Something there is
about the theme of love that makes poets expansive—prolific.
The following haiku strike a chord in my heart. These selections
are arranged in random order.
For caustic wit and
humour!
picking a
Valentine's card
for my x-wife I say to the cashier:
"I love only you."
# 28. Ed Baker, US
For nostalgia and
wistfulness!
Remedy against
our loneliness,
two cups of tea
# 27 Vasile Moldovan, RO
For the implicit
suggestiveness of future pleasure!
sitting quietly
at a restaurant—
dessert at home
# 29. Trish Shields, CA
For having been
there once and done that!
happy hour
he tells me again
he doesn't miss her
# 89. Bill Kenney, US.
For having burned my
share in life! who has not?
love letters—
now the sparks fly
up the chimney
# 123. Lorin Ford, AU
For experiencing
total contentment with a life companion!
love blossoms
under the plum tree—
two hearts beat as one
# 121. Keith A. Simmonds, TT
For the enduring
symbol of lasting commitment!
a pair of swans
glide through weeping willows
memories of us
# 149. Catherine J. S. Lee, US
For having God's
blessing to leave some things unsaid!
These unsaid
words,
hidden deeply in her heart—
leaves frozen in a pool.
# 189. Zhanna P. Rader, US
For the memories of
days far distant and yet true today!
Newly wed
thier coffee grows cold
one more kiss
# 171. Angelika Kolompar, CA
For the remembrance
of "yearning" which keeps me constantly alive!
Moonlight,
between crickets and stars
my yearning
# 52. Magdalena Dale, RO
For coyness and
innocence deceptively revealed in one moment!
Cheeks flushed,
she watches two butterflies dance
and opens her fan.
# 30. Zhanna P. Rader, US
For my wife for whom
I care with deep passion!
valentine's day—
these red roses tell you
how much?
# 131. John Daleiden, US
For the insatiable
appetite that makes life unending—
worth enduring!
Full moon
just so you know
I love her and her and her and her
# 19. Ed Baker, US
A baker's dozen—all
sweetmeats of enticement—titillations of the palate.
