorable Mention, 15th Mainichi Haiku Contest 2011
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starfish . . .
to feel so much
of what we touch
— Peter Newton
Acorn #27, Fall 2011
What We Find, Imaginary Press, 2011
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rain all night
the scent of eucalyptus
in my dreams
— Stevie Strang
3rd place, Shiki Kukai – November 2011
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serving hot chai
in earthen pots-
the curve of her hips
— sanjuktaa
Wednesday haiku at Issa’s Untidy Hut, July 2011
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Tatted Stories
infectious laughter
a lap for curling up in
nimble fingers push shuttle
stories told through tatting
— Jone MacCulloch
Four and Twenty, September 2009
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was it you
who laid this feather
on my feet
seeking my forgiveness
in the rain?*
— Alegria Imperial
GUSTS 15, Spring 2012
*Picked by four-year old Miriya Nguyen to ‘carry in her pocket’
for ‘A Poem in Your Pocket a Day’
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