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March / April 30,
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Announcing the March / April 30, 2012 "pond life" Haiku Thread The theme of the March / April 30, 2012 haiku thread will be anything to do with "pond life" of any kind in the northern or southern hemisphere. It is not necessary to use the word pond or life. Writers may
post an unlimited number of haiku to the "pond life"
Haiku Thread.
Deadline: Midnight Thursday, April 26, 2012
All Haiku received will be posted daily on-line at Mar / Apr 30, 2012 "pond life" Haiku Thread. The Sketchbook editors will select their Monthly Haiku Choices from this thread for publication in the Monday, April 30, 2012 Sketchbook.
Index to past Haiku Threads: Vol. 1, No. 1 ~ October
2006 - Current |
Read the March / April 30, 2012 "pond life" Haiku Editor's Choices: Editor Karina Klesko, Editor John Daleiden
The following forty-five poets from fifteen countries have contributed two hundred eighty-eight haiku to the March / April 30, 2012 "pond life" Haiku ThreadParticipants: Jax Aemilias, UK; Ramesh Anand, MY; Karin Anderson, AU; Stella Armour, UK; Danica Bartulović, CR; Margaret Beverland, NZ; Willie R. Bongcaron, PH; Ralf Bröker, DE; John Byrne, Ireland; Patricia Carragon, US; Cezar F. Ciobîcă, RO; Marion Clarke, IE; John Daleiden, US; Robert Davey, UK;Tracy Davidson, UK; Smajil Durmiševic, BA; Bernard Gieske, US; Cara Holman, US; Alegria Imperial, CA; Anisoara Iordache, RO; Harvey Jenkins, CA; Munia Khan, BD; Evica Kraljić, CR; Chen-ou Liu, CA; Tonka Lovric, CR; Stefanija Ludvig, CR; Vladimir Ludvig, CR; Tomislav Maretic, CR; 35Sandra Martyres, IN; Malvina Mileta, CR; Karen O'Leary, US; Pravat Kumar Padhy, IN; Asim Kumar Paul, IN; Marija Pogorilić, CR; Vera Primorac, CR; Chitra Rajappa, IN; Djurdja Vukelic Rozic, CR; Alex Serban, RO; Radhey Shiam, IN; Keith A. Simmonds, TT; Vania Stefanova, BG; Rachel Sutcliffe, UK; Diana Teneva, BG; Maria Tirenescu, RO; Angie Werren, US; Neal Whitman, US
Countries: Australia, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Croatia, Germany, India, Ireland, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Romania, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States
—near the pond—
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the slow approach underneath lily leaves pond snail eggs # 02 Harvey Jenkins, CA |
staring at me from the merky depths— Narcissus # 03. John Daleiden, US |
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a line of reed— from the pond peers brown velvet # 04. Marija Pogorilić, CR |
moved brickyard— the hole left behind produces croaking mosquitos # 05. Djurdja Vukelic Rozic, CR |
clinging to water plants tadpoles hold on for dear life— a mole's banquet # 06. Neal Whitman, US |
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ducklings . . . in the willow's shadow a hawk # 07. Margaret Beverland, NZ |
pond life flora and fauna exist in harmony # 08. Sandra Martyres, IN |
sketchbook— pond for writers to jump in # 09. Karen O'Leary, US |
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starry pond the pulsing throat of a frog # 10. Chen-ou Liu, CA |
after the storm: ... a koi fish peeks from behind a lily pad # 11. Chitra Rajappa, IN |
same trap for small fish... pond life # 12. Vania Stefanova, BG |
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A family of ducks swimming uniquely as one— what ties bind them? # 13. Smajil Durmiševic, BA |
Roadside pond Lotus blooms in eminence Conveys our prayers. # 14. Asim Kumar Paul, IN |
Song of a swing— In a drean I hear Mother’s voice # 15. Alex Serban, RO |
behind the trees a kiss by the dragonfly stirs the pond # 16. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
no breeze without fish— a lifeless pond # 17. Munia Khan, BD |
on arrival a plop off the log glimpsing a turtle # 18. Bernard Gieske, US |
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French campsite . . . my children giggling at frogsong # 19. Marion Clarke, IE |
early morning a fog pinned to the pond reed # 20. Malvina Mileta, CR |
adult mayflies emerge from the water— a fish leaps # 21. Jax Aemilias, UK |
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water body— the gene flows through millions of years # 22. Pravat Kumar Padhy, IN |
bare feet tadpoles tickle in ripe apple breeze # 23. Karin Anderson, AU |
