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December 2008 "dance" Thread

Announcing 2008 "dance" Thread

The theme of the monthly haiku thread will be dance—any kind of dance.

Writers may post an unlimited number of haiku to the Thread.

Subject Line: "dance" December 2008 haiku thread.
To: haikuthreadeditor@poetrywriting.org

Deadline: Midnight Sunday, December 28 2008.

Haiku

Author, Country

All Haiku received will be posted on-line at "dance" December 2008 haiku thread.

The Sketchbook editors will select their Monthly Haiku Choice from this thread for publication in the Wednesday, December 31, 2008 Sketchbook.

Read the December 31, 2008 Editor's Choices: Editor Karina Klesko, Editor John Daleiden

The following poets have contributed to the December 31, 2008 dance Haiku Thread

Participants: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,
Gillena Cox, TT; Magdalena Dale, RO; John Daleiden, US; Jan Oskar Hansen PT; Manu Kant, IN; Bill Kenney, US; Catherine J. S. Lee, US; Jacek Margolak, PL; Puiu Marinescu, RO; Iga Gala Miemus, PL; Vasile Moldovan, RO; Keith A. Simmonds, TT; Terry Steudlein, US; Barbara A Taylor, AU; Rafal Zabratynski, PL

Countries: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,
Australia, India, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Trinidad, United States,
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golden anniversary once the jitterbug now a slow waltz # 01. Catherine J. S. Lee, US	Sunbeams dance On the last snowfall— What hieroglyphs # 02. Puiu Marinescu, RO	Accordions play In the land of thousand tarns She and summer dance PS. Finland is often called "The thousand lakes land" # 03. Jan Oskar Hansen PT
spring dawn... dancing beams upon the drapes # 04. Keith A. Simmonds, TT	tango with broom sweeper in plaza erases older footprints leaving his own... # 05. Manu Kant, IN	octogenarians celebrating their love with a tango # 06. Keith A. Simmonds, TT
In blue suits and tie They are elegant and polite The Ballroom dancers # 07. Jan Oskar Hansen PT	redolent wngs quivering in the air... a butterfly waltz # 08. Keith A. Simmonds, TT	missed out in youth middle aged women try out Salsa love in the air # 09. Manu Kant, IN
Dance in the village— Under the careless soles A little daisy # 10. Puiu Marinescu, RO	Nihilistic The Latin dance of rumba Passion ends in death # 11. Jan Oskar Hansen PT	silky swans in a sparkling pond twisting and turning # 12. Keith A. Simmonds, TT
mid-life crisis women try out Salsa love in the air # 13. Manu Kant, IN	broken shadows dancing on a pond... full moon # 14. Keith A. Simmonds, TT	empty car park two plastic bags dance in a wind eddy # 15. Rafal Zabratynski, PL
autumn morning in a sunlight dance: halo of mist # 16. Keith A. Simmonds, TT	bharatanatyam a woman in labour pains cosmos – a celestial dance # 17. Manu Kant, IN	dancing butterflies soaring on golden wings: summer solstice # 18. Keith A. Simmonds, TT
a leaf falls doing a samba into the shadow # 19. Keith A. Simmonds, TT	scent of dawn: blossoms swooning in a dance of spring # 20. Keith A. Simmonds, TT	bharatanatyam Legs akimbo, fingers in mudra Shiva on fire # 21. Manu Kant, IN
dancing cranes— the returning desire of being with you # 22. Jacek Margolak, PL	masked revellers parading in the streets... girls belly-dancing # 23. Keith A. Simmonds, TT	Christmas Eve— dancing to the Santa Clause Rag # 24. John Daleiden, US
Willow leaves dance in the winter chill— warm memories persist # 25. Terry Steudlein, US	crickets concert a fan shadow dancing on the floor # 26. Jacek Margolak, PL	a carnival in all its glory: reggae dance # 27. Keith A. Simmonds, TT
skaters' waltz spectators stamp their feet # 28. Bill Kenney, US	hip-hop dancing... community of hope in Harlem # 29. Keith A. Simmonds, TT	fat rain only lily pads dancing # 30. Jacek Margolak, PL
rays of sunlight on the Mediterranean... a pearly waltz # 31. Keith A. Simmonds, TT	vacant day— my son's kite dancing between the clouds # 32. Jacek Margolak, PL	two old dancers recapture lost dreams... rap party # 33. Keith A. Simmonds, TT
Snow flakes dance in an wild whirlpool— transient moments # 34 Magdalena Dale, RO	hues of sunlight dance on a hibiscus— birds chirping # 35. Keith A. Simmonds, TT	The dance of sere leaves in an anonymous whirlpool— Vivaldi’s music # 36. Magdalena Dale, RO
children's laughter as Santa appears dancng the zouk # 37. Keith A. Simmonds, TT	Waiting for the rain the Gipsy women dance barefoot # 38. Vasile Moldovan, RO	disco dancing gilded fairy lights on dew drops # 39. Barbara A Taylor, AU
After the tempest the butterfly dancing around a flower # 40. Vasile Moldovan, RO	retsina’d lips— rebels on the sands zorba dancing # 41. Barbara A Taylor, AU	A sad monkey looking at the people... She can't yet dance # 42. Vasile Moldovan, RO
the first waltz— on my father’s toes one two three # 43. Barbara A Taylor, AU	Without partner... a woman dances with another woman # 44. Vasile Moldovan, RO	fanning wings a bird of paradise finds his mate # 45. Barbara A Taylor, AU
The leaves dance in the wild wirlpool— new waterfall # 46. Vasile Moldovan, RO	two old lovers renewing their vows: Viennese waltz # 47. Keith A. Simmonds, TT	Ressurection Day— even the old people dancing, dancing # 48. Vasile Moldovan, RO
a matador doing a pasadoble... a fuming bull # 49. Keith A. Simmonds, TT	Whirling waters at the Iron Gate— the Danube Valse # 50. Vasile Moldovan, RO	lake's tile— necks of swans bent in dance # 51. Iga Gala Miemus, PL
Boogie Woogie— singing the blues all night eight to the bar # 52. John Daleiden, US	orchid flower hummingbird floats in dance # 53. Iga Gala Miemus, PL	pavement parang— dancing out in the street # 54. Gillena Cox, TT
ruins of a castle— in a dance hall whirls the wind # 55. Iga Gala Miemus, PL	A Christmas treat— old folks never forget how to dance # 56. Gillena Cox, TT	evening sail the dance of moonlight on dark waves # 57. Catherine J.S. Lee, US
beach memories— now a new generation dances the shag # 58. Catherine J.S. Lee, US	# 59.	reflected flames dance in the tree ornaments silent night # 60. Catherine J.S. Lee, US
# 61.	marriage plans . . . whooping cranes leap and dance # 62. Catherine J.S. Lee, US	# 63.
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Read the December 31, 2008 Editor's Choices: Editor Karina Klesko, Editor John Daleiden