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kernels Summer 2013 haiku
(scroll to the bottom for EC Choice)
cattails
where the red-winged blackbirds
used to perch
dandelion fields
at the edge of hot sand
the moon is a beacon
John Soules, CAN
Tatjana Debeljacki, Serbia
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first hot day
blinded by the flash
of white flesh
first sunlight
then shadow
a swinging loveseat
Rachel Sutcliffe, UK
Patricia Kelly (Roswila), USA
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black swans
preening each other
we come clean
my silence
full of cicadas
in my hut
Rodney Williams, AUS
Ernesto P Santiago, Phillipines
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blackberry jam
the sweet taste
of summer dust
it stopped
in her blue irises
fast-flying bird
Angela Terry, USA
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clover meadows–
bowing into their shadows
young ewes
zaustavlja se
u modrim zjenicama
brzi let ptice
Željko Špoljar, Croatia
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Maire Morrissey-Cummins, Ireland
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the old path
lost in a gloomy woods . . .
distant bells
u mračnoj šumi
izgubljena stara staza . . .
daleka zvona
returning home
under the gills of a big fish
a willow stick
povratak s Česme
pod škrgama velike ribe
vrbov kolac
Djurdja Vuklic' Rozic', Croatia
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Sasa Vazic', Serbia
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river walk–
the scent of lilacs
and fresh tar
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white wind
scouring the breakwater
a seagull’s cry
Lorin Ford, AUS
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migrating butterflies—
her hand on mine heightens
the baby's movements
Adelaide B. Shaw, USA
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a long way . . .
the flapping of magpie wings
fills the dark
dug put . . .
lepršanje svračjih krila
ispunjava mrak
Chad Lee Robinson, USA
Sasa Vazic', Serbia
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a profusion of stars after-rain lilacs
buhos ng mga bituin ang mga lila na naulanan
field clover
bending to the weight
of a bumblebee
Alegria Imperial, CAN
Ben Moeller-Gaa, USA
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echoing sky . . .
a woodpecker sounds
the pine
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summer night connecting the dots
Mark E. Brager, USA
John Soules, CAN
(Editor's Choice)
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summer rains
the climate changes
between us
scattered grains
after the harvest
feasting birds
Aron Rothstein, USA
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prosuto zrnje
nakon žetve na njivi
gozba pticama
lake's edge
a swan soaks dry bread
with its beak
Ljubica Kolaric' Dumic', Croatia
rub jezera
labud namače suhi kruh
kljunom
plum petals
sailing eastward
on the Sava . . .
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Zlata Bogovic', Croatia
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ocean sounds
I pass a conch
from my ear to hers
ெப¯uகடƒஒலிக„
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latice šljive
plove Savom - ka istoku
putuju . . .
Ljubomir Radovancevic', Croatia
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tumbleweeds
the wooden cross
without a name
Ramesh Anand, India
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heat wave over
but lingering moments
drip by drip
Raffael de Gruttola, USA
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snow fence
it can't hold back
the spring
Mike Rehling, USA
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William Scott Galasso, USA
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May Day
the jingling shins
of Morris dancers
André Surridge, NZ
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surveyor's flags
an inchworm measures
the clothes line
Barbara Snow, USA
cicadas
in the sky a new
shade of blue
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Vessislava Savova, Bulgaria
S. M. Abeles, USA
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early morning light
along the river byways
beaver at work
what to say
what not to say
autumn rain
Ayaz Daryl Nielsen, USA
Mark Smith, USA
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a summer evening
walking arm in arm
with the warmth
deep night
the canyon walls echo
my solitude
through shade trees a narrow beam of quiet
Johnny Baranski, USA
noćnu tišinu
pustom ulicom valja
stari pijanica
Hristina Pandjaridis, Bulgaria
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morning prayer
a branch at my window
beaded with rain
Bill Kenney, USA
tethered
this boat and I . . .
autumn dusk
Carol Judkins, USA
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Indian summer
sweaters returned
to the drawer
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Patricia Prime, NZ
an old drunkard
night stillness rolling
over the street
Malvina Mileta, Croatia
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scent of lilacs
in the stillness
my mother's voice
Louisa Howerow, CAN
bullfinch
the squeaking hinge
of a child’s swing
Cynthia Rowe, AUS
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the scent
of a watered garden . . .
