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Print June 2008 (No. 708)
lightning flash
after lightning flash
and a firefly
after lightning flash
and a firefly
Bruce Ross
Hampden, ME, USA
Hampden, ME, USA
spring afternoon
his mother lives one place
his dad another
his mother lives one place
his dad another
jerry ball
Walnut Creek, CA, USA
Walnut Creek, CA, USA
lightning --
she sees me
unmasked
she sees me
unmasked
Tyrone McDonald
New York City, USA
New York City, USA
Custom house --
duty-free the sun is setting
in another country
duty-free the sun is setting
in another country
Vasile Moldovan
Bucharest, Romania
Bucharest, Romania
soap bubbles
and giggles
float over the fence
and giggles
float over the fence
w. f. owen
Antelope, CA, USA
Antelope, CA, USA
while we dreamed
a lily bloomed
in the gift bouquet
a lily bloomed
in the gift bouquet
William Hart
Montrose, CA, USA
Montrose, CA, USA
television
finally I zapped to
the moon
finally I zapped to
the moon
Wolfgang Beutke
Barum, Germany
Barum, Germany
peach blossoms
so unlike the fruit --
divorce rate up
so unlike the fruit --
divorce rate up
George Swede
Toronto, Canada
Toronto, Canada
out of a tunnel
between rusted rails
a dandelion rush
between rusted rails
a dandelion rush
John Bird
Ocean Shores, Australia
Ocean Shores, Australia
spring wind
in girlish hair
deep breath
in girlish hair
deep breath
Katarzyna Predota
Poland
Poland
gardenia blossom
even my breath …
leaves a bruise
even my breath …
leaves a bruise
Nancy Nitrio
Orangevale, CA, USA
Orangevale, CA, USA
taking flight …
a butterfly shrugs off
his shadow
a butterfly shrugs off
his shadow
Kala Ramesh
Pune, India
Pune, India
blue heron
still … in the stream
our shadows
still … in the stream
our shadows
Raquel D. Bailey
St. Andrew Jamaica
St. Andrew Jamaica
Not a breath of air --
only a water bug mars
the pine's reflection
only a water bug mars
the pine's reflection
Majory Bates Pratt (1896- )
(From Cor van den Heuvel [ed.]: "The Haiku Anthology, 1st," Doubleday, USA)
(From Cor van den Heuvel [ed.]: "The Haiku Anthology, 1st," Doubleday, USA)
nanohanaya hattoakaruki machihazure
canola flowers
sudden brightness
at the edge of town
sudden brightness
at the edge of town
Shiki Masaoka (1867-1902)
(From "If Someone Asks ...," translated by the Shiki-Kinen Museum, Matsuyama, Japan)
(From "If Someone Asks ...," translated by the Shiki-Kinen Museum, Matsuyama, Japan)
