Michelle V. Alkerton, CA

 

 

Solo Rengay   now autumn   mist rising off the lake a duck takes flight   inhaling the aroma from the stirred kettle   long passage in the book my eyes slowly close   guitar strings vibrate a soft sound off the kitchen   shaking his head Grandpa forgets my name   finding a gray hair the worn red quilt pulled to my chin     Haiku   bundled woman rakes frosted leaves fresh snow melting     hanging more hooks for the philodendron's climbing leaves     maple leaves tremble with each large raindrop     Michelle V. Alkerton, CA: Haiga—straining to hear Read Michelle V. Alkerton's haiku in the "harvest moon" Kukai     About Michelle V. Alkerton   Michelle V. Alkerton (formerly Lohnes) is an artistic spirit who cannot contain her excitement when inspired. An internationally published poet, she thrives best when close to nature and enjoys the therapy her writing, art, photography and other creative outlets provide. Her haiku and related forms have been published in the journals Frogpond, Modern Haiku, Acorn and Raw NerVZ Haiku (among others) and will be appearing in upcoming issues of Haiku News. While her collaborations of linked verse forms with marlene mountain, as well as Marco Fraticelli, have seen publication, her most recent appearance in Lynx (issue XXIV:3) were for three solo renga. Michelle has recently become interested in the study and creation of digital poetry and shares her constantly evolving digital poetry experience with her beta test site “On the Surface” which includes links to her main web site “Brain Angles” originally created to show her online computer art exhibit “A brain from all angles”. This is Michelle V. Alkerton's first appearance in Sketchbook.