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May / June , 2010 "beach" Haiku Thread

Announcing the May / June 2010 "beach" Thread

The theme of the May / June haiku thread will be anything to do with the "beach" in either the southern and / or northern hemispheres. It is not necessary to use the word "beach".

Writers may post an unlimited number of haiku to the "beach" Haiku Thread.

Subject Line: May / June "beach" haiku thread.
To: haikuthreadeditor@poetrywriting.org

Deadline: Midnight Thursday, June 25, 2010.

Haiku"

Author, Country

All Haiku received will be posted daily on-line at May / June 2010 "beach" Haiku Thread.

The Sketchbook editors will select their Monthly Haiku Choice from this thread for publication in the Tuesday, June 30, 2010 Sketchbook.

Read the May / June 2010 "beach" Thread Editor's Choices: Editor Karina Klesko, Editor John Daleiden

The following poets have contributed to the May / June 2010 "beach" Thread

1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,
Participants:
Priyanka Bhowmick, IN; Ralf Bröker, DE; Ignatius Fay, CA; Bernard Gieske, US; Cara Holman, US; Chen-ou Liu, CA; Jacek Margolak, PL; Aju Mukhopadhyay, IN; Peter H. Pache, US; Reason A. Poteet, US; Keith A. Simmonds, TT; Stevie Strang, US; Richard Stevenson, CA; Barbara A. Taylor, AU; Maria Tirenescu, RO; Djurdja Vukelic-Rozic, CR; Neal Whitman, US; Monika Wojtenka, PL
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,
Countries: Australia, Canada, Croatia, Germany, India, Poland, Romania, Trinadad and Tobago, United States
May / June 2010 "beach" Haiku Thread
http://poetrywriting.org/Sketchbook5-2MarApr2010/0_Contents_Sketchbook_5-3_MayJune_2010_beach_Haiku_Thread3.htm