twittering sparrows
Dawn Bruce, AUS
countryside
wherever I go
cobs of maize
~~~
where forest meets water the night of fireflies
na selu
gdje god pošla
polja kukuruza
Marija Pogorilić, Croatia
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scattered grains
after the harvest
feasting birds
prosuto zrnje
nakon žetve na njivi
gozba pticama
Kala Ramesh, India
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thirty fifth autumn . . .
a railway bridge peeps
out of the fog
Trideset peta . . .
jesen. Zheleznichki most
viri iz magle
Damir Damir, Montenegro
Ljubica Kolaric'Dumic', Croatia
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swing bridge
a wishbone charm
on the hiker’s wrist
in the garden
a cardinal whistles
changing light
Cynthia Rowe, AUS
Louisa Howerow, CAN
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pulsating heat
my heart is pulsating too
from the lizard's threat
crab holes gasp
under my footprints . . .
receding wave
Kala Ramesh, India
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the glitter
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Pulsira pulsira jara
pulsira moje srce
i guša guštera
Rajna Beogovic' (1939-2011), Serbia
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of tall buildings
winter moon
Bill Kenney, USA
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Slug trail on the porch . . .
Now, I understand my life
David H. Rosen, USA
(Editor's Choice)
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salt water taffy
on the promenade
a bitter wind
Johnny Baranski, USA
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wind sweeps
the tall grasses . . .
morning jazz
Mark Smith, USA
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severe frost
robin song thaws
the graveyard
André Surridge, NZ
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the kite—
carrying the last sunrays
in its wings
Aju Mukhopadhyay, India
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a summer day
the old dog licking
its own shadow
Hristina Pandjaridis, Bulgaria
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monsoon dusk
the flood carrying
my shattered dreams
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Ramesh Anand, India
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new leaves
the urge to ride
no-handed
Michele L. Harvey, USA
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centered in his ripples bufflehead drake
the stillness
waiting in a puddle
April clouds
Aron Rothstein, USA
(Editor's Choice)
Barbara Snow, USA
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Mother's Day
a pillowcase billows
with fiddleheads
evening sky
a pale moon behind
listless trees
Alan Bridges, USA
R K Singh, India
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sere grasses—
summer threads
unraveling
sudden storm
losing power
in the argument
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Debbie Strange, CAN
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Ben Moeller-Gaa, USA
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battle in the sky
it will be a free fall
a gull and crow
daybreak . . .
portulaca blossoms
still closed
bitka na nebu
slobodni bit će pad
galeb i vrana
зазоряване...
цветовете на калдаръмчето
все още затворени
Dinko Sule, Croatia
Diana Teneva, Bulgaria
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walking mown paths
through hip-high buttercups . . .
dull skies forgotten
rooted tree—
he is in deep thought
autumn leaves
Kirsty Karkow, USA
Pravat Kumar Padhy, India
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this house . . .
the restlessness
of shadows
the surprise
of a reclining crescent
early darkness
Peggy Heinrich, USA
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mud wasps
in the mailbox
postage due
Tricia Knoll, USA
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day by day
our friendship grows—
gardening talk
Anne Curran, NZ
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threatening sky
the distant hills
in deep shadow
Adelaide B. Shaw, USA
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ova kuća . . .
