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May 2008 Motherhood Haiku Thread |
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Announcing May 2008 Motherhood Haiku Thread For May 2008 the theme of the monthly haiku thread is
Motherhood—anything about mothers. Writers may post an unlimited number of haiku to
the Thread.
All Haiku received will be posted on-line at May 2008 Motherhood Haiku Thread. The Sketchbook editors will select their Monthly Haiku Choice from this thread for publication in the Saturday, May 31, 2008 Sketchbook.
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Read the May 31, 2008 Editor's Choices: Editor Karina Klesko, Editor John Daleiden
The following poets have contributed to the May 31, 2008 Motherhood Haiku ThreadNorla Antinoro, US; Gerry Bravi, CA; Magdalena Dale, RO; John Daleiden, US; Mary Davila, US; Tanya Dikova, BG-IL; Bill Kenney, US; Karina Klesko, US; Jacek Margolak, PL; Vasile Moldovan, RO; Karen O'Leary, US; Peter Pache, US; Ruth Anne Price, CA; Trish Shields, CA; Keith A. Simmonds, TT; Barbara A Taylor, AU; Maria Tirenescu, RO; A. D. Winans, US; Rafal Zabratynski, PL
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19
AU: BG: CA: IL: PL: RO: TT: US
Countries: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,19 poets from 8 countries including Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, Israel, Poland, Romania, Trinidad and the United States
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recalling a face mirrored in the eyes all our yesterdays # 02. Gerry Bravi, CA |
a new life throbbing within her... joys of motherhood # 03. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
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toddler breakfast —find that tomato before the ants do # 04. Ruth Anne Price, CA |
a single wish of a mass murderer: mother's pardon # 05. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
spring morning picking dandelion greens mom and I # 06. Karina Klesko, US |
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only daughter brings home her girl lover— mother's heartache # 07. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
Jewish mother always feeling guilt, guilt, guilt # 08. Betty Kaplan, US |
fall wind blowing blooming flowers in full color cat stalks graveyard # 09. A. D. Winans, US |
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an old fashioned penny-candy store window— mom's reflection # 10. Karina Klesko, US |
our own mother a stranger to us now: Alzheimer's secret # 11. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
city falcons two hatched two didn't # 12. Ruth Anne Price, CA |
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white lilies in granite pots— mothers # 13. Karen O'Leary, US |
mother's day— beyond windmills and sand traps " a birdie" # 14. Karina Klesko, US |
the empty chair... a flood of memories for mother's day # 15. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
remembering her! beside mother’s tombstone a lily bouquet # 16. John Daleiden, US |
bouncing baby boys she brings into the world— mother's ecstasy # 17. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
antique cradle another pregnant mother at the bargain store # 18. Karina Klesko, US |
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her worn hands a string of pearls from Mom's wedding day # 19 Trish Shields, CA |
together we planted seeds they sprouted # 20. Gerry Bravi, CA |
boy scout camp out my son teaches me how to cook # 21. Karina Klesko, US |
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needlepoint flowers in full-bloom— choosing her baby's name # 22. Karina Klesko, US |
soft memory her cameo at my throat ashes in the wind # 23. Norla Antinoro, US |
walk in her shoes! she dries our bitter tears with gentle touches #24. John Daleiden, US |
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Mother's Day her strawberry cake cuts the chatter # 25. Rafal Zabratynski, PL |
mother's Day we have time to fold the laundry # 26. Trish Shields, CA |
Bare feet on the stairs Coffee and pop tarts on a tray Mother’s Day breakfast # 27. Norla Antinoro, US |
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nine months— day after day with patience she endures # 28. John Daleiden, US |
mother's day: prodigal son returns to live with aids # 29. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
Mother's Day last year her voice filled our every thought for Marlen # 30. Trish Shields, CA |
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mother earth bleeds from man's dubious love... a cross to carry # 31. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
maternal feelings— a little lost girl tugs at my skirt # 32. Barbara A Taylor, AU |
a pinch of this and add a dash of that— cooking with mother # 33. John Daleiden, US |
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shaking her head before she reads the menu Mother's Day # 34. Bill Kenney, US |
mother of mothers epitome of love: a saviour is born # 35. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
at fifty her disappearing eggs held on ice # 36. Barbara A Taylor, AU |
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mother nature groans with sadness in her heart... human predators # 37. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
pale blue under the apple tree egg shell # 38. Peter Pache, US |
pregnant twelve-year-old calls home for advice... mother's day blues # 39. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
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tired of saying no ban sexualized dolls and Barbie # 40. Barbara A Taylor, AU |
little girls playing with their dolls... motherhood dreams # 41. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
Mother's Day she tries not to hide her disappointment #42. Bill Kenney, US |
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a mother's groans in the pangs of labour— the gift of love # 43. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
carrying to the window of my paralyzed son cherry blossoms # 44. Jacek Margolak, PL |
mom's hundredth birthday... her children gather round counting her blessings # 45. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
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lazy Sunday the baby in her lap leans into sleep # 46. Bill Kenney, US |
