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Announcing the November / December 31, 2011 "candle(s)" Haiku Thread The theme of the November / December 31, 2011 haiku thread will be anything to do with a "candle(s)" of any kind in the northern or southern hemisphere. It is not necessary to use the word candle(s). Writers may
post an unlimited number of haiku to the
"candle(s)" Haiku Thread. Deadline: Midnight Monday, December 26, 2011
All Haiku received will be posted daily on-line at November / December 31, 2011 "candle(s)" Haiku Thread. The Sketchbook editors will select their Monthly Haiku Choices from this thread for publication in the Saturday December 31, 2011 Sketchbook.
Index to past Haiku Threads: Vol. 1, No. 1 ~ October
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Read the November / December 31, 2011 "candle(s)" Haiku Editor's Choices: Editor Karina Klesko, Editor John Daleiden, Guest: Bernard Gieske
The following poets have contributed to the November / December 31, 2011 "candle(s)" Haiku Thread
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,
Participants: Ramesh Anand, MY; Karin Anderson, AU; Danica Bartulović; Priyanka Bhowmick, IN; Willie R. Bongcaron, PH; Cezar-Florin Ciobīcă, RO; John Daleiden, US; Smajil Durmisevic, BA; Bernard Gieske, US; Cara Holman, US; Alegria Imperial, CA; Munia Khan, BD; Chen-ou Liu, CA; Tonka Lovric, CR; Vladimir Ludvig, CR; Sandra Martyres, IN; Ljudmila Milena Mršić, CR; Karen O'Leary, US; P K Padhy, IN; Stella Pierides, DE / UK; Emily Romano, US; Djurdja Vukelic-Rozic, CR; Stjepan Rozic, CR; Keith A. Simmonds, TT; Vania Stefanova, BG; Irena Szewczyk PL; Juhani Tikkanen, FI; Maria Tirenescu, RO; Angie Werren, US; Neal Whitman, US; Yamadori, US
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Countries: Australia, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Finland, Germany, India, Malaysia, Philippines, Poland, Romania, United States
XX Haijin have contributed XX haiku to the "candle(s)" Haiku Thread
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a meltdown on the rim of the candlestick silver and black # 02. Vania Stefanova, BG |
vigil candles the flicker of mumbled prayers # 03. Alegria Imperial, CA |
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lights in the city in my hut candlelit # 04. Priyanka Bhowmick, IN |
the way in a dark abyss one candle # 05. Karen O'Leary, US |
candle’s dancing flame shadow playing hide and seek a stormy night falls # 06. Munia Khan, BD |
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a symbol of unwavering faith— two lit white candles # 07. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
the first birthday— first time on his feet gazing at a single flame # 08. Djurdja Vukelic-Rozic, CR |
Waking East— apostles of light singing ancient beauties # 09. Smajil Durmisevic, BA |
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around the table... three generations in the candles’ glow # 10. Cara Holman, US |
St. Gertrude website he clicks to light a candle for his daughter # 11. Chen-ou Liu, CA |
Sunday Worship Candles of Joy and Sorrow she speaks in ASL # 12. Neal Whitman, US |
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the candle flickers the wind blows time is running out # 13. Sandra Martyres, IN |
candles burning upon the table... a birthday song # 14. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
Christmas Eve— eyes of the candles # 15. Danica Bartulović |
falling snowflakes— the smell of wax smoke lingers on the window sills # 16. Vladimir Ludvig, CR |
deepening the silence —a wax candle # 17. Tonka Lovric, CR |
flame of candle and man’s shadow play pick-a-boo on the wall #18. Stjepan Rozic, CR |
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moonless night the candles gather melting light # 19. P K Padhy, IN |
in the old house flickering ghostly breezes of candle light # 20. Bernard Gieske, US |
lights in every window a promise # 21. Angie Werren, US |
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sputter of flame magnified shadow of a moth jiggles on the wall # 22. Emily Romano, US |
Still flickering behind the scenes battery powered candle # 23. Juhani Tikkanen, FI |
game of light and dark— blossoming candle # 24. Ljudmila Milena Mršić, CR |
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votive candles at the roadside— fleeting hare # 25. Stella Pierides, DE / UK |
drip after drip wax from the candle... a haiku moment # 26. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
you a candle lit aglow and warm comfort in the night # 27. Bernard Gieske, US |
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steaming coffee pot— a forlorn candle # 28. Juhani Tikkanen, FI |
candlelight ... fragrance of lavender and sea # 29. Ljudmila Milena Mršić, CR |
the beggar girl plays with hot wax a lighted candle # 30. Sandra Martyres, IN |
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first meeting... a candle light bonds our shadows # 31. Ramesh Anand, MY |
the steady flames of tea candles my mother’s prayers # 32. Alegria Imperial, CA |
winter bolt... the candle array collapses in a flash # 33. Ramesh Anand, MY |
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among mom’s jewels baptismal candles # 34. Alegria Imperial, CA |
old candles my grandmother's favorite the jasmine scented # 35. Priyanka Bhowmick, IN |
graveyard visits same candle one prayer # 36. Alegria Imperial, CA |
