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January / February 2011 "heart(s)" Thread |
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Announcing the January / February 2011 "heart" Haiku Thread The theme of the January / February 2011 haiku thread will be anything to do with "heart(s)". Writers may
post an unlimited number of haiku to the
"heart(s)" Haiku Thread. Deadline: Midnight Thursday, February 24, 2011
All Haiku received will be posted daily on-line at January / February 2011 "heart(s)" Haiku Thread. The
Sketchbook editors will select their
Monthly Haiku Choice from this thread for publication in
the Monday, February 28, 2011 Sketchbook.
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Read the January / February 28, 2011 Editor's Choices: Editor Karina Klesko, Editor John Daleiden
The following poets have contributed to the January / February 28, 2011 "hear(s)" Haiku ThreadKarin Anderson, AU; Sanjukta Asopa; Priyanka Bhowmick, IN; Willie R. Bongcaron, PH; Alan S. Bridges, US; Bouwe Brouwer, NL; Ralf Bröker, DE; Cezar-Florian Ciobîcă; John Daleiden, US; Joseph Farley, US; Bernard Gieske, US; Cara Holman, US; Marleen Hulst, NL; Alegria Imperial, CA; Krzysztof Kokot, PL; Jacek Margolak, PL; Munia Khan, BD; Chen-ou Liu, CA; Sandra Martyres, IN; Malvina Mileta, CR; Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu, RO; Karen O'Leary, US; Marija Pogorilic, CR; Chitra Rajappa, IN; Alex Serban, RO; Keith A. Simmonds, TT; Vania Stefanova, BG; Heike Stehr, DE; Juhani Tikkanen, FN; Maria Tirenescu, RO; Sunil Uniyal, IN; Djurdja Vukelic-Rozic, CR; Neal Whitman, US; Monika Wojtenka, PL
Australia, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Finland, India, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Trinidad and Tobago, United States
Thirty-four Poets from twelve countries wrote one-hundred-sixty-six poems for the "Hearts Haiku Thread
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I love you... she bites half the chocolate heart I brought her # 02. Chen-ou Liu, CA |
Valentine's Day a letter from the Clerk of Courts # 03. Alan S. Bridges, US |
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red heart on the playing cards— my birthday magic # 04. Alex Serban, RO |
whirling wind´s heart— flurry of snow # 05. Juhani Tikkanen, FN |
that first red apple was better than any candy— eve before the dawn # 06. Joseph Farley, US |
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words left unsaid drift upon the east wind— freeze within my heart # 07. Brian Strand, UK |
heart song— the musings of a player on his saxophone # 08. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
the old maid— a gold heart still hangs on her necklace # 09. Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu, RO |
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hearing our song my heart skips to the words # 10. Bernard Gieske, US |
Two hearts two hands gray temples # 11. Monika Wojtenka, PL |
wily caterpillar— in the heart of lettuce safely hidden # 12. Sandra Martyres, IN |
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my heart—what can I do for you after all your devotion # 13. Djurdja Vukelic-Rozic, CR |
sidestepped— an engraved heart in the sand # 14. Vania Stefanova, BG |
heart-to-heart with my daughter— overgrown path # 15. Sanjukta Asopa |
rainbow hearts the distant breeze showering aroma of love # 16. Priyanka Bhowmick, IN |
Heart to mind Mind to spirit Lover’s talk # 17. Munia Khan, BD |
artichoke hearts minced and spiced— salve for pining hearts # 18. Alegria Imperial, CA |
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heart transplant he now soars on wings of a poet's muse # 19. Karin Anderson, AU |
glowing kiss— restless lips mended by a wild heart # 20. Marija Pogorilic, CR |
the space between our hearts her breasts # 21. Chen-ou Liu, CA |
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two hearts beating as one # 22. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
balloon hearts flutter in the spring breeze her faraway look # 23. Chen-ou Liu, CA. |
pulsating heart of cloudy skies— snowstorm # 24. Juhani Tikkanen, FN |
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two hearts beat to each other: street dog and I # 25. Chen-ou Liu, CA |
singing by heart— a wintry cucumber # 26. Juhani Tikkanen, FN |
laying in the grass heart over palm— a storm approaches # 27. Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu, RO |
