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February 2009 HaikuWriMoOne

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 Haikuthon

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 2009

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 clouds
chase across the moon -
Diana's hounds

Summer Haikuthon July 09

-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

Haikuthon March 2008March 1st:
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

July Haikuthon1.

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   31

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 1-28

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 haikuunexpected
along the river bank
cherry blossoms

2010 may haikuthon-22-
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

2009 Haiku-thon

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

February 2009 Haiku-Wrimo1.

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

Strange Plant cinquain strange plants
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

Agricultural lorehush!
my father says as he kneels
to hear the corn grow

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Contemplation haiku

by *somnomollior, Dec 23, 2010, 12:25:57 PM
Literature / Poetry / Nature / Haiku & Eastern

soaring
in spite of gravity
birds fly

Contemplation haikuby *somnomollior

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©2010-2013 *somnomollior

Looking out at the white horses on a grey, windy day and trying to look at it all positively. Thinking dismal thoughts - everything falls - but no! Seeing the seagulls inspired this.

`Itti Jan 14, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

Your haiku are always so clever! I like the way if you take the floating line to go with line 1 you can interpret "gravity" as the seriousness of your situation and feeling optimistic anyway, but if you take it with the final line it can mean gravity more literally working against the birds. Nice work

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*somnomollior Jan 15, 2011 Writer

I am very happy that you find so much in my little haiku. L)

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~the-beastie Jan 8, 2011 Hobbyist Writer

what it would be to be able to fly.

at least we can enjoy the magic of watching birds do it so excellently.

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*somnomollior Jan 10, 2011 Writer

Yes, it would be nice to fly without the use of engines.

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*leyghan Dec 26, 2010 Hobbyist Writer

A lovely sentiment.

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*somnomollior Dec 29, 2010 Writer

Thank you!

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~valkvick Dec 23, 2010 Hobbyist Writer

Short, simple, and very inspiring.

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*somnomollior Dec 24, 2010 Writer

Thank you. I thought at first - hey, this is a bit short, but then I thought that its brevity was a good thing.

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*nunheh Dec 23, 2010

Seagulls, also, are heavier than air machines. But evidence suggests they can fly. For some reason reading this I flashed back to to my attempt to fly. I put on a yellow T shirt, fashioned a red cape like mighty mouse, and leaped off the end of the couch...bam! Flat on my face.

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*somnomollior Dec 24, 2010 Writer

I did that too! I often tried to fly by jumping off the end of the couch. I thought that if I believed hard enough that I could fly, I would fly.

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