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March / April 2009 "blooms" Thread |
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Announcing March / April 2009 "blooms" Thread
The theme of the March / April 2009 haiku thread will be anything that blooms. Writers may post an
unlimited number of haiku to the blossoms Thread. Deadline: Midnight Friday, April 24, 2009.
All Haiku received will be posted daily on-line at blooms thread March / April 2009. The Sketchbook
editors will select their Monthly Haiku Choice from this thread
for publication in the Thursday, April 30, 2009 Sketchbook.
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Read the March / April 2009 Editor's Choices: Editor Karina Klesko, Editor John Daleiden
The following poets have contributed to the March / April 30, 2009 "blooms" Haiku ThreadParticipants: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22
Ed Baker, US; Robin Beshers, US; Martin Gottlieb Cohen, US; Gillena Cox, TT; John Daleiden, US; Andrzej Dembończyk, PL; Garry Eaton, CA; Phyllis Jean Green, US; Marilyn Hazelton, US; Bill Kenney, US; Karina Klesko, US; Krzysztof Kokot, PL; Catherine J. S. Lee, US; Jacek Margolak, PL; Ann E. Michael, US; Iga Gala Miemus, PL; Aju Mukhopadhyay, IN; Karen O'Leary, US; Katarzyna Predota, PL; Keith A. Simmonds, TT; Barbara A. Taylor, AU; Susan Weaver, US
Countries: 1,2,3,4,5,6
Australia, Canada, India, Poland, Trinidad and Tobago, United States
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Sunday morning wind sweeping through the poui— a sprinkle of pink # 02. Gillena Cox, TT |
against the wind— on my dress cherry petals # 03. Katarzyna Predota, PL |
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poui blossoms brighten the dawn... magic of love # 04. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
hyacinths transform grey with blue and green— a Brahms concerto # 05. Phyllis Jean Green, US |
spring blossoms— chalk drawings on cracked sidewalks # 06. Karen O'Leary, US |
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in her garden suddenly blossom blossom blossom # 07. Ed Baker, US |
funeral tribute... the buzz of bees amid fresh flowers # 08. Jacek Margolak, PL |
a festival of light and perfume... the poui in bloom # 09. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
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bus stop bench sunlight bristles the maple’s blossoms # 10. Martin Gottlieb Cohen, US |
shimmering showers blowing in the wind... plum blossoms # 11. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
a zygocactus: cascading fairies in reds and pinks # 12. Barbara A. Taylor, AU |
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the fragrance of lime blossoms: my evening tea # 13. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
blossom fall— under a pomerac tree pink dust # 14. Gillena Cox, TT |
sweethearts walking hand in hand... plum blossoms # 15. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
Spring sun— crocuses begin to bloom in the snow # 16. Phyllis Jean Green, US |
a pink butterfly from blossom to blossom quivering # 17. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
Wild Orchid full-blossom-pout beckoning # 18. Ed Baker, US |
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windscreen wipers twinkling in the rain: cherry blossoms # 19. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
March thaws drop sticks around my yard— next time bring tulips # 20. Phyllis Jean Green, US |
Month of March a bit of yellow poui before full moon # 21. Gillena Cox, TT |
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making love cherry petals on our window # 22. Jacek Margolak, PL |
sudden spring breeze nose-in-Blossom same as 45 years ago # 23. Ed Baker, US |
sweet scents linger to jolt mum's memory... lime blossoms # 24. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
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my neighbor's flower a single blossom my x-wife won't get off the phone # 25. Ed Baker, US |
a blaze of glory in the morning sunlight... poinsettia blooms # 26. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
rain again puddle full of clouds and plum petals # 27. Jacek Margolak, PL |
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cherry petals... in her eyes the glitter of the first kiss # 28. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
heralding the new— wreaths of gold unfold # 29. Barbara A. Taylor, AU |
a blindman playing the piano: cherry blooms falling # 30. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
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petals falling softly on the keys the unheard chords # 31. Garry Eaton, CA |
fragrance and colour wrapped in cherry blossoms ephemeral glow # 32. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
Cherry Point a strong easterly blows petals to the starfish # 33. Garry Eaton, CA |
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a pink bouquet around the full moon: poui blossoms # 34. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
spring no better time to be in the pink # 35. Barbara A. Taylor, AU |
early dawn... a lonely star shines upon lime blossoms # 36. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
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gentle breezes … along river banks strolls on pink # 37. Barbara A. Taylor, AU |
