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March 2008 Stars / Constellations Haiku Thread |
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Announcing March 2008 Haiku Thread For March
2008 the theme of the monthly haiku thread is
stars or constellations. Writers may post an unlimited number of haiku to
the Thread.
All Haiku received will be posted on-line at March 2008 Stars Haiku Thread. The Sketchbook editors will select their Monthly Haiku Choice from this thread for publication in the Monday, March 31, 2008 Sketchbook. |
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Read the March 31, 2008 Editor's Choices: Editor Karina Klesko, Editor John Daleiden
The following poets have contributed to the March 31, 2008 Star / Constellation Haiku ThreadEd Baker, US; Gerry Bravi, CA; Daniela Bullas, UK; Leslie Cohen, IL; Magdalena Dale, RO; John Daleiden, US; Jon Davey, UK; Lorin Ford, AU; Karina Klesko, US; Catherine J. S. Lee, US; Vasile Moldovan, RO; Shanna Baldwin Moore, US; Aju Mukhopadhyay, IN; Karen O'Leary, US; Peter Pache, US; Pam Pignataro, US; Zhanna P. Rader, US; Terrie Leigh Relf, US; Keith A. Simmonds, TT; John Stone, US; Constantin Stroe, RO; Barbara A. Taylor, AU; Ella Wagemakers, NL; Josh Wikoff, UK; Tad Wojnicki, TW; Rafal Zabratynski, PL
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lovers strolling under the evening stars— eyes twinkling # 02. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
snow creaks beneath my feet; the morning star # 03. Pam Pignataro, US |
night lights— stars twinkling in a black sea # 04. Karen O'Leary, US |
jet lights trace patterns in the sky; no stars tonight # 05. Pam Pignataro, US |
indigo lawns a solitary star follows the moon # 06. Catherine J. S. Lee, US |
hues of fancy in twilight dreams reaching for the stars # 07. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
sultry night a jetliner crosses the Virgo # 08. Rafal Zabratynski, PL |
a new star through the hospice window she smiles in her sleep # 09. Karina Klesko, US |
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sky full of stars evening primroses in my headlights # 10. Catherine J. S. Lee, US |
the Big Dipper; trees drip ice through silence # 11. Pam Pignataro, US |
shimmering upon the ocean— sentinel stars # 12. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
scrawled in sand— a star's signature # 13 Karen O'Leary, US |
circle of stars in the moonlit sky: a pond scintillates # 14. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
reflected stars in a glaze of ice birch saplings bend # 15. Catherine J. S. Lee, US |
silence under the stars— a night of love # 16. Keith Simmonds, TT |
Christmas Eve— the fir tree from the courtyard decorated with stars # 17. Constantin Stroe, RO |
two bright stars at the crack of dawn— a shepherd and his flock # 18. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
Nightfall the stars just appear from nowhere # 19. Magdalena Dale, RO |
a bevy of stars peep through dark clouds... cocks crowing # 20. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
Cloudy sky— after the tempest on the beach thousands of star-fishes # 21. Constantin Stroe, RO |
out of darkness into the stars... a season of love # 22. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
Constellations— the stars are merging with the fireflies # 23. Magdalena Dale, RO |
symphony of light in the midnight sky: hosts of stars # 24. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
Summer night— a star hanging from the moon eave # 25. Constantin Stroe, RO |
lonely stars in the moon's glow— a distant storm # 26. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
Lily pond— constellations floating far in the water # 27. Magdalena Dale, RO |
showers of stars falling on the waves: a ship sets sail # 28. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
lunar eclipse— the stars brighten # 29. Peter Pache, US |
nocturnal glow in the distant sky: rendez-vous of stars # 30. Keith A. Simmonds |
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Pond mirror— the stars lay near a water lily # 31. Magdalena Dale, RO |
young lovers— looking for the stars in each other's eyes # 32. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
rhapsody of stars beneath the beach palms only you and I # 33. John Daleiden |
| summer sunset stars rising... music in the air # 34. Keith A. Simmonds |
power outage thousands of stars light the sudden dark # 35. Catherine J.S. Lee, US |
Constellations— on the water mirror white lotuses # 36. Magdalena Dale, RO |
Red light on the Milky Way— a shooting star # 37. Vasile Moldovan, RO |
street children on their rubbish heap— counting the stars # 38. Keith A. Simmonds |
