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December 2008 "dance" Thread |
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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. Deadline: Midnight Sunday, December 28 2008.
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.
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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 ThreadGillena 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
Participants: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15
Australia, India, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Trinidad, United States,
Countries: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7
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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 |
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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 |
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In blue suits and ties They are elegant and polite— Ballroom dancers # 07. Jan Oskar Hansen PT |
redolent wings 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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dancing cranes— the returning desire of being with you # 22. Jacek Margolak, PL |
masked revelers parading in the streets... girls belly-dancing # 23. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
Christmas Eve— dancing to the Santa Clause Rag # 24. John Daleiden, US |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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The leaves dance in the wild whirlpool— new waterfall # 46. Vasile Moldovan, RO |
two old lovers renewing their vows: Viennese waltz # 47. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
Resurrection Day— even the old people dancing, dancing # 48. Vasile Moldovan, RO |
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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 |
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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 |
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ruins of a castle— in a dance hall the wind whirls # 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 |
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beach memories— now a new generation dances the shag # 58. Catherine J. S. Lee, US |
first dance recital the littlest sunflower twirls twirls twirls # 59. Catherine J. S. Lee, US |
reflected flames dance in the tree ornaments silent night # 60. Catherine J. S. Lee, US |
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marriage plans . . . whooping cranes leap and dance # 62. Catherine J. S. Lee, US |
New Year's Eve— the world teeters wildly to the beat of drums # 63. John Daleiden |
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Read the December 31, 2008 Editor's Choices: Editor Karina Klesko, Editor John Daleiden |