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February 2009 HaikuWriMoOneFebruary 2009 HaikuWriMo4 years ago in Haiku & Eastern More Like This
high tree tops -
two crows sitting:
joy
Two
morning sun low;
cat's shadow long
Three
evergreen darkness
snowy hill
where is the wind?
Four
herring-bone clouds drift seawards
waterfall rushes
Five
thaw
neither ice nor water
slippery snake
Six
bitter cold
yesterday many juncos
today only two
Seven
golden trees tremble
silver clouds backing away
liquid sun descends
Eight
grey beach;
red winter trees
crowd expectantly
Nine
snow falls
cold nose
sweet tongue
Ten
small hours
glance out the window
big moon staring in
Eleven
watching
through the willow branches
moon and its ghostly twin
Twelve
July 2009 HaikuthonJuly 2009 Haikuthon4 years ago in Haiku & Eastern More Like This
31
summer crickets spring
and fall amid the grass -
forgetting winter
30
robin
atop the evergreen -
Christmas in July
29
cool,
brown trout swims
against the flow
28
the pain is
all I can think about
is the pain
27
yesterday
much like today
is soon forgotten
26
after a drought
barrels overflow
with relief
25
strawberries
foraged in the grass
are sweeter
24
a cliff-top Tempest
is a storm
in a tea-cup
23
post-rain puddles -
a water-park for sparrows
22
splat!
two crows on a wire-
missed me!
21
clouds too pooped
to pop above the horizon
20
trying to re-hydrate
dead starfish-
reach for the stars
19
sk
haikuwrimo - February 20091st February 2009haikuwrimo - February 20094 years ago in Haiku & Eastern More Like This
between gravestones -
the first snowdrops
2nd February 2009
drifting snow
the postman's
winding footsteps
3rd February 2009
huddled outside
grandfather
and his pipe
4th February 2009
candlelit bath
just the spider
and I
5th February 2009
falling snow -
a short commute,
a lonely office
6th February 2009
grinning snowmen
line the street
- sliding cars
7th February 2009
grey skies -
the windscreen crack
has grown longer
8th February 2009
rabbit tracked snow
the hawk's chiming jesses
9th February 2009
into unseen swell
the airships pound
ragged skies
10th February 2009
wrong spoon
the tea t
Night Sky contest entryblue-bloodied cloudsNight Sky contest entry4 years ago in Haiku & Eastern More Like This
chase across the moon -
Diana's hounds
Summer Haikuthon July 09Summer Haikuthon July 094 years ago in Haiku & Eastern More Like This
-1-
taking the lead,
she
humiliates him
-2-
sun's red light
we stop
to watch
-3-
morning drizzle
chilling
in the garden
-4-
cats
prompt movement
of sparrows
-5-
Sunday
day of rest
for the Sun
-6-
Summer
in the city
a hazy sun
-7-
heavy rain -
melting the roadside
dog shit
-8-
side by side
two men talking -
on phones
-9-
hopping -
a child
after a frog
-10-
mid day -
cat sleeps in
the shadow
-11-
a flash
in the rear mirror -
fleeing sunset
-12-
hot day -
man on the roadside
smoking
-13-
wet
your hair in my hands -
clearing the shower
-14-
in... out
July Haikuthon1.July Haikuthon4 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
cramped back rooms
wargamers argue-
fuming
2.
handsome guy
a world away-
international date-line
3.
lines about lives
and lies
in lines
4.
dawn's rays
deer graze
in the ditch
5.
turning away
the chain of her necklace
curves
6.
she drives to Dallas
adding more miles
between us
7.
iced tea
lemonade
sharing a glass
8.
waking up alone
bitter coffee
9.
cold lasagna
swallowing a lump
thinking of her
10.
long-handled brush
dried floral soap
in the bristles
11.
in stacks of bills -
a love letter
12.
the governor quits
her job
I still don't have one
13.
constellations
loneliness kept at bay
distant f
2010 May Haikuthon 312010 May Haikuthon3 years ago in Haiku & Eastern More Like This
foul weather
worse luck
June anyone?
