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May / June , 2010 "beach" Haiku
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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. Deadline: Midnight Thursday, June 25, 2010.
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.
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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
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20
Participants:
Priyanka Bhowmick, IN; Ralf Bröker, DE; John Daleiden, US; 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; Frances Shaffi, 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
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hot night again I feel some sand # 02. Ralf Bröker, DE |
seagulls call warm sand between my toes # 03. Cara Holman, US |
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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 |
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sand in my hair visions of sharks strike three, sunburn # 07. Reason A. Poteet, US |
the distant past— footprints in the bedrock washed by waves # 08. John Daleiden, US |
the winter beach footprints in the sand like mine—shod # 09. Ignatius Fay, CA |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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some drunks 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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beach wet from rain— in the cold windy, grey skies a cry of sea gulls # 76. Frances Shaffi, US |
Storm on the sea— some seagulls saunter on the cliff # 77. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
morning beach breeze— birdsong rises with first light cheering our hearts # 78. Frances Shaffi, US |
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On the empty beach— only my puppy and I # 79. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
beached, she slathers herself with sun block— a school of porpoise # 80. John Daleiden, US |
Hassocks on the wild beach… Look a snail! # 81. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
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sounds of child play— under the umbrellas in dark shadows # 82. John Daleiden, US |
On the beach— two lovers looking for the new moon # 83. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
on the beach rocks two walrus bask— ice in the bay # 84. John Daleiden, US |
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New England clambake— steaming in the seaweed mussels and lobsters # 85. John Daleiden, US |
Sunrise— some children picking up the shells from the beach # 86. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
a new dawn— the pristine beaches marred with oil globs # 87. John Daleiden, US |
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Read the May / June 2010 "beach" Thread Editor's Choices: Editor Karina Klesko, Editor John Daleiden |