laughter fills the room as mother celebrates... another son arrives # 47. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
Mother's day instead of words forget-me-nots # 48. Jacek Margolak, PL |
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mother's spirit salt of the earth: a liberation # 49. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
sweet-milky scent returns me years, years ago— baby's breath # 50. Tanya Dikova, BG-IL |
redeployed she tells her daughter not to worry # 51. Bill Kenney, US |
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in a shoulder bag of an expectant mother —divorce petitions # 52. Jacek Margolak, PL |
the great birth: mystery of the world in a mother's glory # 53. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
early spring this unique green of a new-born leaf! # 54. Tanya Dikova, BG-IL |
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a mother's duty: protection and safety in infinite love # 55. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
spring twilight a mother calls her children home # 56. Bill Kenney, US |
to save her child she braves the firing line: maternal instinct # 57. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
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soccer moms they used to speak to each other # 58. Bill Kenney, US |
queen mother replenishing the earth... regeneration # 59. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
butterfly tattoo . . . her mother's friends think she's flighty # 60. Bill Kenney, US |
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mother's sons all successful adults... still her little boys # 61. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
one-way street a mother and child look both ways # 62. Bill Kenney, US |
a jewel for eternity... my mother # 63. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
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positive . . . waiting for him to call she hugs her news # 64. Bill Kenney, US |
a shepherd dog takes her young by the neck to a place of safety # 65. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
sonogram for the first time they call it her # 66. Bill Kenney, US |
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beacon of hope on life's choppy seas... a mother's love # 67. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
mother’s photo— raindrop or tear # 68. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
mother's courage for sons to lean upon... rock of Gibraltar # 69. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
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lonely old woman with hot tea cup— the sparrows warblings # 70. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
an evergreen beside mother's tombstone reaching for the stars # 71. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
morning glory on the old paling— the smile of grandma # 72. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
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surrogate mother embracing the prize... her only daughter # 73. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
at the icon lamp— a bunch of violets and mother’s photo # 74. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
mother of creation radiant and divine: glimpse of paradise # 75. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
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three empty nests in the poplar near the road— the leaves everywhere # 76. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
spinster's family: an adopted daughter and a poodle # 77. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
a thousand bees on the cherry blossoms— mother alone # 78. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
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Not the shadow of a ghost... only a pedigree puppy looking for his mother # 79. Vasile Moldovan, RO |
among the rare branches abandoned nests of crows— the wind of the evening # 80. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
A weekened bitch stops all of a sudden... to nurse again # 81. Vasile Moldovan, RO |
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hedgehog cub between dried leaves— autumn evening # 82. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
A mother nursing— here is the white line of love twinning two hearts! # 83. Vasile Moldovan, RO |
leaves everywhere— in the pitiless rain the abandoned nest # 84. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
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Moon behind the clouds— a mother nursing the twins in deepest darkness # 85. Vasile Moldovan, RO |
storm in the night— the grandmother spins the wool looking by the smaller and smaller windows # 86. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
Mother's birthday... For the first time without the father # 87. Vasile Moldovan, RO |
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Spring night, a lullaby allaying the baby’s tears # 88. Magdalena Dale, RO |
pregnant mother holding her small children... waits to cross the street # 89 Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
A turtledove protecting her eggs, the magpies fly # 90. Magdalena Dale, RO |
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mother: a heart of gold in all trials # 91. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
A flower’s chalice full of white petals… mother’s heart # 92. Magdalena Dale, RO |
single mother: yet another child for her birthday # 93. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
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Mother's Day— the last-born child is drawing her heartfelt portrait # 94. Vasile Moldovan, RO |
mother and daughter: sisters in appearance miracle of youth # 95. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
With gentle breath mother watches her child sleep— night tempest # 96. Magdalena Dale, RO |
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stars among men: on the corporate ladder mothers climbing up # 97. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
under the shade of the elm— her gravestone # 98. Mary Davila, US |
mother's anguish: after nine months in bed her first and last child # 99. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
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Read the May 31, 2008 Editor's Choices: Editor Karina Klesko, Editor John Daleiden |