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March / April ''flower(s)" Haiku
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The theme of the March / April haiku thread will be anything to do with the "flowers" and / or any kind of spring flower/s in either the southern and / or northern hemispheres. It is not necessary to use the word "flower/s". Writers may post an
unlimited number of haiku to the "flower/s" Haiku Thread.
Deadline: Midnight Saturday, April 24, 2010.
All Haiku received will be posted daily on-line at March / April 2010 "flower/s" Haiku Thread. The Sketchbook editors will select their Monthly Haiku Choice from this thread for publication in the Friday, April 30, 2010 Sketchbook.
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Read the March / April 30, 2010 Editor's Choices: Editor Karina Klesko, Editor John Daleiden
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The following poets have contributed to the March / April "flower(s) Haiku Thread
Participants: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28
Karin Anderson, AU; Leslie Brockway, US; Ralf Bröker, DE; Willie R. Bongcaron, PH; Bouwe Brouwer, NL;, Daniela Bullas, UK (England); Joseph B. Connolly, US; Gillena Cox, TT; John Daleiden, US; Tatjana Debeljacki, SR; Andrzej Dembończyk, PL; Bernard Gieske, US; Michele Harvey, US; Cara Holman, US; Ramona Linke, DE; Jacek Margolak, PL; Tracy McPherson, US; Karen O'Leary, US; Zhanna P. Rader, US; Keith A. Simmonds, TT; Stevie Strang, US; Patrick Wafula, Nairobi, Kenya; Maria Tirenescu, RO; Elaine Whitman, US; Neal Whitman, US; Ashley Wood, UK; Rafal Zabratynski, PL
Countries: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,
Germany, Kenya, Netherlands, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Trinidad and Tobago, United States, United Kingdom
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first warm day scouring the inside of each flowerpot # 02. Michele Harvey, US |
even on cardboard yellow flowers brighten the day # 03. Bernard Gieske, US |
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first daffodils their green buds swollen pop-pop-pop # 04. Elaine Whitman, US |
lilac scent drifts over fresh cut grass spring blossoms # 05. Karen O'Leary, US |
tufts of grass uncovered by March winds a hare hops # 06. Joseph B. Connolly, US |
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through the coldest hours always at least one bloom open Spring will bring the rest # 07. Leslie Brockway, US |
departing spring two hibiscus not ready to go # 08. Neal Whitman, US |
breathe baby breathe the woods are full of bluebells you have never seen # 09. Ashley Wood, UK |
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the fragrance of freshly-cut roses blowing in the wind # 10. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
sleeping under the stars— a blanket of daisies waking up with the sun # 11. Daniela Bullas, UK |
summer heat the sampaguita's sweetness envelops the morning # 12. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
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High Noon in a children's hand a snowdrop # 13. Ralf Bröker, DE |
cremation site between his remaining hairs flower petals # 14. Bouwe Brouwer, NL |
the old songs of yellow breasted kisadee March blooming poui # 15. Gillena Cox, TT |
the scent it carries, lilacs in the rain # 16. Michele Harvey, US |
March drought sway of bougainvillea in the hot breeze # 17. Gillena Cox, TT |
dandelion blossoms scattered by a breeze so many promises # 18. Bernard Gieske, US |
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the carpet of pink under a pommerac tree fallen blossoms # 19. Gillena Cox, TT |
beautiful blossom how short life can be blooming once # 20. Bernard Gieske, US |
right as rain a drop in the bucket camellia morn # 21. Neal Whitman, US |
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driving along country roads ---- silent wave of black-eyed Susans # 22. Bernard Gieske, US |
watercolour brush strokes fashioned petals on a note pads # 23. Gillena Cox, TT |
spring crocus... becoming comfortable with holding hands # 24. Michele Harvey, US |
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a picket fence cannot contain poppies weekend escape # 25. Neal Whitman, US |
call waiting... Narcissus nodding in the breeze # 26. Michele Harvey, US |
prom night first look forgetting the corsage # 27. Bernard Gieske, US |
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wildflower garden ... for myself ... for the birds # 28. Michele Harvey, US |
along the mountain trail wild flowers dapple no glory # 29. Bernard Gieske, US |
ramp romp dandelion digger in hand May-basket salad # 30. Neal Whitman, US |
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her happy day wrapped up in red roses # 31. Bernard Gieske, US |
yellow archangel picking wild flowers for a funeral # 32. Ashley Wood, UK |
from the yard handful of clover baby’s spring bouquet # 33. Bernard Gieske, US |
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cherry blossoms in the early dawn twinkling in the light # 34. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
4th of July red white and blue petunias # 35. Bernard Gieske, US |
azaleas in bloom his headstone must be dusty time to visit papa # 36. Neal Whitman, US |
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peach blossoms again this year frostbite # 37. Bernard Gieske, US |
against the hillside birches birches birches one lady's slipper # 38. Neal Whitman, US |
on a hot day waking up from deep slumber are gumamelas # 39. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
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goldfinches lacing the air sunflowers worth their weight # 40. Neal Whitman, US |
poolside view from my daiquiri on ice taking out a rose # 41. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
Snow in late spring the early tulips' chartreuse # 42. Ralf Bröker, DE |
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busy morning from flower to flower a bee # 43. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
Anniversary as merry as a lark the flower seller # 44. Ralf Bröker, DE |
grandmothers street carefully planted gardens one with thistles # 45. Bouwe Brouwer, NL |
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village calm water splashes underneath the hydrangeas # 46. Bouwe Brouwer, NL |
from the porch spring is never without magnolia blooms # 47. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
first buds song flowers out of the tree # 48. Bouwe Brouwer, NL |
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sunflowers— how beautiful they look on the bag of seeds # 49. Andrzej Dembończyk, PL |
Roses Empty Champagne glasses dishabille #50. Tracy McPherson, US |
So much of wild flax in the un-mowed grass— my lovely bouquet... # 51. Zhanna P. Rader, US |
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farewell ... cherry blossoms in the torchlight # 52. Ramona Linke, DE |
This year, my tulips, smaller in size— the ants don't mind it. # 53. Zhanna P. Rader, US |