30
singing hymns
for the hell of it
harbour rehearsal
29
loved smooth
carelessly battered
old chair
28
good news
after days of fear
a million dollar smile
27
Thursday
why do you always elude me?
26
o, yellow moon
you are that letter
surprising me
behind the trees
at night
25
sunny day in May
woolly scarves and hats equals
Newfoundland weather
24
sky so blue
breath of ice
23
time to oneself a swift flier
22
at fo
HaikuWriMo 2009, Feb 1-28HaikuWriMo 2009, Feb 1-284 years ago in Haiku & Eastern More Like This
1
the cheshire cat's
grin-
crescent moon
2
serenading
from a rusted whirligig-
the last cricket
3
kite bones-
autumn still
in the trees
4
morning riot
bursting from the eaves-
pigeons!
5
holding my breath,
the warm air
of rain threatens
6
a man's hand
fingers curled in death-
dried leaves
7
thunderclap!
a cat panics
across the roof
night deluge-
come morning
shriveled worms
8
windows
shutting out the chill-
moonlight spills in
9
ice age-
my feet against his
10
after a downpour-
detour sign
pointing home
11
zen dawn-
ducks
contemplating puddles
12
frozen moon-
dogs cruise the street
in a wake
cherry blossom haikuunexpectedcherry blossom haiku2 years ago in Haiku & Eastern More Like This
along the river bank
cherry blossoms
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in the earth
two silver trails
wind around
scattered
slug pellets
-21-
early evening moon
pink-tipped daisies
close their sleepy lashes
-20-
amid the still ivy birdsong bursting through
-19-
nodding heads
bluebells under the shady green
-18-
scattered thoughts
on the wind
dancing dandelion seeds
-17-
specks of brilliant blue
flies feasting on faeces
-16-
uncovering
someone else's memories
peeling wallpaper
-15-
playing cards
my grandparents
cheat together
-14-
morning -
wood smoke
still lingering
in my hair
and in my heart
-13-
fingers
sinking into earth -
the beech's roots
-12-
mapped out
across
Haikuthon March 2008March 1st:Haikuthon March 20085 years ago in Haiku & Eastern More Like This
spring clean
spring green
dill pickle
oregano
March 2nd.
open window
sunshine
chickadee song
March 3rd.
green inside
green outside
green inside
March 4th.
yesterday wind
today sun
tomorrow rain
March 5th.
fat cat with fur
today skinny
no fur
March 6th.
door rattles
unwelcome guest
windy day
March 7th.
bare sticks and dead leaves
sodden from the melted snow
will be tulips soon
March 8th.
cool wind on the skin
carrying the smell of spring
warm breeze in heart
March 9th.
dull skies, bare branches
iced, the colours blue and pink:
a day of beauty
March 10th
clear night:
soused in orange
the moon l
2009 Haiku-thon2009 Haiku-thon4 years ago in Haiku & Eastern More Like This
31.
only light
within its marrow
a fish bone
30.
a young hawk
lost in the stillness
of the trees
29.
the front yard
knee deep with grass –
gentle rains
28.
the suitcases
nestle together –
welcome home
27.
open smile
the tooth he lost
while I was away
26.
the hour
a new day begins
gray mist
25.
sleeping on a bus
all of us
the color of night
24.
a loss for words
the Italian offers
some candy
23.
bus ride home
how much the corn fields
have grown
22.
rules of the road –
weeds also follow
the direction of traffic
21.
traffic jam –
the number of hay bales
on a red truck
20.
vacat
Strange Plant cinquain strange plantsStrange Plant cinquain3 years ago in Haiku & Eastern More Like This
shoot from the stream,
stalks veined in rhubarb red,
as fat as full-grown bamboo shafts;
surprise
with purple flowers, delicate,
hanging their pretty heads
amid death and
the fall
February 2009 Haiku-Wrimo1.February 2009 Haiku-Wrimo4 years ago in Haiku & Eastern More Like This
winter rain-
an old pot fills
with moonlight
2.
sunrise...
birdsong falling
from the mountain
3.
just in time
for the newborn-
snow flurries!