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Christmas the colorful candles light up Bethlehem # 37. Priyanka Bhowmick, IN |
candlelit his hands so deft on the lute # 38. Alegria Imperial, CA |
bee wax dripping shaped in teardrops a burning Good-bye! # 39. Munia Khan, BD |
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candlelit image on wardrobe mirror the daughter once # 40. Alegria Imperial, CA |
icon of Mary smiles near the votive candles A promised prayer begins # 41. Munia Khan, BD |
altar candles each flicker a sigh # 42. Alegria Imperial, CA |
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flames of divinity mingled with silence— baptismal ceremony # 43. Munia Khan, BD |
prayer candles from the Virgin’s robe the essence of roses # 44. Alegria Imperial, CA |
quelled candle he straightens the cold limbs of a battered child # 45. Karen O'Leary, US |
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haloed light swathing the darkness candle # 46. Alegria Imperial, CA |
seventieth birthday cake his big sigh blows out the candles # 47. Munia Khan, BD |
candle drippings grandfather’s beard longer # 48. Alegria Imperial, CA |
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farewell—England’s rose! Elton’s “Candle In The Wind” sadness in the air # 49. Munia Khan, BD |
in God’s altar of many supplications— candles and garlands # 50. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
digital mourning— the electronic candles she relights # 51. Munia Khan, BD |
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red, white and gold… candles almost consumed by time # 52. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
two decades later candlelight in the streets— the town of Vukovar # 53. Djurdja Vukelic-Rozic, CR . |
faint light a solitary candle in the wilderness # 54. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
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candlelight on the window sill— empty birdfeeder # 55. Djurdja Vukelic-Rozic, CR |
Sunday offering… candles, roses and prayers for our soldiers # 56. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
You, lucky Sun: caressing a yellow rose so far away # 57. Smajil Durmisevic, BA |
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early dusk the candle melts into itself # 58. Cara Holman, US |
The glory and the light of the faith hide. Today even the worms are wise # 59. Smajil Durmisevic, BA |
birthday candles too many tree rings to count # 60. Cara Holman, US |
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candlelit study three shadows chase each other around the wall #61. Chen-ou Liu, CA |
rice paper moon another candle on the cake # 62. Cara Holman, US |
Advent candles— a broken wooden cross in the prayer book # 63. Chen-ou Liu, CA |
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a dark winter night a candle her only succour # 64. Sandra Martyres, IN |
alone by candlelight thinking of that spring we met and another spring… # 65. Chen-ou Liu, CA |
grandma's spirit is appeased the candle burns # 66. Sandra Martyres, IN |
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alone with my dog the scent of Christmas candles lingering # 67. Chen-ou Liu, CA |
march for peace candle light procession in winter # 68. Sandra Martyres, IN |
alone at dusk I add one more candle to the cake # 69. Chen-ou Liu, CA |
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in candle light a dinner for two her face glows # 70. Sandra Martyres, IN |
solemn prayer all the candles glimmer in the church # 71. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
perfumed candles light up her grave a daughter's blessing # 72. Sandra Martyres, IN |
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your eyes met mine dinner by a candlestick # 73. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
early nightfall ... a candle flickers in the beggar's hut # 74. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
church service an altar server raises his candle snuffer # 75. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
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a long procession of flaming candles ... a march for peace # 76. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
flicker of hope the comforting warmth of the candle flame # 77. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
in the sky countless votive candles # 78. Danica Bartulović |
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the hard way a wail after touching the burning candle # 79. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
a lighted candle blurs the blue cathedral air— wax on the table # 80. Vladimir Ludvig, CR |
unsteady light a candle wick is tilted forty five degrees # 81. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
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a single sigh— the candle flame sags into darkness # 82. Vania Stefanova, BG |
candles at the Feast of La Naval... and more candles # 83. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
he takes a deep breath forty candles on his cake to be blown out # 84. Sandra Martyres, IN |
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in the candlelight a woman and the candle # 85. Tonka Lovric, CR |
light a candle say a prayer God is everywhere # 86. Sandra Martyres, IN |
by the candlelight raindrops so dense # 87. Tonka Lovric, CR |