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missing the heart's object of desire... blind date # 28. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
a paper heart pinned on the last page— "Romeo and Juliet" # 29. Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu, RO |
jealous heart the stares of a lover to his mate # 30. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
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child's kite lost into storm's heart # 31. Juhani Tikkanen, FN |
the hearts paint a picture of rose gardens their first monthsary # 32. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
heart of the forest— a hurt deer finds peace # 33. Alex Serban, RO |
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flowers are mute witnesses a heart's delight # 34. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
sisters playing listening to twin hearts # 35. Bernard Gieske, US |
musings of the heart bring glimmer to her eyes... love month # 36. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
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lights out the sound of a frightened heart # 37. Bernard Gieske, US |
Ripped palm blood on a glass cracked heart # 38. Monika Wojtenka, PL |
on the dance floor my heart slowing to the beat # 39. Bernard Gieske, US |
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in a big break I steal a kiss— broken hearts # 40. Alex Serban, RO |
a xxx heart xxx engraved in the tree broken branches # 41. Bernard Gieske, US |
all for love- he gives her a heart on a neck chain # 42. Monika Wojtenka, PL |
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spring jaunt visiting the island heart-shaped # 43. Bernard Gieske, US |
rainbow at dusk a crack line through our hearts carved in a tree trunk # 44. Chen-ou Liu, CA |
the sky love-red my heart turns blue # 45. Bernard Gieske, US |
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hazy winter moon the scent from the chocolate heart under her foot # 46. Chen-ou Liu, CA |
meeting a rabbit on the path my heart freezes # 47. Bernard Gieske, US |
my body blanketing hers heartbeats # 48. Chen-ou Liu, CA |
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cop following me speeding up my heart # 49. Bernard Gieske, US |
he smashes the vase— to see the flowers fall break my heart # 50. Sandra Martyres, IN |
your letters trashed still tear at my heart # 51. Bernard Gieske, US |
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my sweetheart— am I good enough for you # 52. Djurdja Vukelic-Rozic, CR |
in the attic faded photographs darken my heart # 53. Bernard Gieske, US |
the knave sniggers— the Queen of Hearts talks of love # 54. Sandra Martyres, IN |
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home sick chilled heart of a watermelon # 55. Bernard Gieske, US |
beggar with a heart— feeding his last toast to a hungry dog # 56. Sandra Martyres, IN |
my foolish heart— where do you hide all those feelings # 57. Djurdja Vukelic-Rozic, CR |
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melting snow— my heart is reborn in the Spring # 58. Sandra Martyres, IN |
to whom belongs one's heart—is it God, or is it Love # 59. Djurdja Vukelic-Rozic, CR |
our hearts melt into chocolate fondu— Hershey's Kisses # 60. Sandra Martyres, IN |
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my mother's battery powered heart— rising energy prices # 61. Juhani Tikkanen, FN |
heartbeats of the hazy moon— sonography # 62. Sanjukta Asopa |
shades of fantasy flying with wings a dreamy heart # 63. Priyanka Bhowmick, IN |
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distorted reflections— long scratch on the heart shaped mirror # 64. Vania Stefanova, BG |
strawberries cut in half— such hollow hearts # 65. Alegria Imperial, CA |
ellipsis— between deficiency of heartiness and heart failure # 66. Vania Stefanova, BG |
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hearts of romaine— between them candles flit in the silence # 67. Alegria Imperial, CA |
her Valentine's heart grass to the letterbox springs verdant green # 68. Karin Anderson, AU |
finding the embryo of a seed but not the heart # 69. Alegria Imperial, CA |
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loneliness in the night— in the cradle swaying mother's heart # 70. Marija Pogorilic, CR |
heartbeat— her hand on her belly searching for it # 71. Alegria Imperial, CA |
dead of the night— in a swaying boat two hearts in love # 72. Marija Pogorilic, CR |