a puffed frog croaking and croaking… # 24. Tonka Lovric, CR |
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an antfly caught by a dragonfly flies more faster # 25. Vladimir Ludvig, CR |
a turtle dreams goldfish escape upstream of a poison snail # 26. Stefanija Ludvig, CR |
staring from the pond frog spawn # 27. Robert Davey, UK |
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pond in the garden three golden fish three golden wishes # 28. Danica Bartulović, CR |
koi pond the spreading ripples in my ice cream # 29. Tracy Davidson, UK |
a duck followed by its V honks from behind # 30. Ralf Bröker, DE |
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monsoon’s end... out of emptiness pond’s life # 31. Ramesh Anand, MY |
summer breeding pond another frog makes its way onto the stage # 32 Harvey Jenkins, CA |
pond’s stillness... springing to life all my wishes # 33. Ramesh Anand, MY |
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flowering lotus sun in the pistil smiles amidst a pond # 34. Marija Pogorilić, CR |
lovely pond nearby— the willow catkins' pollen likes to go out # 35. Djurdja Vukelic-Rozic, CR |
twitch of the fish a water snake enters the mud # 36. Marija Pogorilić, CR |
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just passing by— birds fall silent as frogs head jump into water # 37. Djurdja Vukelic-Rozic, CR |
concert of the frogs— in midnight silence moon in the water # 38. Marija Pogorilić, CR |
staring at dragonfly— the frogs show me whiteness of their thighs # 39. Djurdja Vukelic-Rozic, CR |
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the duckweed on the pond surface home of the mosquitoes # 40. Marija Pogorilić, CR |
watching a nest on the willow… the pond eyes waching me! # 41. Djurdja Vukelic-Rozic, CR |
new shoots on the brown tangle spring sprung # 42. Neal Whitman, US |
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such a long journey snail arrives and rests at the pond Buddha’s feet # 43. Harvey Jenkins, CA |
stems push through grey brown litter lily pond # 44. Neal Whitman, US |
a basking frog taking in sound, motionless and then one blink # 45. Harvey Jenkins, CA |
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A wrinkled face smiles back at him a pond reflection # 46. Sandra Martyres, IN |
in the gut of the old eel three ducklings # 47. Margaret Beverland, NZ |
dragonfly summer: shards of colour flit across the pond # 48. Chitra Rajappa, IN |
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frog pond... I jump over the spring sun # 49. Chen-ou Liu, CA |
a lotus blooms across the pond frogs claustrophobic # 50. Sandra Martyres, IN |
weeping willows bend over the pond one croak... no more # 51. Chen-ou Liu, CA |
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Divine lotus swings, Brings forth pure transition, Pretty thing of love. # 52. Asim Kumar Paul, IN |
alone by the pond my yellow stream goes farther to touch the moon # 53. Chen-ou Liu, CA (for Santoka Taneda) |
Moving with lotus, We are blessed with blossoms, Lots of spirituality. # 54. Asim Kumar Paul, IN |
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they draw water from the same pond the rich and the poor # 55. Sandra Martyres, IN |
Dewy essence In lotus we trace significance, Love to be loved again. # 56. Asim Kumar Paul, IN |
ducks quack a wily fox smacks his lips dinner on the pond # 57. Sandra Martyres, IN |
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Wide leaf floats in pond, Proud lotus in heavenly beauty, Secures bliss for us. # 58. Asim Kumar Paul, IN |
pollutants float on life's pond no one bothers... # 59. Sandra Martyres, IN |
Moving in rain, Frog jumps in the pond, Beginning of wave. # 60. Asim Kumar Paul, IN |
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water lilies proliferate a colourful pond # 61. Sandra Martyres, IN |
It lives in pond, Ruhi is the king of fishes, Water gives the life. # 62. Asim Kumar Paul, IN |
Spring wind— Trees are swinging Without leaves # 63. Alex Serban, RO |
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With hard shell With catch of fear it coils Witness of watery things. # 64. Asim Kumar Paul, IN |
Memories— I find a broken swing In the attic # 65. Alex Serban, RO |
luminous Egg Moon ancient seasonal forces wash over the pond # 66. Harvey Jenkins, CA |
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dainty and quiet in the pond lotus flowers # 67. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