new landscape— searching the sky for the Southern Cross # 39. Catherine J.S. Lee, US |
a solitary star twinkling in the vast expanse— silence of the sea # 40. Keith A. Simmonds |
reflections in the koi pond starfish and my dreams # 41. John Daleiden |
Owl song— a falling star over my town # 42. Vasile Moldovan, RO |
moonlight sail glittering Orion leads us home # 43. Catherine J.S. Lee, US |
love offerings— stars sparkling upon cherry trees # 44. Keith A. Simmonds |
across the milky way comet dust drifts with the mist # 45. Shanna Baldwin Moore, US |
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Lunar eclipse— all the stars so much brilliant # 46. Vasile Moldovan, RO |
star quality rimmed with bronze on the sidewalk # 47. Barbara A. Taylor, AU |
constellations: shimmering sparks in the summer sky # 48. Keith A. Simmonds |
first light first star a ceiling hole of banana hut # 49. Tad Wojnicki, TW |
star-studded night celebrities on show: oscar awards # 50. Keith A. Simmonds |
full snow moon veils of cirrus trailing across the stars # 51. Catherine J.S. Lee, US |
The stars... a mosquito... the stars # 52. Zhanna P. Rader, US |
Nocturn concert— along the stars harp strings the moon fingers # 53. Vasile Moldovan, RO |
predestined ruling aspects in the stars # 54. Barbara A. Taylor, AU |
Moonset— left alone a cricket resounds the stars # 55. Vasile Moldovan, RO |
in her eyes reflecting full moon # 56. Ed Baker, US |
A shooting star... so fast... I wish for another one. # 57. Zhanna P. Rader, US |
starbucks’ counseling— discussion on addiction over hot coffee # 58. Barbara A. Taylor, AU |
violet sky one last look at the morning star # 59. John Stone, US |
searching the stars for intelligent life so little of it here # 60. Ed Baker, US |
A sea wave slides off the sandy shore... taking the stars along. # 61. Zhanna P. Rader, US |
above the dump— clusters of stars give light to a maggots' nest # 62. Karina Klesko, US |
the weed invasion— blinded by purple stars on desolate lands # 63. Barbara A. Taylor, AU |
so many stars in her eyes how delightful # 64. Ed Baker, US |
ah! a falling star The Milky Way Galaxy loses just one # 65. Betty Kaplan, US |
Their night promenade— the starry sky slows them down to a stop. # 66. Zhanna P. Rader, US, US |
summer stars a lone koto behind the bamboo # 67. John Stone, US |
some star mooning me just so # 68. Ed Baker, US |
a lonely widow opens his window to welcome the stars # 69. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
A night walk— looking at the stars makes us zigzag. # 70. Zhanna P. Rader |
ebb tide— orion sweeping over frost-struck sands # 71. Jon Davey, UK |
some yellow star twinkling in my mind # 72. Ed Baker, US |
kaleidoscope— a shower of rain glistens with the stars # 73. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
from behind a cloud eclipsing everything else # 74. Ed Baker, US |
ocean view two lovers and the milky way # 75. John Stone, US |
Northern Star lighting the way to Full Moon # 76. Ed Baker, US |
winter night— an owls's wing brushes the milky way # 77. Jon Davey, UK |
shooting stars plunge into the sea... rainbow festival # 78. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
one shadow to quiet my need the galaxies # 79. Gerry Bravi, CA |
in her twinkles Old Bonze # 80. Ed Baker, US |
flickering starlight— the silence before a wave pummels the shore # 81. Jon Davey, UK |
silent stars keep watch bombers burn the night sky— summit of nations # 82. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
Wind-torn clouds— the moon and a star play hide and seek with me. # 83. Zhanna P. Rader |
Castor and Pollux holding hands, singing and dancing— twinkle in their father's eye # 84. Daniela Bullas, UK |
meteor shower— the first kicks of my unborn child # 85. Jon Davey, UK |
silently in the deep of the sky— a throbbing star dies. # 86. Aju Mukhopadhyay, IN |
three wise men following a star... light of the world # 87. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
mum stirs hot chocolate— spiral arms emerge from the centre in the Milky Way # 88. Daniela Bullas, UK |
stars adorn the sky: in the cornfield swarms of fireflies # 89. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
such a bright star shinning with eyes, eventually dies! # 90. Aju Mukhopadhyay, IN |
stars crossing over the darkness... a path to wisdom # 91. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
6am hosing the Southern Cross still horizontal # 92. Lorin Ford, AU |
the world's greatest lover— the sun encounters zodiac signs in it's path across the sky # 93. Daniela Bullas, UK |
stars are fading one after the other; threshold of the dawn # 94. Aju Mukhopadhyay, IN |
The star I'm watching, so many light years away— still we're connected. # 95. Zhanna P. Rader |