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monitor— his heart’s dips and coasts but where is love? # 73. Alegria Imperial, CA |
hot kisses in her heartbeat— lovers on the beach # 74. Marija Pogorilic, CR |
closed fist— the size of a heart or a blow that hurts # 75. Alegria Imperial, CA |
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between two kisses madness of a heart and nothing else # 76. Marija Pogorilic, CR |
losing a heartbeat— on the hollow of her neck and on her wrist # 77. Alegria Imperial, CA |
an empty vase on her night table... broken heart # 78. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
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a widow’s peak— what makes her face heart-shaped # 79. Alegria Imperial, CA |
cloud-shaped hearts sailing along the summer sky # 80. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
my heart swells in love— spring dream # 81. Munia Khan, BG |
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scent of lime blossoms blowing in the wind... my heart throbs # 82. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
her pure heart different than his mournful past— he tries to resist # 83. Munia Khan, BG |
my Valentine renewing her vows an open heart # 84. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
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the queen of hearts defeats eternal love— the king cries "more"! # 85. Munia Khan, BG |
a stream of tears falling with the raindrops... a shattered heart # 86. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
my dying soul needs your sacred lone heart— do not leave # 87. Munia Khan, BG |
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starry starry hearts rocking and rolling— a crescent moon # 88. Karin Anderson, AU |
silence— two hearts of ice in the glass # 89. Vania Stefanova, BG |
over the moon flashing her ring— a heart shaped diamond # 90. Karin Anderson, AU |
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fetal tones— the echo of my heart # 91. Cara Holman, US |
Her lips Cupid's bow— the curves shape the softest heart # 92. Karin Anderson, AU |
sweet talk— savoring the taste of conversation hearts # 93. Cara Holman, US |
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a Valentine card— joy of pressing the heart’s song # 94. Karin Anderson, AU |
carrying her always in my heart... forget-me-not # 95. Cara Holman, US |
a frothy heart fluffed in cappuccino magic— their first date # 96. Karin Anderson, AU |
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spring garden— tucked in among the ferns bleeding heart # 97. Cara Holman, US |
child’s tug of heart balloon lost in sky squinting blue # 98. Karin Anderson, AU |
stolen goods a pounding heart as cops arrive # 99. Sandra Martyres, IN |
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her school diary hearts and initials initials and hearts # 100. Marleen Hulst, NL |
lungs collapse no heart beat next stop heaven # 101. Sandra Martyres, IN |
an anniversary heart made of roses on the tomb mother's home empty # 102. Malvina Mileta, CR |
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moonlit night— lovers' hearts beat faster under twinkling stars # 103. Sandra Martyres, IN |
thunderbolt I'm covering my heartbeat with a sheet # 104. Malvina Mileta, CR |
girls ecstatic with their college romances— heart throbs # 105. Sandra Martyres, IN |
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youth at the altar she covers her son's heart with white silk # 106. Malvina Mileta, CR |
lonely hearts drowning their sorrows— singles' Bar # 107. Sandra Martyres, IN |
chicken hearted seeing the bullies he vanishes # 108. Sandra Martyres, IN |
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on valentine's day an avalanche of tears— my broken heart # 109. Sandra Martyres, IN |
chemotherapy the good witch turns bad cells into heart roses # 110. Neal Whitman, US |
your breathing carries me away— air bed # 111. Bouwe Brouwer, NL |
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rose hip tea the bloom has died but soothes the heart # 112. Neal Whitman, US |
tongue of dog and heart of cat Witches' stew # 113. Sandra Martyres, IN |
still life one rose in art nouveau vase a secret heart # 114. Neal Whitman, US |
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It hangs around her neck a heart shaped locket with his picture # 115. Sandra Martyres, IN |
still on the chair her sweetheart dress it's been a year # 116. Neal Whitman, US |
she chomped on little hearts the biscuits of love # 117. Sandra Martyres, IN |
