December 2007 Roads /
Paths / By-ways Haiku Thread |
Announcing The December 2007 Roads / Paths / By-ways Haiku Thread For December 2007
the theme of the monthly haiku thread is roads, paths, or
by-ways. Writers may post an unlimited number of haiku to the
Roads Thread.
All Haiku received will be posted on-line at December 2007 roads haiku thread.
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Read the Editor's Choices: Editor Karina Klesko, Editor John Daleiden
The following poets have contributed to the December 2007 Road Haiku ThreadEd Baker, US; Ginka Biliarska, BG; Serban Codrin, RO; Magdalena Dale, RO; John Daleiden, US; Sally Evans, UK; Betty Kaplan, US; Karina Klesko, US; Vasile Moldovan, RO; Shanna Baldwin Moore, US; Ruth Nott, US; Rita Odeh, Nazareth; Zhanna P. Rader, US; Trish Shileds, CA; Barbara A. Taylor, AU; Tad Wojnicki, US
# 01. john daleiden, US
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walking stick pointing the way to your house # 02. Ed Baker, US
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another cross road.. and now three deadends # 03 Shanna Baldwin Moore, US
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full moon crossing the bridge one step at a time # 04. Ed Baker, US |
frosted roses removing her ring she takes a new path # 05. Trish Shields, CA |
above the treetops the road doesn't stop— it changes # 06. Sally Evans, UK |
pools of water on nursery walkway my dead plant # 07. Tad Wojnicki, , US |
after the storm black ice on the road sliding, sliding, sliding # 08. Betty Kaplan, US |
walking mind suddenly in her garden # 09. Ed Baker, US
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new subdivision my memories lead me to the lake # 10. Trish Shields, CA |
after the mudslide this wild road frightens me # 11. Sally Evans, UK |
yellow brick road she taps ruby slippers along the way # 12. john daleiden, US |
Windy Mountain going up not as easy as coming down # 13. Ed Baker, US |
open roads free flying through the past # 14.Shanna Baldwin Moore, US |
On the road— the sun's blinding reflection off the passing truck # 15. Zhanna P. Rader, US |
his collie-dog always there watching the road # 16. Sally Evans, UK |
Appain Way— the rocky road of constant change # 17. john daleiden, US |
at the cross roads indecision . . . left or right # 18. Betty Kaplan, US |
Roadside billboard: «South-Of-The-Border Park— You never sau-sage a place!» # 19. Zhanna P. Rader, US |
food fried in oil Hanukkah parties in swing— jelly donuts! # 20. Betty Kaplan, US |
the old railway line now a cycleway we walk # 21. Sally Evans, UK |
flood waters two hawaiians paddle a couch down the street # 22.Shanna Baldwin Moore, US |
Sleet— the moon is frozen to the road. #23. Zhanna P. Rader, US |
Above the red light, the moon nearing its eclipse— I miss the green one. # 24. Zhanna P. Rader, US |
a hundred untold stories on criss-cross paths # 25. Sally Evans, UK |
a car full of kids on the road to Disney Land— "are we there yet?" # 26. Betty Kaplan, US |
open gate… how narrow is that path! # 27. Rita Odeh, Nazareth |
the con trails disappear into space— visitors depart # 28. john daleiden, US |
A pine-fringed road— the moon is playing peek-a-boo. # 29. Zhanna P. Rader, US |
looking back at earth— in a folding landscape hairpin turns # 30. Daniela Bullas , UK |
a fig tree by the road bearing no fruit— morning light # 31. Rita Odeh, Nazareth |
back from London deep snow closes the road behind us # 32. Sally Evans, UK |
tonight a full moon the bridge is out no one comes to visit how pleasant! # 33. Ed Baker, US |
Heavy traffic— a newspaper crosses the road in front of me. # 34. Zhanna P. Rader, US |
He raised his hand and the waters parted . . . a road to escape # 35. Betty Kaplan, US |
milky way sprawl pinpoints in the canopy of heaven # 36. john daleiden, US |
wild gulls abundant in the milky way # 37. Ed Baker, US |
steep and straight the hunter's path— entrance hidden # 38. Sally Evans, UK |
Road apples: the passing cars turn them into pancakes. # 39. Zhanna P.
Rader, US |
runaway teen leaning on the sign— "adopt a highway" # 40. Betty Kaplan, US |
twelve o'clock… the long way home with a single shoe # 41. Rita Odeh, Nazareth |
route 66 hear the old voices echo the past # 42. john daleiden, US |
children on the path making arrows with sticks and stones # 43. Sally Evans, UK |
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poisoned, it springs back in the road cracks— the crabgrass. # 44. Zhanna P.
