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Print August 2008 (No. 710)
night-flitting things
through the warm darkness
lime blossom scent
through the warm darkness
lime blossom scent
Patricia Neubauer
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Philadelphia, PA, USA
from the middle of there
to the middle of here
yellow butterfly
to the middle of here
yellow butterfly
jerry ball
Walnut Creek, CA, USA
Walnut Creek, CA, USA
moonless night
yellow light from the window
of my ex-wife's house
yellow light from the window
of my ex-wife's house
Mark Miller
Shoalhaven Heads, Australia
Shoalhaven Heads, Australia
adjoining cabin
the click of their screen door
at dawn
the click of their screen door
at dawn
Jenniifer Gomoll Popolis
Springfield, IL, USA
Springfield, IL, USA
folding my umbrella
just then a drop of rain
velvety mossy trunk
just then a drop of rain
velvety mossy trunk
Etsuko Nakayama
Odawara, Japan
Odawara, Japan
Grinning at each other
Some teeth missing
My father and my son
Some teeth missing
My father and my son
Raj K. Bose
Honolulu, HI, USA
Honolulu, HI, USA
dusk
the day's heat held
by the stone buddha
the day's heat held
by the stone buddha
ed markowski
Auburn Hills, MI, USA
Auburn Hills, MI, USA
deciding to lay
my head on driftwood
also turned white
my head on driftwood
also turned white
George Swede
Toronto, Canada
Toronto, Canada
sunny afternoon
blue bottle flies circuits
around my bed
blue bottle flies circuits
around my bed
Philip D. Noble
Prestwick, Scotland
Prestwick, Scotland
night train --
a moth rides
on the moon
a moth rides
on the moon
Jacek Margolak
Kierce, Poland
Kierce, Poland
Tokhara outing --
to see my kin but really
to see the goats
to see my kin but really
to see the goats
J.D. Heskin
Duluth, MN, USA
Duluth, MN, USA
sweltering heat
a few cool words
from her
a few cool words
from her
Marek Kozubek
Poland
Poland
summer solstice
dawn silently scales
skyscraper windows
dawn silently scales
skyscraper windows
Origa
Lancing, MI, USA
Lancing, MI, USA
The fleeing sandpipers
turn about suddenly
and chase back the sea!
turn about suddenly
and chase back the sea!
James W. Hackett (1929- )
Haiku, HI, USA
(From Cor van den Heuvel (ed.): "The Haiku Anthology, 2nd," Simon & Schuster, New York City, USA)
Haiku, HI, USA
(From Cor van den Heuvel (ed.): "The Haiku Anthology, 2nd," Simon & Schuster, New York City, USA)
hotarubiya yamanoyounaru hyakushoya
Fires of the fireflies --
rising up like a mountain
is the farmer's house
rising up like a mountain
is the farmer's house
Fusei Tomiyasu (1885-1979)
(Haiku Magazine 'KO,' May, 2001(autumn--winter), Nagoya, Japan: translated by James Kirkup & Makoto Tamaki)
(Haiku Magazine 'KO,' May, 2001(autumn--winter), Nagoya, Japan: translated by James Kirkup & Makoto Tamaki)
