Akitsu Quarterly
Winter 2018
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Tag: summer
Ito En Semifinalist Poems 2018
January 2018
winter thaw
a mockingbird jumps
from branch to branch
February 2018
river thaw
a quacking memory
drifts by
March 2018
empty nest
an echo of voices
I almost hear
June 2018
country walk
the scent of manure follows
a bend in the road
September 2018
ebb tide
when leaving was all
I could think about
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A Yellow Butterfly Wing
a yellow butterfly wing
brushes the hairs on my arm
for an instant
we throb together
on the edge of the universe
Skylark A Tanka Journal
Winter 2018
A Touch of Blue
a touch of blue
flits across the meadow
squawking jay
Haiku Foundation A Sense of Place
October 17, 2018
Sun-kissed
Prune Juice A Journal of Senryu, Kyoka and Haiga
Autumn 2018
Steady Rain
2018 Jane Reichhold Memorial Haiga Contest
Third Place in Photographic Division
Published simultaneously in
Prune Juice A Journal of Senryu, Kyoka, Haibun and Haiga
and
Failed Haiku A Journal of English Senryu
November 5, 2018
Commentary by Steve Hodge, judge of the photographic haiga section:
“I loved this haiga the moment I saw it. As with many senryu, I like its simple premise – two people taking advantage of a steady rain to drop what they were doing and sit and hold hands. No metaphors or profound hidden meanings. Does the “steady” rain indicate that the couple are going steady or have enjoyed a steady relationship? Nope. Not for me. Does the wilted flower indicate that trouble may lay ahead for this couple? Nope again. Is it a romantic couple? A parent and child? Siblings? Who cares! It’s a lovely moment and a lovely image. That’s more than enough for me.”
Hot Afternoon
Prune Juice
Autumn 2018