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Santa is vexed elves steal candles from the Christmas tree # 88. Sandra Martyres, IN |
a woman’s tears and those of a candle on the same paper # 89. Tonka Lovric, CR |
power outage in his pyjamas grandpa roams with a candle # 90. Sandra Martyres, IN |
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electric failure— the tears of a wax candle bigger and bigger # 91. Tonka Lovric, CR |
the wax melts the candle burns she watches the clock # 92. Sandra Martyres, IN |
candlelit Christmas tree in the basement apartment my shadow and I # 93. Chen-ou Liu, CA |
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goodbye darkness a candle lights up his life # 94. Sandra Martyres, IN |
lone candle— another solar system brightened # 95. P K Padhy, IN |
in candle light he sees blurred images the ghost effect # 96. Sandra Martyres, IN |
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solitary life— roaming in deep darkness # 97. P K Padhy, IN |
fire flies flit around— tiny flames without the candles # 98. Sandra Martyres, IN |
one more candle life shortened by one more step # 99. P K Padhy, IN |
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candle wax drips— stalactites form # 100. Sandra Martyres, IN |
floating lamps— ancestors’ voyage from Kalinga to Java, Sumatra # 101. P K Padhy, IN |
the candle flame faulters...then flickers out— grief follows # 102. Sandra Martyres, IN |
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candles flames dim on the birthday cake— grandfather eyes # 103. Irena Szewczyk PL |
whispers a bit louder than shadows guttering flames # 104. Bernard Gieske, US |
long nights the christmas-cookie glow of this candle # 105. Angie Werren, US |
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weaving down a valley of darkness a dragon of candle light # 106. Bernard Gieske, US |
dark shadows up and down the hall... dwindling candlelight # 107. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
on the cake freshly-lit candles inviting a song # 108. Bernard Gieske, US |
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the candle blows out and with it her life snakes like darkness # 109. Sandra Martyres, IN |
piercing midnight darkness Easter candle light # 110. Bernard Gieske, US |
a burned-out candle at the mortician's store window # 111. Juhani Tikkanen, FI |
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in the cave a tiny candle aflame giant monsters on the wall # 112. Bernard Gieske, US |
Light billowed from the candle— lingering yesterday # 113. Juhani Tikkanen, FI |
in the igloo burning midnight oil night lessons # 114. Bernard Gieske, US |
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from dark shadows our cat returning home— the candle is out # 115. Juhani Tikkanen, FI |
a candle burning slowly —living longer # 116. Ljudmila Milena Mršić, CR |
burning wax the old man lights candles to keep out darkness # 117. Sandra Martyres, IN |
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burnt candles— where does the darkness hide the light? # 118. P K Padhy, IN |
he reads newpapers in dim candle light a power failure # 119. Sandra Martyres, IN |
candle wick the effort of holding your flame # 120. Stella Pierides, DE / UK |
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Candle light scent of tuberose on rustling silk # 121. Karin Anderson, AU |
diamonds sparkle in your eyes candle flame # 122. Stella Pierides, DE / UK |
crowned candle light soaring nightingales in Lucia ceremony # 123. Karin Anderson, AU |
candle on the sill— a moth circles into the Big Dipper # 124. Cezar-Florin Ciobīcă, RO |
one candle snuffed out in ghosts’ parade lung transplant # 125. Karin Anderson, AU |
candlelight how pale the moon looks # 126. Stella Pierides, DE / UK |
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iris candle lights his master’s eyes guide dog # 127. Karin Anderson, AU |
power cuts in this wind a candle burns too fast # 128. Stella Pierides, DE / UK |
Sunset— the grandma’s glasses at the candle # 129. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
electric candles— so, I record my prayer # 130. Stella Pierides, DE / UK |
candle on the sill— a moth circles into the Big Dipper # 131. Cezar-Florin Ciobīcă, RO |
After the requiem— the grandpa’s photo near the candle # 132. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
the old chapel— in the votive candle holder a firefly # 133. Cezar-Florin Ciobīcă, RO |
he blows out all eighty birthday candles— the year ends # 134. Yamadori, US |
Christmas service— newborn's scream blows out a candle # 135. Cezar-Florin Ciobīcă, RO |
Eve of Christmas— a candle burning at the window # 136. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
power break— reading her last letters by candlelight # 137. Cezar-Florin Ciobīcă, RO |
prayer candle— she puts her lips to the icon # 138. Stella Pierides, DE / UK |
candlelight— an old beggar throwing shadows on the wall # 139. Cezar-Florin Ciobīcă, RO |
together they light their wedding candle— incense fills the air # 140.
Yamadori, US |
luminaries light the path to a living crčche— Hallelujah # 141. . John Daleiden, US |
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Read the November / December 31, 2011 "candle(s)" Haiku Editor's Choices: Editor Karina Klesko, Editor John Daleiden, Guest: Bernard Gieske |