invasive species shadows and water lilies shelter goldfish # 68. Harvey Jenkins, CA |
suddenly mired at the pond's slippery edge my shiny shoe # 69. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
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fish’s point of view— "nature’s aquarium sustains us!" # 70. Munia Khan, BD |
sunbathing: a stack of turtles keels over! #71. Chitra Rajappa, IN |
green hydra and one lost water bear— microscopic lives! # 72. Munia Khan, BD |
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a waterstrider and its image waltz in unison # 73. Chitra Rajappa, IN |
anticipation on water a kingfisher awaits dirt frustrates him. # 74. Munia Khan, BD |
pond Life slugs, snails, frogs and tadpoles all live together # 75. Sandra Martyres, IN |
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British pond life— a worthless person phrase indeed! # 76. Munia Khan, BD |
on high alert afraid of the big cats deer drink from the pond # 77. Sandra Martyres, IN |
A torn letter floating ducks never care human emotion # 78. Munia Khan, BD |
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gurgling waters pond inhabitants enjoy spring's warmth # 79. Sandra Martyres, IN |
mosquito’s paradise no reptile invades the buzz of blood-thirst # 80. Munia Khan, BD |
a toad on the moss scours the pond carefully dinner in mind # 81. Sandra Martyres, IN |
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A crystalline life— The ray of sun over a sunfish # 82. Munia Khan, BD |
nature's beauty unfolds at the pond flowers in abundance # 83. Sandra Martyres, IN |
A vagabond Heron sadly contemplates no luncheon today # 84. Munia Khan, BD |
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pond guest Great Blue Heron steps past our scarecrow # 85. Harvey Jenkins, CA |
mosquitoes and frogs shelter in lotus shadows— the splash of water # 86. John Daleiden, US |
Deep Water Moon moist rocks roll away to reveal a newt’s eye # 87. Harvey Jenkins, CA |
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my twin brothers counting who has caught the most frogspawn # 88. Marion Clarke, IE |
pond Buddah's eye is one with rainbow koi's eye— the water flows # 89. John Daleiden, US |
two dragonflies dance with their reflections —French nightclub # 90. Marion Clarke, IE |
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in the pond on the cloud's bruise a croaking frog # 91. Malvina Mileta, CR |
Lake Como garden— my kids collecting froglets from the fountain # 92. Marion Clarke, IE |
pond under dusk horses at the watering place snake in the mud # 93. Malvina Mileta, CR |
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splash!!! this old editor falls in clouds and a blue sky # 94. John Daleiden, US |
dozing moon on the lotus leaves serenity in the pond # 95. Malvina Mileta, CR |
graveyard pond pent up rage dies in his pocket # 96. Karen O'Leary, US |
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nobody's pond a mosquito swarm blisters the boy...buzzzzzzzzzzzz! # 97. Malvina Mileta, CR |
near the pond— the exchange of “I love you’s” under a clear sky # 98. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
floating cork cane pole in hand___ watching the dragonflies # 99. Bernard Gieske, US |
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school of catfish… the stirrings in the pond jolt me # 100. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
swaying cattail red-winged blackbird flashes a warning # 101. Bernard Gieske, US |
skating on farmer Giles farm pond— thin ice # 102. John Daleiden, US |
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midnight noises one bullfrog…. louder than the others # 103. Bernard Gieske, US |
hiding behind the pond’s lilies… mudfish # 104. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
extra thrill two hooks on one line― the tug of two bluegill # 105. Bernard Gieske, US |
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a dropped paddle in the middle of the pond… “help!” # 106. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
wild geese squabbling on the pond edge a young couple # 107. John Daleiden, US |
the wails of a lover, all alone in the pond # 108. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
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a silver fox in the boathouse shadows winter sunset # 109. John Daleiden, US |