nemir uzdrhtalih
senki
Sasa Vazic', Serbia
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curtain sway
a paper wasp explores
the open door
Kirsten Cliff, NZ
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after the Gospel
the flutter
of a trapped sparrow
Mark E. Brager, USA
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ice storm
a rainbow coats
the power line
Angela Terry, USA
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frozen web
only the spider knows
the weight of a moth
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Aine MacAodha, UK
a four-leaf clover
in the widower's garden
roses bloom with weeds
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Victor P. Gendrano, Phillipines
the sun slowly
drawing blades of grass
my bare feet
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sunce strpljivo
bronzom crta vlati trave bronze
bosa stopala
billowing clouds—
the clothesline strung
with summer
Sondra J. Byrnes, USA
Tatjana Debeljacki, Serbia
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sea glass–
I thread the colours
of a winter sky
no corner without
at least a speck of sunlight
memorial garden
Lorin Ford, USA
Patricia Kelly (Roswila), USA
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bright edge
of the moon coming
out of an eclipse
sunrise—
tracks from the night
in dewy grass
Marje Dyck, CAN
Rose Soldo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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the calf roper's lasso
spinning overhead
summer clouds
empty fountain
the smell of thunder
and heavy rain
Chad Lee Robinson, USA
(Editor's Choice)
Mihajlo Mika Pavlovic', Serbia
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hiking alone
a new path
opens up
the scent of lilacs
what will she smile about at fifty?
Thomas Chockley, USA
Claudette Russell, USA
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sudden shower
scarlet maple leaves
more scarlet
in the night
an odd warble turns
summer to fall
Tricia Knoll, USA
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Elaine Riddell, NZ
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Matsushima . . .
holding this moonlit night
under the pines
Chen-ou Liu, CAN
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staccato of rain
the silence between them
is deafening
Victor P. Gendrano, Phillipines
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still pond
the frog's half-closed eyes
atop a lotus
John J. Han, USA
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thoughts of home . . .
I rake last year's leaves
for compost
Chen-ou Liu, CAN
loosestrife
how easily loneliness
can spread
Dawn Apanius, USA
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outgoing tide
a barnacled pile
fingers the wind
James Chessing, USA
(Editor's Choice)
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night rain
spreads over the moss
and a snail
noćna kiša
polegla na mahovinu
i puža
Zlata Bogovic', Croatia
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a grain of sand
stays in my suitcase
the memento
holiday traffic
even the rain
at a standstill
зрно пијеска
чувам на дну кофера
за успомену
Rachel Sutcliffe, UK
Branka Vojinovic'-Jegdic', Montenegro
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owl at dusk—
on the shroud of snow
a hut's shade
rumble…
cosseted moonbeams
burst on her night
hibou au crépuscule—
sur le linceul de neige
l'ombre d'une cabane
Minh-Triêt PHAM, France
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thin sun
my husband and I
share a teabag
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danarudor. . .
nabuak dagiti nakalemmeng a raniag
ti bulan iti sipngetna
Alegria Imperial, CAN
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swifts chase
the last embers of the day
ah the years pass
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Michele L. Harvey, USA
Andy Pomphrey, UK
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an old dog barks
at the foreclosed house
winter solstice
lighting a match
you instantly hide
the moonlight
Chen-ou Liu, CAN
Liz Moura, USA
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boats rock
between the stars–
harbour night
mountain sitting—
near a river to ponder
over the future
Maire Morrissey-Cummins, Ireland
Deepak Chaswal, India
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storm forecast
even the crickets
refuse to sing
choppy Irish Sea
failing to dislodge
this red starfish
Victor P. Gendrano, Phillipines
Maeve O'Sullivan, Ireland
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end of Ghost Month
the moon and I make our way
through the night
fragment of shell
the bubble of firelight
in the fog . . .
Chen-ou Liu, CAN
James Chessing, USA
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how a poet
bends the summer wind . . .
day lilies
from hot asphalt
this blister on my foot —
a beer poster
Alegria Imperial, CAN
Vruć asvalt
I plik na mom tabanu—
reklama piva
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summer stream
my feet dipping
into tao
John J. Han, USA
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summer thunder
the temperature drops
on our conversation
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Tatjana Stefanovic', Serbia
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hand in hand
we walk back home . . .
