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July / August 31, 2009 "Beach" Haiku Thread |
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Announcing July / August 2009 "Beach" Haiku Thread The theme of the July / August 2009 haiku thread will be anything to do with the beach. Writers may post an
unlimited number of haiku to the "beach" Thread. Deadlines: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 – Midnight Wednesday, August 26, 2009.
All Haiku received will be posted daily on-line at July / August 2009 "beach" Haiku Thread. The Sketchbook
editors will select their Monthly Haiku Choice from this thread
for publication in the Monday, August 31, 2009 Sketchbook.
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Read the July / August 31, 2009 Editor's Choices: Editor Karina Klesko, Editor John Daleiden
The following poets have contributed to the July / August "Beach" Haiku ThreadParticipants:
Patricia Biela, US ; Willie Ropelos Bongcaron, PH; Tanja Cilia, Malta; Gillena Cox, TT; Andrzej Dembończyk, PL; Garry Eaton, CA; Terri French, US; Victor Gendrano, US; Andrea Gradidge, CA; Alexander "Lex" Joy; Betty Kaplan, US; Ashi (Jens-Christian Kjaer), DK; Karina Klesko, US; Krzysztof Kokot, PL; Artur Lewandowski, PL; Roy Linquist, NO; Jacek Margolak, PL; Karen O'Leary, US; Peter H. Pache, US; Keith A. Simmonds, TT; Anne Smith, UK; Barbara A Taylor, AU; Maria Tirenescu, RO; Saša Važič, Serbia; Neal Whitman, US; Rafal Zabratynski, PL
Countries:
Australia, Canada, Denmark, Malta, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Trinidad and Tabago, United Kingdom, United States
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footprints and shadows— which ones do I follow on the lonesome beach? # 02. Saša Važič, Serbia |
sand castles the beachmaster makes a muscle # 03. Garry Eaton, CA |
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a crimson sunset lighting up the horizon... scintillating beach # 04. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
a footprint fills with seaweed— high tide # 05. Alexander "Lex" Joy |
beach footprint... waves whisk it away # 06. Karen O'Leary, US |
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one wave after another— periwinkles # 07. Alexander "Lex" Joy, |
the sun is too hot— I ask my sunburnt fellow to lend me some shade # 08. Saša Važič, Serbia |
Hiding in the sand Pincers preparing to pounce— Feeling so crabby! # 09. Tanja Cilia, Malta |
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hundreds of turtles on the Galapagos beach— new life just begins # 10. Andrzej Dembończyk, PL |
beach erosion— trucks full of sand rolling in # 11. Betty Kaplan, US |
hot beach stones— I try to follow the broken path # 12. Saša Važič, Serbia |
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lovers' footprints disappearing in the sand: a lonely beach # 13. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
kicking a beach ball with my toe— too late # 14. Saša Važič, Serbia |
nude beach an ice cream vendor's distant jingle #15. Garry Eaton, CA |
under a hat my dazzling eyes follow him— a lonesome bather # 16. Saša Važič, Serbia |
a beach mongrel barking his head off... the receding tide # 17. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
towels climb the sand— high tide # 18. Alexander "Lex" Joy, |
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Hot sun, sand and sea— Longing for my childhood days I cannot go back. # 19. Tanja Cilia, Malta |
A joyous beacon on the sunlit beach amber # 20. Ashi (Jens-Christian Kjaer), DK |
burnt back after the sunset —the nudist beach # 21. Artur Lewandowski, PL |
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a vibrant beach: as far as the eye can see glistening white sand # 22. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
feeling out of place in the beach, she changes from bikini to a thong # 23. Victor Gendrano, US |
at the beach café tiny ants are swimming in the butter # 24. Barbara A Taylor, AU |
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Waikiki Beach so many bare bodies so little time # 25. Victor Gendrano, US |
glittering sunlight bouncing up and down a beach ball # 26. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
Orange sky at dusk— The smell of skin warmed by sun, Sand between my toes. # 27. Tanja Cilia, Malta |
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two shiny eyes sliding sideways down a sand hole # 28. Barbara A Taylor, AU |
motionless bathers on the sandy beach— lazy day # 29. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
under a seamless sky pleasure boats sail serenely... a distant beach # 30. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
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nude beach her mud pies so big # 31. Jacek Margolak, PL |
Grand Anse— Shaking the towel sand back to the beach # 32. Gillena Cox, TT |
Looking out to sea One hand shadowing the eyes Spray falls like tears. # 33. Anne Smith, UK |
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the winding road to Maracas beach smell of the sea # 34. Gillena Cox, TT |