life stands still except for some ripples in the pond # 110. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
a tail splash ... crayfish lurking in its burrow # 111. Vania Stefanova, BG |
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the wide, silent pond ducks paddle and play behind the duckweeds # 112. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
golden fins in shades of the algae— three wishes # 113. Vania Stefanova, BG |
near the pond… mother duck and her ducklings waddle # 114. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
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a little dog barks at his own reflexion moonlit pond # 115. Sandra Martyres, IN |
night hunting his first adventure gigging a frog # 116. Bernard Gieske, US |
a pebble he throws into the pond daily he keeps time that way # 117. Sandra Martyres, IN |
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rusty beer cans beside an old harrow— pond bottom trash # 118. John Daleiden, US |
the little frog hops from cloud to cloud pond life is fun # 119. Sandra Martyres, IN |
after the chores dodging the cowpies with cane and worms # 120. Bernard Gieske, US |
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she flutters wet wings as she waddles out a duck from the pond # 121. Sandra Martyres, IN |
gentle breeze bobbing cork wavelets licking the bank # 122. Bernard Gieske, US |
sunset an orange experience at the pond # 123. Sandra Martyres, IN |
her passion― bluegills on a string # 124. Bernard Gieske, US |
he bays at the moon the crazy dog spots it in the pond # 125. Sandra Martyres, IN |
in the grass a picnic with my lover— ripples on the pond # 126. John Daleiden, US |
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brazen wind— the ripple conveys the message # 127. Pravat Kumar Padhy, IN |
after the rain the pond brimming with frog song # 128. Margaret Beverland, NZ |
first rain— pond filled with songs of joy # 129. Pravat Kumar Padhy, IN |
a dull grey morning the sun forgets to wake up a lifeless pond # 130. Sandra Martyres, IN |
circles of ripple the beauty of life born in the center # 131. Pravat Kumar Padhy, IN |
the child is awe-struck sunbeams dance on the pond another day dawns # 132. Sandra Martyres, IN |
half filled with water the old wood row boat— cattails in the wind # 133. John Daleiden, US |
fireflies party late their reflections on the pond wake up the frogs # 134. Sandra Martyres, IN |
tender evening the full moon swims with fish and frogs # 135. Pravat Kumar Padhy, IN |
quiet contemplation a dragonfly lands on my shoe # 136. Harvey Jenkins, CA |
Summer drought pelicans drain the pond litre by litre # 137. Karin Anderson, AU |
Ragged Robin colony bees and butterflies visit the wild pond # 138. Harvey Jenkins, CA |
dusk opens night bloom water lilies the crimson moon # 139. Karin Anderson, AU |
the frog's croaking breaks off silence of the night # 140. Tonka Lovric, CR |
pond’s countless tadpoles an old frog sits in the tree of knowledge # 141. Karin Anderson, AU |
from the pond onto the lawn a jump of the frog # 142. Tonka Lovric, CR |
a lickerish fragrance lethal for a fat fly Drosera rotundifolia # 143. Vladimir Ludvig, CR |
deafening sound the frog's choir rehearses croaking # 144. Tonka Lovric, CR |
the wild goose beak full of a big green frog no more croaking # 145. Vladimir Ludvig, CR |
she pours emotions straight into the pond her tears flow freely # 146. Sandra Martyres, IN |
mosquito's proboscis crashed in an attack on a big turtle # 147. Vladimir Ludvig, CR |
they pollute the pond change its colour dyes and chemicals # 148. Sandra Martyres, IN \ |
life in the pond silvery shine of the trout buyers coming # 149. Danica Bartulović, CR |
the tadpole a pond and the frog a river # 150. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
the oceans such a huge pond how many fish # 151. Danica Bartulović, CR |
murky pond a bed of lilies hides a catfish # 152. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
stork ambush— the sudden silence of frogs and ducks # 153. Stefanija Ludvig CR |
mute witness to a pod's rebirth the pond # 154. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
mosquito relief— the splashing line of ducks scatters hungry frogs # 155. Stefanija Ludvig CR |
one bright day making a mirror of the pond # 156. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