the Milky Way
Rodney Williams, AUS
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Tricia Knoll, USA
beach party
empty beer bottles sing
with a salt breeze
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Rachel Sutcliffe, UK
night star
the inevitability
of dawn
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Anne Curran, NZ
falling leaves
my quilting scraps
lie in a new pattern
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Frances Jones, USA
(Editor's Choice)
a couple crows
on the suspension bridge
nearly sunset
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Mihajlo Mika Pavlovic', Serbia
a dying sunflower
on the window's edge—
summer twilight
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Florida sun
dancing before harvest
a corn snake’s tongue
meurt un tournesol
sur le bord de la fenêtre—
crépuscule d'automne
Robert Piotrowski, CAN
Minh-Triêt PHAM, France
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a pale moon
mirrored in the lake
a trembling doe
a kestrel
fast as an errant dart
my revery broken
Rose Solodo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Neal Whitman, USA
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(Some of the Croatian haiku were translated by Djurdja Vukelic' Rozic'; Some of the Serbian haiku were translated by Sasa
Vazic', and others were translated by individual authors.)
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Editor's Haiku Choices
Slug trail on the porch . . .
Now, I understand my life
David H. Rosen, USA
As my Editor’s Choice, I've selected this deceptively plain haiku by David H. Rosen, as a fine example of what the haiku genre
is about, man and nature.
David's haiku is an equilibrium which contains feelings of uncertainty and hints of self-mockery, seemingly a somewhat
despondent and detached description of his own life, as well as the unfathomable beauty he perceived in the slug’s silver trail, as
a metaphor for one’s own legacy. A crafty comparison of a natural phenomenon to both the plight and the blessings of mankind .
. . what scholarly scope!
I realize that poetry is a "living art form" and will always be evolving forward or reverting back full circle.Therefore the gift to
be simple and stick to it when everyone around you is experimenting by pushing the boundaries, and trying to come off as a
complex intellectual, is a difficult path.
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David is a complex intellectual which is why I believe he has already mastered simple. His moment reflects only the pureness
and simplicity of nature as it is, and states this clearly through mention of something as mundane as a slug, then he adds the
surprise juxtaposition.
My Editor's Choices are never based on the number of lines, since format to me has nothing to do with content, nor do I think a
kigo is mandatory, although I do believe that at least some "feeling" of the natural world is a must, as well as a setting, subject,
verb, and an aha, no matter in what order they appear.
Unfortunately, there are others out there today who are publishing "short poems" of any type or kind under the guise of haiku.
While this may be fine for mainstream poetry, imo, it's a whole different story when it comes to Japanese and eastern aesthetics.
David’s haiku is an exceptional example of "yugen".
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the calf roper's lasso
spinning overhead
summer clouds
Chad Lee Robinson, USA
For this EC, what great visuals! Haiku poet Chad Lee Robinson gives us a "lasso" in his opening line, we can see it "spinning
overhead" in line 2, but wait! in line 3 we are allowed to see "summer clouds" through that lasso. Keeping the haiku cohesive
throughout is an important point to its success. This haiku is more than words, it is a picture. However it isn't just a pretty picture,
it has a very definite wide setting, an interesting subject, an action verb, and surprise follow through. Nature is involved as well
as the human element. It has everything a haiku should have no matter if it was written years ago or just yesterday.
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summer night connecting the dots
John Soules, CAN
As I said, line formatting means nothing if everything is there, as-in this one-line haiku by John Soule from Canada. What do you
see as the setting, subject, verb, and aha? I can imagine a whole sky (wide setting) full of stars (subject) connected (verb) "dot by
dot" (aha), similar to a game some of us played as children. The fact that John left out any mention of stars is as skillful as it gets
in this zen-style (but not incomplete) haiku moment. A very well done haiku!
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falling leaves
my quilting scraps
lie in a new pattern
Frances Jones, USA
Another fine EC by Frances Jones from Oregon. What a superb example of absolute juxtaposition, a feeling of the natural world
plus human interface, who could ask for anything more? Frances mentions no colors, and yet you see them vividly in her new
quilt pattern.
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centered in his ripples bufflehead drake
Aron Rothstein, USA
A nice one-liner written by Aron Rothstein. Normally I would recommend to an author that he use "its" instead of "his" or "hers",
however with the last word being "drake", Aron reinforces the use of "his". The word "ripples" is the setting, "centered" is the
verb", "bufflehead drake" is the subject, and the zoom effect is notable. The "aha" in this haiku would be the wonderful
symmetry that the visuals create.
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outgoing tide
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