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The Colors of
Paradise...
Twenty-eight poets from ten countries have contributed
one hundred and thirteen haiku to The Sketchbook
March / April 2010 flower/s Haiku Thread. The following individuals
contributed haiku:
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
Germany, Kenya, Netherlands, Philippines,
Poland, Romania, Serbia, Trinidad and Tobago, United States,
United Kingdom
In the Spring, public gardens, private
hide-a-ways, country by-ways, and obscure, seldom seen locations are awash with
the color of blossoms. In March and April twenty-eight haiku poets reported in
detail this delightful world wide spectacle. Come, walk with me through
this Haiku paradise of blossoms and unexpected sights.
flying past
yellow and red ixoras
a white butterfly
# 01. Gillena Cox, TT
first warm day
scouring the inside
of each flowerpot
# 02. Michele Harvey, US
first daffodils
their green buds swollen
pop-pop-pop
# 04. Elaine Whitman, US
the old songs
of yellow breasted kisadee
March blooming poui
# 15. Gillena Cox, TT
spring crocus...
becoming comfortable
with holding hands
# 24. Michele Harvey, US
Snow in late spring
the early tulips'
chartreuse
# 42. Ralf Bröker, DE
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
village calm
water splashes underneath
the hydrangeas
# 46. Bouwe Brouwer, NL
This year,
my tulips, smaller in size—
the ants don't mind it.
# 53. Zhanna P. Rader, US
This year,
my tulips, smaller in size—
the ants don't mind it.
# 53. Zhanna P. Rader, US
abandoned church—
around the altar
wild flowers
# 57. 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
returning my textbook—
she uses a red rose to mark
the page
# 73. Beryl Achieng, Nairobi, Kenya
sunflowers—
how beautiful they look
on the bag of seeds
# 76. Andrzej Dembończyk, PL
my favourite flower—
but beware of the thorns
underneath
# 74. Patrick Wafula, Nairobi, Kenya
sunflowers—
how beautiful they look
on the bag of seeds
# 76. Andrzej Dembończyk, PL
first Spring after you died
your acre of cherry trees
blooming anyway
# 81. Stevie Strang, US
Snow on the mountains—
the white lilac blooming
in the valley
# 82. Maria Tirenescu, RO
broken daisy chain
child's red ribbon
in the ditch
# 95. Karin Anderson, AU
Dancing to the drum
mischevious gipsy girl
in her hair a rose
# 111. Tatjana Debeljacki, SR
Each of the above haiku has captured
a unique moment in time. To continue this experience of a rich and full journey
through this world, read the entire
Flower/s Haiku Thread.
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