4.
gang signs
on the old church door...
winter deepens
5.
stillness...
a cloud
of white breath
6.
deep
in the raven's cry-
southern drawl
7.
midnight walk-
between each star
the cosmos
8.
resting awhile
on Issa's death poem-
the fly
9.
morning thaw-
the bulldog's growl
softens
10.
loneliness...
leek soup cold
in the crock pot
11.
crows
becoming
dusk
12.
one cloud
the shade of mango-
winter's end?
13.
begging
in her
Agricultural lorehush!Agricultural lore3 years ago in Haiku & Eastern More Like This
my father says as he kneels
to hear the corn grow
haikuthon summer 2009haikuthon summer 20094 years ago in Haiku & Eastern More Like This
*1*
糸雨や明るい窓に笛のソロ
ito same ya akarui mado ni fue no soro
threads of rain-
from the bright window
flute solo
*2*
さかずきに映る小枝や上り月
sakazuki ni uturu ko eda ya nobori zuki
tree branches
cast a shadow in the wineglass-
swelling moon
*3*
安売りや昨夜のご飯今朝のめし
yasu uri ya yuube no gohan kesa no meshi
oh the bargain sales!
last night's leftovers
for breakfast today.
*4*
Haikuthon July 2009Haikuthon July 20094 years ago in Haiku & Eastern More Like This
31
gnarled tree roots
stretch down into the pond
resting for a spell
30
a thousand flags
whip in the wind
praying for profits
29
lingering
in the cool building shadow
lilac perfume
28
in the distance
beyond the looming storm —
hint of orange dusk
27
a golden half-moon
hangs near distant streetlights
rear-view mirror
26
&#
Winter Haikuwrimo 2009Winter Haikuwrimo 20094 years ago in Haiku & Eastern More Like This
-1-
damnable cold
plagues the weather
and my health
-2-
despite pouring rain
clinic's A/C is set to chill
what's up Doc?
-2(b)-
Federal Territory Day
K.L is a ghost town
except for tourists
-3-
boiling water
the teakettle and I
whistle a duet
-4-
while jogging
the cloudy sky breaks
a free bath!
-5-
at the clinic
halls are swamped with patients
dengue season
-6-
stray mutt
to whom does it howl
master, moon or mate?
-7-
cleaning your grave
pebbles split my nails
I remember your hands
-8-
waiting outside
for the moss rose's bloom
sunrise keeps me company
-9-
season finale
all questions to be answered...
pow
Red DragonRed dragon fly through the night of your dreams:Red Dragon7 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
Sunset wings carry you towards the horizon,
Then dive into the sea at dawn,
Drink in the liquid universe,
Breathe out poetic fire.
Dick-Laurence Renku -FINISHED-waning heat–Dick-Laurence Renku -FINISHED-4 years ago in Haiku & Eastern More Like This
a few bare spots
in the melon patch
(L)
harvest moon–
sweat drips from his
balding head
(D)
termite tracks–
talk of Jackson's death
in whispers
(L)
dusk hollows storm winds resound
(D)
wet newspaper
Iran bleeds
into commerce
(L)
her father's voice
between each gunshot
silence
(D)
hibiscus flowers
in full bloom
morning skyline
(L)
tui song
steam from the tea
on my face
(D)
noon breeze–
the toddler mimics
an airplane
(L)
clear night
the streetlamps come on
one by one
(D)
city dusk–
the strip club's roof
in neon
(L)
red light district
a policeman
undercov
July Haiku-1-July Haiku5 years ago in Haiku & Eastern More Like This
beside the motorway
one and a half rabbits
-2-
night time;
moths queuing
at the cash machine
-3-
homecoming;
on the windowsill
six dead flies
-4-
at the airport
the children dine
on nose-pickings
-5-
an empty garden
the snail mounts
a football
-6-
slugs
lining up
on the runway
-7-
night time
in the nunnery garden
foxes humping
-8-
every morning
the same café breakfast
a different price
-9-
Bognor Birdmen
diving off the pier,
all the seagulls laughing
-10-
July storm
beach balls chasing cars
inland
-11-
gulls
flying Southwards
going Eastwards
-12-
ambiguity:
two cats fighting
beneath a b
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flushed by the sun's kiss
sing passion's song
Sta.sh