Rader, US |
moonlight approaching your bed # 45. Ed Baker, US |
the Silk Road— a trail through centuries where east meets west # 46. john daleiden, US |
coming home from skiing— driving on the right or the left at the border? # 47. Daniela Bullas, UK |
Indian summer— at a roadside stand, pyramids of pumpkins. # 48. Zhanna P. Rader, US |
Summer evening— the scent of gardenia all along the road #49. Zhanna P. Rader, US |
under the full moon a lone traveler on the path to nowhere # 50. Vasile Moldovan, RO |
to the waterfall— follow the tarmac all the way # 51. Sally Evans, UK |
rainy night— hurrying through the streets the sound of flip flops # 52. Gillena Cox, TT |
angels speak Mary and Joseph obey— road to Bethlehem # 53. Ruth Nott, US |
Down from the plane, houses along the hair-roads, like needle-stitching. #54. Zhanna P. Rader, US |
follow this road to where the rainbow begins # 55. Sally Evans, UK |
Going north— sumac's fiery leaves line the highway. # 56. Zhanna P. Rader, US |
on the country road, behind the empty cart a chained puppy # 57. Vasile Moldovan, RO |
a cloud between you and I this lonely path inspired by Li Po # 58. Karina Klesko, US |
snowfall transforms a twisted white oak— the Yellowhead The Yellowhead Highway Corridor stretches 3,500 km across Western Canada, along the Trans Canada Yellowhead Highway 16 from Winnipeg, Manitoba (Eastern Mile 0) west to Masset on the Queen Charlotte Islands (Western Mile 0) and south on Yellowhead Highway 5 to Hope, British Columbia.
# 59. Trish Shields, CA |
writing road haiku I take a break— tiredness can kill (Scotland has signs on the roads that say take a break - tiredness can kill. I don't know if these are used in other countries?) # 60. Sally Evans, UK |
A road-crossing possum... becomes the car driver’s guilt. # 61. Zhanna P. Rader, US |
a dog just stopped in the middle of the road... New Year is passing # 62. Vasile Moldovan, RO |
anxiety and fear traveling holiday roads— Christmas backlash #63. Ruth Nott, US |
Heigh, chrysanthemum! You bloom just now when the cranes fly under the Milky Way #64. Vasile Moldovan, RO |
coloured lights line the path to our door the Cat's Eye Nebula # 64B. Trish Shields, CA |
Warm April day— both sides of the road purple wisteria. # 65. Zhanna P. Rader, US |
Snowstorm at daybreak— two snowmen arm in arm on the country road # 66. Serban Codrin, RO |
Country road— sunflower heads stretch to the horizon. # 67. Zhanna P. Rader, US |
The moon behind the clouds... Who will illuminate the cranes' paths? # 68. Vasile Moldovan, RO |
A breath of wind— the swallow on the way to her nest # 69. Magdalena Dale, RO |
good intentions on the signpost to hell # 70. Barbara Taylor, AU |
Indian summer— on a road-side roll of hay, a happy face painted. # 71. Zhanna P. Rader, US |
Autumn leaves— tracing our forest paths alone. #72. Zhanna P. Rader, US |
In the road dust some barefooted rainmakers beseeching the rain # 73. Magdalena Dale, RO |
This day is dying together with the last bell ring— road by night # 74. Serban Codrin, RO |
Harvest moon tired men and horses on the way home # 75. Magdalena Dale, RO |
Summer night— a house centipede sprints along a moonbeam path. # 76. Zhanna P. Rader, US |
border checks at the cross roads I swallow hard # 77. Barbara Taylor, AU |
Florida highway— cotton-candy clouds in the blue sky. #78. Zhanna P. Rader, US |
Breach in the fence— only an access path to the spring moon # 79. Serban Codrin, RO |
Gravel road— the car's headlights pierce the fog. # 80. Zhanna P. Rader, US |
Suddenly a cloud all the dust of the road behind the herd # 81. Magdalena Dale, RO |
blocked the road-map to peace over and over # 82. Barbara Taylor, AU |
puddles on the road a belated cart is sprinkling stars # 83. Ginka Biliarska, BG |
the road, it winds and winds so that again it might look backwards # 84. Ginka Biliarska, BG |
A walk before dusk— the aroma of suppers all along the way. # 85. Zhanna P. Rader, US |
gipsy love rug sprawling on the road until the end of summer # 86. Ginka Biliarska, BG |
a feather falls and circles, having lost its way and its direction # 87. Ginka Biliarska, BG |
Pacific tree frogs— the freeway traffic hum drowns in their chorus. # 88. Zhanna P. Rader, US |
Dog days— over the road asphalt, rippling air. # 89. Zhanna P. Rader, US |
The forest is filled with autumn light— our leaf-covered path. #90. Zhanna P. Rader, US |
October walk— on the forest path, a snake's eyes meet mine. # 91. Zhanna P. Rader, US |
Warm October— on a road-side boulder, a lizard basks. # 92. Zhanna P. Rader, US |
The long road through dust and fog— sweet home. #93. Zhanna P. Rader, US |
A country road— sudden collision of a car and a butterfly. # 94. Zhanna P. Rader, US |
A yellow flower on the railroad— approaching train... # 95. Zhanna P. Rader, US |
the narrow path— walking alone with you we dream #
96. john daleiden, US |
Read the editor's choices: Editor Karina Klesko, Editor John Daleiden |
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