chorus of cheers— a game of beach volleyball on the sandy shore # 35. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
an empty beach— the sea erases bare feet tracks # 36. Krzysztof Kokot, PL |
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deserted beach— a nun speaks out loud to the sky # 37. Karina Klesko, US |
beach walking— out loud I calculate Fibonacci Numbers # 38. Krzysztof Kokot, PL |
at the shoreline a fallen castle— seagull standing guard # 39. Terri French, US |
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sandy beach— a bare-bottomed toddler chasing sandpipers # 40. Terri French, US |
beach— air, water & land touch point # 41. Peter H. Pache, US |
wave crests wipe out a double set of footprints— the empty beach # 42. Krzysztof Kokot, PL |
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a hot summer day the beach buzzing with bathers... yearly regatta # 43. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
beach reading— the sandcrab's black eyes peer at me # 44. Terri French, US |
happy faces on the rocky beach— party time 45. Willie Ropelos Bongcaron, PH |
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a sandy beach— foot-long hotdogs on the grill and bottles of beer 46. Willie Ropelos Bongcaron, PH |
tumultuous sea a beach rolling in and out torrential downpour # 47. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
behind the fence seal pups sunning— someone’s cell phone # 48. Neal Whitman, US |
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a beach phantasy with white sand and silky sea... the sun worshippers # 49. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
my “Fear the Poet” cap keeps my spot on Carmel Beach— distant breakers # 50. Neal Whitman, US |
children on bent knees rebuilding their sand castle... towers on the beach # 51. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
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surreys, bikes, kayaks for rent at Lovers Point shack— “No Lifeguard on Duty” # 52. Neal Whitman, US |
after the tempest debris floating on the waves... a deserted beach # 53. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
tykes dive from a floating raft beach day 54. Willie Ropelos Bongcaron, PH |
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calypso music floating on the warm wind: a crowded beach #55. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
a man and woman picnic on the cold beach— hopeful gulls arrive # 56. Neal Whitman, US |
salt in my eyes and the scent of the sea... my favourite beach # 57. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
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Haitian blue water washes the laundry white sand— a paint brush dream # 58. Patricia Biela, US |
children's laughter between one wave and another # 59. Jacek Margolak, PL |
the empty beach— barefoot tracks of feet a sea is erasing # 60. Krzysztof Kokot, PL |
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dawn beach a crab crawls out from the sandcastle # 61. Jacek Margolak, PL |
white carpet early morning untouched beach # 62. Roy Linquist, NO |
stillness... the first light of day climbs the dune # 63. Jacek Margolak, PL |
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drifted sandal child size R.I.P # 64. Roy Linquist, NO |
beach at dusk the rattle of pebbles with every wave # 65. Jacek Margolak, PL |
high tide foam clouds dance lead blue sea # 66. Roy Linquist, NO |
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after scattering ashes... a solo seagull above an empty beach # 67. Jacek Margolak, PL |
scallop scattered unintentionally seashore cemetery # 68. Roy Linquist, NO |
wild beach the pattern of wind in virgin sand # 69. Rafal Zabratynski, PL |
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white waves caress a moonlit beach... the still of night # 70. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
at the beach— many children watching the unstuck whale # 71. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
a haughty beach bum claims to be the Messiah: shouts of repentence # 72. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
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the sea washes up algae on the beach— no one in the water # 73. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
feet disturb the sand— chafed granules travel on soles trashing car floorboards # 74. Patricia Biela, US |
deserted beach— among the acacia leaves a swallow sings # 75. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
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monthly red waves crash tiny white islands for years— men pause for this # 76. Patricia Biela, US |
after the storm— on the beach an empty boat and sea-jellies # 77. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
windy beach— a torn newspaper blown across empty sand # 78. John Daleiden, US |
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Read the July / August 31, 2009 Editor Karina Klesko, Editor John Daleiden |