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ninth autumn since: between mother and me the Pacific # 01. Chen-ou Liu, CA	hot night again I feel some sand # 02. Ralf Bröker, DE	seagulls call warm sand between my toes # 03. Cara Holman, US
under the new moon— the spring tide covers my toes # 04. Peter H. Pache, US	watching the beach the Ferris wheel turns around the tides # 05. Bernard Gieske, US	ahead of the storm— waves breaking left and right beach meeting beach # 06. Neal Whitman, US
sand in my hair visions of sharks strike three, sunburn # 07. Reason A. Poteet, US	hot night again I feel some sand # 08. Ralf Bröker, DE	the winter beach footprints in the sand like mine—shod # 09. Ignatius Fay, CA
washed up on the beach oil stained feathers # 10. Stevie Strang, US	shell collecting-- I enjoy the breeze of waves # 11. Priyanka Bhowmick, IN	beach a boy catching fish with his gaze # 12. Djurdja Vukelic-Rozic, CR
the whole beach is lost to the sea— will it return? # 13. Aju Mukhopadhyay, IN	Miracle Beach— so far from her prairie home, our daughter turns stones # 14. Richard Stevenson, CA	scintillating stars upon a serene ocean... summer night # 15. Keith A. Simmonds, TT
nudist beach— half-hidden behind a veil a woman's face # 16. Chen-ou Liu, CA	breaker wave a sand crab escapes from the child's bucket # 17. Jacek Margolak, PL	ouch! ouch! skipping to the surf at midday # 18. Barbara A. Taylor, AU
cool morning breeze sudden reminder— busy day ahead # 19. Aju Mukhopadhyay, IN	The sandy beach— anywhere you go you leave a trace # 20. Monika Wojtenka, PL	seagulls squawk...my nipples hurting # 21. Chen-ou Liu, CA
a starfish clings to gray rocks at low tide dreams of the sea # 22. Cara Holman, US	rocky shore fish skeleton our beginnings # 23. Bernard Gieske, US	winter beach walking past snack stands boarded up # 24. Cara Holman, US
dark clouds now one beach sage waving back and forth— time to go home # 25. Neal Whitman, US	the boardwalk— shrieks from the roller coaster drown out the waves # 26. Cara Holman, US	on shore casting looks across the sea # 27. Bernard Gieske, US
some trunks take pictures of my son's sand castle # 28. Ralf Bröker, DE	in the shore grass a bikini top # 29. Bernard Gieske, US	look sip beach sky # 30. Neal Whitman, US
at wharf's end dangling feet empty tomorrow # 31. Bernard Gieske, US	a bamboo pole stuck into the sand— the beach loud and clear # 32. Neal Whitman, US	my skin tastes salty she says # 33. Ralf Bröker, DE
brief brief beach throng # 34. Neal Whitman, US	against the pier beer cans rock last night's party # 35. Bernard Gieske, US	March tidal pool crabs and anemones reap the flood surge # 36. Ignatius Fay, CA
tar balls on the beach... silent skies # 37. Chen-ou Liu, CA	just before sunset— mauve sky streaks take us to the beach # 38. Neal Whitman, US	at the pier waiting— morning's trumpet glow # 39. Bernard Gieske, US
bleeding dolphins on red winter sands slaughter in Japan # 40. Ignatius Fay, CA	beach bonfire... nothing left between the moon and me # 41. Chen-ou Liu, CA	bare footed I stand on the shore-- sizzling hot sun # 42. Priyanka Bhowmick, IN
deserted beach if it weren’t for that upside-down boat # 43. Djurdja Vukelic-Rozic, CR	where white sands and the sea meet-- an eternal tryst # 44. Priyanka Bhowmick, IN	beach at dusk waves washing the gull’s legs # 45. Djurdja Vukelic-Rozic, CR
littoral drift ate up the beach— boys are bewildered # 46. Aju Mukhopadhyay, IN	spring break spectacle even tide at Daytona human barnacles # 47. Reason A. Poteet, US	stranded jellyfish— my heart too adrift, suddenly beached # 48. Richard Stevenson, CA
almost sixty— the beach pebbles larger than I remember # 49. Richard Stevenson, CA	dredging in the port took away the sand; no beach # 50. Aju Mukhopadhyay, IN	rays of sunshine shimmering on the sea: a regatta # 51. Keith A. Simmonds, TT
a massive wave gobbling up the sand... lost memories # 52. Keith A. Simmonds, TT	stray bikini pubes! I stretch out my towel, punch a dent in the sand # 53. Richard Stevenson, CA	summer morning noisy children building huge sand castles # 54. Keith A. Simmonds, TT
singles beach I look for the pebble with fine edges # 55. Jacek Margolak, PL	a fishing boat stumbles into the port # 56. Keith A. Simmonds, TT	after after grad— a bassett drags his balls along the beach # 57. Richard Stevenson, CA
huge waves crashing against the mossy rocks... a blue sky # 58. Keith A. Simmonds, TT	at sunset sails on the horizon— sudden darkness # 59. Jacek Margolak, PL	low rays of dawn stretch the snipe’s shadow— oil-tainted clams # 60. Ignatius Fay, CA
seashore breakfast even the grapes taste salty # 61. Jacek Margolak, PL	beach at sunset barefoot, holding hands— cooling sand # 62. Ignatius Fay, CA	big waves... the moon surfaces from time to time # 63. Jacek Margolak, PL
beach sand umbrella, ice pack— after the luau # 64. Ignatius Fay, CA	a breaching whale captures our attention from the cape # 65. Barbara A. Taylor, AU	warm sand of evening lost in a June long past —she remarried today # 66. Ignatius Fay, CA
on cold sands fresh dingo tracks stop outside the tent # 67. Barbara A. Taylor, AU	cold fall afternoon icy cloudless blue sky alone on the beach # 68. Ignatius Fay, CA	sea side— morning breeze raising the hairs # 69. Aju Mukhopadhyay, IN
first day at the beach— off her diet for lunch meatball sub # 70. Ignatius Fay, CA	morning breeze after the darkest hour— fading sky # ⁭71. Aju Mukhopadhyay, IN	sunburn blisters— above the crescent beach a crescent moon # 72. Ignatius Fay, CA
Early in the morning— a seagull soars above the Black Sea # 73. Maria Tirenescu, RO	Sunset on the beach— intertwined in a grip our bodies shadows # 74. Monica Wojtenka, PL	Sea weather brings some algas to the shore— no seagull on air # 75. Maria Tirenescu, RO
# 76.	Storm on the sea— some seagulls saunter on the cliff # 77. Maria Tirenescu, RO	# 78.
On the empty beach— only my puppy and I # 79. Maria Tirenescu, RO	# 80.	Hassocks on the wild beach… Look a snail! # 81. Maria Tirenescu, RO
# 82.	On the beach— two lovers looking for the new moon # 83. Maria Tirenescu, RO	# 84.
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Read the May / June 2010 "beach" Thread Editor's Choices: Editor Karina Klesko, Editor John Daleiden