a full moon in a ring of stars: radiant sunflowers # 96. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
Orion's Belt that center star pulsing # 97. semi |
one tiny star dispels the darkness— an epiphany # 98. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
To find life in planets man is targeting stars— beyond many light years! # 99. Aju Mukhopadhyay, IN |
hunter’s moon over the city looking for stars # 100. Bill Kenney, US |
A warm night— I hold the Big Dipper stars on my fingertips. # 101. Zhanna P. Rader |
young hearts glow new stars quiver... firmament of love # 102. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
mid/month the other side of the sun prairie dogs tunnel # 103. Karina Klesko, US |
the puddle I step in looking at stars another spring # 104. Bill Kenney, US |
the utter terror of the unknown starry night # 105. John Daleiden, US |
beams of starlight flooding my heart: a gift of love # 106. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
stargazers the scent of jasmine after the storm # 107. semi |
morning star the wish I wished last night # 108. Bill Kenney, US |
March storm Aldebaran hides behind clouds # 109. Ella Wagemakers, NL |
shooting star the things I do for attention # 110. Bill Kenney, US |
He makes the stars glow to illumine our journey... glorious blessings # 111. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
my pocket weighed down by small change starry night # 112. Bill Kenney, US |
evening star even in deep sleep I see it # 113. Ella Wagemakers, NL |
to what constellation does that star belong? broken telescope # 114. semi |
northern sky my husband and I connect the dots # 115. Ella Wagemakers, NL |
sky full of stars hugging each other against the cold # 116. Bill Kenney, US |
stargazing on an empty beach they gaze back # 117. Ella Wagemakers, NL |
stars sparkling in the summer night— a magic wand # 118. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
starlight through the bare trees passing mist # 119. Ella Wagemakers, NL |
country air looking at stars till I stagger # 120. Bill Kenney, US |
upside-down fountains shiver silently on high: meteor shower # 121. Leslie Cohen, IL |
starry night one firefly after another # 122. Bill Kenney, US |
plum blossoms blushing under the stars: a celebration # 123. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
falling stars so many wishes before I retire # 124. Ella Wagemakers, NL |
beams of starlight— no electricity in the village # 125. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
shooting stars ... fifty points if I see one? # 126. Ella Wagemakers, NL |
starry-eyed children playing hide-and-seek under a full moon # 127. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
faint starlight hum of the wind in the rigging # 128. Josh Wikoff, UK |
a rainbow: secrets of love etched on the stars # 129. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
the Leonids we share a piece of dried fig # 130. Josh Wikoff, UK |
ripples of light on a blue ocean— stars dripping # 131. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
star light star bright she whispers a wish into the gloam # 132. Josh Wikoff, UK |
cold starlight some flakes of wax from the menorah # 133. Josh Wikoff, UK |
Night swim with the stars— light heart. # 134. Zhanna P. Rader |
star viewing the spark spark of a neighbor's lighter # 135. Josh Wikoff, UK |
moonflower vines the Milky Way winding across the sky # 136. Catherine J. S. Lee, US |
a fugitive star procrastinating... summer dawn # 137. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
# 138. dark of the moon a jet's nav lights strobe among the stars # 138. Catherine Lee, US |
serenade of light a waltz on the pond: star-studded sky # 139. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
vernal equinox the row of bare elms crowned with stars # 140. Catherine J.S. Lee, US |
cherry blossoms glow to illumine our path— the stars above # 141. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
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gleaming stars surround the moon: a silent sky # 143. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
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stargazing I lie on the white beach— haiku on my mind # 145. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
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hope rekindled— burning through the clouds a fiery star # 147. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
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Read the March 31 2008 Editor's Choices: Editor Karina Klesko, Editor John Daleiden |
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