newly-weds exchange kisses and blooms under the cherry tree # 38. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
the concrete stub where a hitching post was ring of red petunias # 39. Susan Weaver, US |
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every year I open my diary upon cherry blooms # 40. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
disappearing a python’s slinky tail through wisteria # 41. Barbara A. Taylor, AU |
a sweet breath floats on the dawn light... lime blossoms # 42. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
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gosling's head aglow in late-day sun dandelion gone to seed # 43. Susan Weaver, US |
bells pealing cherry blossoms in the bride's hair # 44. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
cottage garden on that old bike's handlebar basket of petunias # 45. Susan Weaver, US |
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one by one blossoms circle the tree— children play tag # 46. Karina Klesko, US |
field of sunflowers ten thousand Cyclops stand at attention # 47. Susan Weaver, US |
morning kisses the orchid in the kitchen finally bloomed # 48. Robin Beshers, US |
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goldfinch wings among sunflowers petals taking flight # 49. Susan Weaver, US |
flower blossoms larger at the garbage dump a rat disappears # 50. Karina Klesko, US |
barn swallows skimming the pond rippling the Rose of Sharon # 51. Susan Weaver, US |
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looking back— I see his face in every bloom # 52. Robin Beshers, US |
Hawk Mountain porch worn leather hiking boots planted with marigolds # 53. Susan Weaver, US |
forget-me-nots— how beautifully they bloom on your grave # 54. Andrzej Dembończyk, PL |
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old wringer washer crowned with plastic poinsettias trailing ivy # 55. Susan Weaver, US |
last spring snow: daffodil buds probe the garden # 56. Marilyn Hazelton, US |
cherry blossoms the starlings' nest box still empty # 57. Iga Gala Miemus, PL |
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forsythia, forsythia— income tax forsythia # 58. Marilyn Hazelton, US |
the sky in the cherry orchard clouds blossom # 59. Iga Gala Miemus, PL |
on slim stems of spring— violets open # 60. Marilyn Hazelton, US |
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buds on birches— lost in the temptation. . . a handful of daisies # 61. Krzysztof Kokot, PL |
April leaving— blossoms flutter but leafing endures # 62. Marilyn Hazelton, US |
the bride and groom walking hand in hand cherry blooms in their hair # 63. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
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spring light— these flowering pear trees shield kids on skates # 64. Marilyn Hazelton, US |
kite weather forsythia pollen powders the car # 65. Catherine J. S. Lee, US |
among blossoming cobwebs May begins # 66. Marilyn Hazelton, US |
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poinsettia blooms illuminate the dawn... tribute to love # 67. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
cold wind from the south bankside, dry stalks bend to meet bloodroot blossoms # 68. Ann E. Michael, US |
industrial zone— dandelion fluff floating in grey skies # 69. Krzysztof Kokot, PL |
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gauzy moon the glimmer of a pale rose # 70. Catherine J. S. Lee, US |
sparkling blossoms around the full moon... a pink scarf # 71. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
morning fog the cinnamon smell of dogbane # 72. Catherine J. S. Lee, US |
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a sweet breath upon the dawn light: lime blossoms falling # 73. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
new highway an alien clover spreading across the hills # 74. Catherine J. S. Lee, US |
a new dawn... plum blossom fragrance blowing in the wind # 75. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
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morning quiet a drop of dew at the lily’s heart # 76. Catherine J. S. Lee, US |
bright sunlight from blossom to blossom a pink butterfly # 77. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
summer’s drone . . . bumblebees tasting marjoram pink #78. Catherine J. S. Lee, US |
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its little leaves settled about it a tiny rose in the dark # 79. Garry Eaton, CA |
morning glories twine the sagging fence blue-sky afternoon # 80. Catherine J. S. Lee, US |
Global Warming— northern cherry blossoms open early this year # 81. Aju Mukhopadhyay, IN |
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pond lilies the life beneath the still water # 82. Catherine J. S. Lee, US |
a shy girl— jasmine buds open slowly in twilight # 83. Aju Mukhopadhyay, IN |
Earth Day— an electronic garden where the bytes bloom # 84. John Daleiden, US |
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spring rains— mushrooms push up amidst the marigolds # 85. Aju Mukhopadhyay, IN |
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on each grave origami peonies— a rifle volley # 87. |
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Read the March / April 2009 Editor's Choices: Editor Karina Klesko, Editor John Daleiden |