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at sunset her heartwood flute note worthy # 118. Neal Whitman, US |
his big heart endears him to all no money in his pocket # 119. Sandra Martyres, IN |
not a common cockle stooping for heart shells our last summer # 120. Neal Whitman, US |
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it will be snatched away he wears his heart on his sleeve # 121. Sandra Martyres, IN |
by reputation heart of stone never broken now cracked # 122. Neal Whitman, US |
starry night above a smouldering fire her freckles # 123. Bouwe Brouwer, NL |
popped the question strawberries and cream just dessert # 124. Neal Whitman, US |
summer night her dress twists wildly between the car door # 125. Bouwe Brouwer, NL |
rose at dawn kissed Rose at dawn my beating heart # 126. Neal Whitman, US |
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center of the force— rose quartz to my heart # 127. Vania Stefanova, BG |
a song in my heart... Valentine's Day # 128. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
morning cold my cat nearer and nearer the hearth fire # 129. Jacek Margolak, PL |
innocent hearts glowing in the moonlight: mysterious feelings # 130. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
storm clouds I hear my heart beat # 131. Jacek Margolak, PL |
a heart filled with hope ... tears of joy # 132. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
Valentine's Day in my son's exercise book a broken heart drawing # 133. Jacek Margolak, PL |
sunny horizon— an old man makes figurines from heart of oak # 134. Vania Stefanova, BG |
starting the engine... she calls me heartbreaker # 135. Jacek Margolak, PL |
skip pages— near the heart of the mystery # 136. Vania Stefanova, BG |
preschooler's drawing the father with a big heart # 137. Jacek Margolak, PL |
first sonogram— my heart races to keep pace ... # 138. Chitra Rajappa, IN |
early in the morning she listens to his heart-beat # 139. Ralf Bröker, DE |
world cup tie— a million hearts beat as one # 140. Chitra Rajappa, IN |
Valentine's Day she awakes with a racing heart # 141. Ralf Bröker, DE |
white dove— red heart with spray on the wall # 142. Krzysztof Kokot, PL |
"kind of blue" and I throw my heart into the winter # 143. Ralf Bröker, DE |
heart throb I count my fingers # 144. Heike Stehr, DE |
young grass he lost his heart in an accident # 145. Ralf Bröker, DE |
one throb of two hearts ... true love # 146. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
first warm day the candlelight dinner ends with heartburn # 147. Ralf Bröker, DE |
embers of discord smouldering in the heart ... enemy brothers # 148. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
two pairs the river shows another heart # 149. Ralf Bröker, DE |
bruised spirit ... a beleaguered heart searching for love # 150. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
old diary— in a faded Valentine heart a tress # 151. Cezar-Florian Ciobîcă |
Snow shimmering— two hearts pictured on the window # 152. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
her heart ablaze as she looks into his eyes... her very first kiss #153. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
heart elsewhere i walk on the beach all alone . # 154. Sunil Uniyal, IN |
to my Valentine... a red rose unfolding in a heart of love # 155. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
Grandma sews a heart on the grand-daughter’s bonnet— it is snowing # 156. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
perfect union... a rainbow of colours across my heart # 157. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
It is snowing— she dreams of a cake like a heart # 158. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
young lovers gazing at the stars hearts throbbing # 159. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
on Valentine's Day— carving a new heart on our bench # 160. Cezar-Florian Ciobîcă |
ultrasound— listening to the heart of my unborn baby # 161.
Cezar-Florian Ciobîcă |
Valentine's Day date— letting him touch my tattoo # 162. Cezar-Florian Ciobîcă |
beyond compare this chocolate sweetness Spring dream # 163. John Daleiden, US |
her heart a hearth— first date # 165. Cezar-Florian Ciobîcă |
two hearts together walking through the forest hazy moon # 166. John Daleiden, US |
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Read the January / February 28, 2011 Editor's Choices: Editor Karina Klesko, Editor John Daleiden |