I’m pleased to be featured on Kathy Nguyen’s Origami Lotus Poetry blog today, in her August Blog Bash feature. Check it out, and while you’re there, don’t miss the other August artists, poets, and writers who are also showcased there. What a wonderful way to celebrate the end of summer!
playground swing
kicking
at clouds
(NaHaiWriMo, November 2011)
***
secrets…
the whisper of corn silk
between my fingers
(Sketchbook Haiku Thread, May/ June 2011)
The entire post can be read here.
When I went to post my haiku from the May Shiki Kukai, I realized that I have written and posted quite a number of rose haiku lately, so I thought I would collect them all in one place. I guess I don’t live in the City of Roses for nothing!
cascading moonlight…
remembering how
she loved roses
(May 2012 Shiki Kukai)
letting go
the last petal
on the butterfly rose
(NaHaiWriMo)
grandma’s old letters
the lingering scent
of heirloom roses
(Caribbean Kigo Kukai #34)
rose petals
the warmth of your hand
in mine
(Runner Up in Kathy Uyen Nguyen’s NaPoWriMo Free Book Giveaway Contest #1)
leafy reflections…
after the rain
the stillness
(Christine Villa’s Haiku My Photo Challenge)
In this last haiku, you have to look at the photo to see the roses. 🙂
I’m delighted to learn that my haiku/tanka pair was named runner-up in Kathy Uyen Nguyen’s NaPoWriMo Free Book Giveaway Contest #1. Thank you to Kathy and co-judge Peter Newton.
rose petals
the warmth of your hand
in mine
***
her face
bathed in moonlight
every day
she slips away from me
a little more
Read the co-judges’ thoughtful commentaries here.
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