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November 2008 "holiday(s)" Thread |
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Read the November 30 2008 Editor's Choices: Editor Karina Klesko, Editor John Daleiden
The following poets have contributed to the November 30, 2008 "holiday(s) Haiku Thread
Participants: Ed Baker, US; John Daleiden, US; Karen O'Leary, US; Jacek Margolak, PL; Aleksandar Prokopiev, MK; Terrie Leigh Relf (semi), US; Keith A. Simmonds, TT; Barbara A Taylor, AU; Maria Tirenescu, RO; Rafal Zabratynski, PL
Countries: Australia, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Trinidad, United States
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oh, x-mas I give her the obligatory scanty pantie # 02. Ed Baker, US |
Thanksgiving— joined hands circle the table # 03. Karen O'Leary, US |
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so bitter these cranberries the bus at rush hour # 04. semi, US |
a cruise on the Mediterranean: vacation delight # 05. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
every month another holiday: a boost to the economy # 06. Ed Baker, US |
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full moon half moon what's a "holiday" I'm just a Dumb Rock # 07. Ed Baker, US |
midwinter night he flies over the north pole with brightly wrapped gifts # 08. John Daleiden, US |
colorful glims in the nearby spruce city lights # 09. Jacek Margolak, PL |
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winter sun on the rocking chair a closed book # 10. Jacek Margolak, PL |
celebrating THIS new holiday over and over and over again with my new credit-card # 11. Ed Baker, US |
the way her fingers fold, then press. . . origami snowflakes # 12. semi, US |
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stargazing on a private yacht... welcome holidays # 13. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
giving him another chance. . . making latkes # 14. semi, US |
far away hearing "don't you dare celebrate another 'holiday' with h e r!" # 15. Ed Baker, US |
trying not to think of school high tide # 16. Terrie Leigh Relf (semi), US |
holiday food ain't what it used to be —neither are you! # 17. Ed Baker, US |
my first trip dancing to the frenzy of the tam-tams # 18. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
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holiday cheer the bottle I bought I'll drink to 'that' # 19. Ed Baker, US |
thermostat on high crocheting afghans for my daughter # 20. semi, US |
winter moon my grandpa tells about the warm countries # 21. Jacek Margolak, PL |
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skating up and down the Alps: winter recess # 22. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
approaching this holiday with holes in my socks darn! where are you to mend things? # 23. Ed Baker, US |
too many novels gathering dust scent of chocolate # 24. semi, US |
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winter holidays... still unfinished her hand knitting # 25. Jacek Margolak, PL |
for two weeks she's mine. . . winter vacation # 26. semi, US |
a recess trip to a tropical isle... fun and games # 27. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
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Winter sculpture: a swallow frozen in the ice. # 28. Aleksandar Prokopiev, MK |
winter holidays: sailing far away to hotter climes # 29. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
evening walk a full moon in each naked tree # 30. Jacek Margolak, PL |
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far from the humdrum of our daily existence... happy holidays # 31. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
In front of a traffic light a pregnant Gipsy begs. She's cold for two. # 32. Aleksandar Prokopiev, MK |
holidays: a free spirit on a journey # 33. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
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There will be no spring for the dry bough not even for a goodbye. # 34. Aleksandar Prokopiev, MK |
travelling to a distant land... vacation fun # 35. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
From the freezing cold the face shrinks but not the nose. # 36. Aleksandar Prokopiev, MK |
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vacation time preparing to publish the haiku book # 37. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
A confused sparrow: on the icy grains of cold —imagined crumbs. # 38. Aleksandar Prokopiev, MK |
in my down parka as slim as anyone else skiing silver slopes # 39. Barbara A Taylor, AU |
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I cough, it echoes on that side of the park —winter holidays! # 40. Aleksandar Prokopiev, MK |
winter downunder under a parasol lapping up the rays # 41. Barbara A Taylor, AU |
winter recess: I turn up the heater and the music # 42. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
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weary exodus— long airline queues x-rayed and prodded # 43. Barbara A Taylor, AU |
the first snow... writing my haiku with hot cups of tea # 44. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
winter holidays I buy a season ticket to the sauna # 45. Rafal Zabratynski, PL |
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Christmas eve... a walk in the park wrapped in my new coat # 46. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
Felix Spa people in the warm water— it is snowing over the lido # 47. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
snowflakes crumble children singing carols: love in the air # 48. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
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holiday on the mountain— among the high cliffs, a tourist alone # 49. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
winter evening my camera flashing... Mount Fuji # 50. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
lonesome tourist— looking through the window the moon eclipse # 51. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
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a huge tree for me to decorate... silent night # 52. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
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beneath winter stars traveling through the desert— the saguaro # 54. John Daleiden, US |
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Read the November 30 2008 Editor's Choices: Editor Karina Klesko, Editor John Daleiden |