romantic evening for your sole attention a bunch of roses # 54. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
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mid-spring— in an old bachelor's room plastic flowers # 55. Jacek Margolak, PL |
summer wind a plethora of colors the flowers radiate # 56. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
abandoned church— around the altar wild flowers # 57. Jacek Margolak, PL |
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on a summer day sunflowers stand tall over meadows green # 58. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
winter's end— the window box full of sunlight # 59. Jacek Margolak, PL |
Camellia blossoms— the beauty of the bride fades a little # 60. Ramoina Linke, DE |
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sunrise— dandelions open # 61. Jacek Margolak, PL |
on her cross stitch board daffodils and dahlias drown a rustic view # 62. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
April showers upon a pink carpet... poui in bloom # 63. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
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our first caress in a moonlit night magnolia blossoms # 64. Ramoina Linke, DE |
spring landscape a yellow brush dots the grassland # 65. Jacek Margolak, PL |
country scene Jungle flames come alive in shades of gold # 66. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
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spring— an unnamed grave full of wild flowers # 67. Jacek Margolak, PL |
red bouquets under the full moon— poinsettia blossoms # 68. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
first day of spring under the bracken a single trillium # 69. Cara Holman, US |
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bougainvilleas in a burst of glory... dawn sunshine # 70. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
grey morning camellias shrouded in the mist # 71. Cara Holman, US |
silky sunlight... from bloom to bloom a brown butterfly # 72. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
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returning my textbook— she uses a red rose to mark the page # 73. Beryl Achieng, Nairobi, Kenya |
my favourite flower— but beware of the thorns underneath # 74. Patrick Wafula, Nairobi, Kenya |
planting marigolds rain-soaked earth beneath my fingernails # 75. Cara Holman, US |
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sunflowers— how beautiful they look on the bag of seeds # 76. Andrzej Dembończyk, PL |
fat robins on the lawn dandelions prosper # 77. Cara Holman, US |
forgotten train track the rust-eaten rails lead into poppies # 78. Rafal Zabratynski, PL |
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along forest trails wildflowers abundant and obvious # 79. Cara Holman, US |
The backyard tall grass needs mowing... but first, she picks the wildflowers. # 80. Zhanna P. Rader, US |
first Spring after you died your acre of cherry trees blooming anyway # 81. Stevie Strang, US |
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Snow on the mountains— the white lilac blooming in the valley # 82. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
We put roses onto each other's son's graves— moms of the warriors. # 83. Zhanna P. Rader, US |
Lime blossoms— the grandpa listens to a waltz at the old phonograph # 84. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
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a waving yellow buttercup skims yellow on milk's pale spill # 85. Karin Anderson, AU |
At daybreak— the lonely wild rose flowered by the path # 86. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
pansy's face with humongous pimple a bee # 87. Karin Anderson, AU |
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In the evening— on the neighbour woman’s grave the lilac blossoms # 88. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
a bleeding heart companion flower planted a forget-me-not # 89. Karin Anderson, AU |
Thousands of bees on the cherry blossoms— the mother alone # 90. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
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Spring wafts itself away a dandelion puff holds onto its head # 91. Karin Anderson, AU |
Acacia flower in pitiless rain— no bees # 92. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
petunias frill, flounce on a downy catwalk of petals # 93. Karin Anderson, AU |
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Under a dry tree— the primrose blooming at daybreak # 94. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
broken daisy chain child's red ribbon in the ditch # 95. Karin Anderson, AU |
Old cemetery— amidst ruined crosses violas grow # 96. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
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silk flowers inside too busy watering poetry # 97. Karin Anderson, AU |
Sunrise— the dandelions flowering among the ruins # 98. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
losing her name she stutters I d..d.. do clutching red roses # 99. Karin Anderson, AU |
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Old icon lamp— a bunch of withered violets # 100. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
lingering scent of lime blossoms— morning breeze # 101. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
After the rain— the daffodil petals full with mud # 102. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
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spring dawn a song in my heart: the poui in bloom # 103. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
First date— the bunch of hyacinths hid in his pocket # 104. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
plum blossoms incense floating upon the dawn... symphony of light # 105. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
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Daybreak shower laves the acacia flowers— nobody on the road # 106. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
lime blossoms settle in my saucer— evening tea # 107. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
Serene dusk— a willow shoot and a viola # 108. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
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a tiny tot tiptoes through the tulips... rays of sunshine # 109. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
Frozen day— only a dandelion near the old paling # 110. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
Dancing to the drum mischevious gipsy girl in her hair a rose # 111. Tatjana Debeljacki, SR |
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just before dawn— Night Blooming Cereus scents the still air # 112. John Daleiden, US |
spring rains— the barren desert explodes with blossoms # 113. John Daleiden, US |
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Read the March / April 30, 2010 Editor's Choices: Editor Karina Klesko, Editor John Daleiden |