the water lilies— home to the sleepy snail and squirming earthworms # 157. Stefanija Ludvig CR |
frog's refuge in the duckweed of a pond # 158. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
worm eats lotus, stork bites frog, hedgehog eats snake— a food feast # 159. Stefanija Ludvig CR |
near a boat frogs and tadpoles and catfish # 160. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
staring up at me from below the surface eye of newt # 161. Tracy Davidson, UK |
fruit peelings the pond is just few steps away # 162. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
graceful dance across the surface pondskater # 163. Tracy Davidson, UK |
a pond too deep for the boy fishing rod # 164. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
keeping to the edge my neighbour's cat hunting koi # 165. Tracy Davidson, UK |
lily pond glancing to catch a gourami # 166. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
mill pond I skim the surface of wakefulness # 167. Tracy Davidson, UK |
fishing just the sound of my tinnitus # 168. Ralf Bröker, DE |
his eyes follow me as I gather frog spawn the garden gnome # 169. Tracy Davidson, UK |
nothing but rush and a paper boat # 170. Ralf Bröker, DE |
at the fishpond— in a ragged net just a shoe # 171. Evica Kraljić, CR |
frogs jump across the road fence of a pond # 172. Ralf Bröker, DE |
shallow water a boy lowers his feet and two tiny fish # 173. Evica Kraljić, CR |
bone white moon pond’s young fish jumping in a canoe # 174. Karin Anderson, AU |
anglers alingned around the fishpond fearful fish # 175. Evica Kraljić, CR |
dawn chorus thunder even under water frogs croak # 176. Karin Anderson, AU |
edge of the pond— the frogs practice croaking before it rains # 177. Evica Kraljić, CR |
sky’s aerobatics mating dragonflies wheel in dawn’s blush # 178. Karin Anderson, AU |
fish's hiding place— flowering lotuses in the pond # 179. Evica Kraljić, CR |
caught thistledown trembles in a willow the duckling runt # 180. Karin Anderson, AU |
sleeping toad yet the prince at home croaking # 181. Vera Primorac, CR |
murky pond trying to collect my thoughts # 182. Cara Holman, US |
such loud croaking— adjusting their voices, the frog choir # 183. Vera Primorac, CR |
old pond not seeing the frog until the splash # 184. Cara Holman, US |
a fat toad— it takes too much effort to croak # 185. Vera Primorac, CR |
feathered clouds a water strider skims the surface # 186. Cara Holman, US |
frog duo, croaking on the same note # 187. Vera Primorac, CR |
cattails growing by the pond… a blackbird’s shadow # 188. Cara Holman, US |
until the morning from edge to edge of the pond frogs’ dialogue # 189. Vera Primorac, CR |
low clouds dragonflies hover above the pond # 190. Cara Holman, US |
hovering over a sunlit pond a silk butterfly # 191. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
turbid lake a boat in the reed awaits somebody # 192. Tomislav Maretic, CR |
a shimmering pond ... the reflction of a narcissus # 193. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
wavelets lulling the birds asleep on the water # 194. Tomislav Maretic, CR |
the shadow of a dandelion swimming in a pond # 195. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
wavelets lulling the birds asleep on the water # 194. Tomislav Maretic, CR |
willow branch— stretched out arm over the pond mirror # 197. Diana Teneva, BG |
the moon in the pond effaced by a cloud— the lake, too # 198. Tomislav Maretic, CR. |
sickle moon— the light trickles from it woodcocks crow # 199. Diana Teneva, BG |
waterfall spray— fluttering through the rainbow, a damselfly # 200. Tomislav Maretic, CR |
silver birch leaves shake... fly over the pond scum # 201. Diana Teneva, BG |
a heron and its reflection in the pond, perched on the same leg # 202. Tomislav Maretic, CR |
sun deeply floats... captured by pondweeds # 203. Diana Teneva, BG |
here and there in the dense duckweed— croaking frogs # 204. Tomislav Maretic, CR |
a crayfish creeps out of the pond… droplets glisten # 205. Diana Teneva, BG |
after I sit beside the pond, the frogs soon resume their song # 206. Tomislav Maretic, CR |
polluted water lake…suspiciously alive pond lily opens # 207. Diana Teneva, BG |
thundering cascade, if you listen carefully— the nightingale's song # 208. Tomislav Maretic, CR |
scolding sparrows in the old oak tree our pond swing # 209. John Daleiden, US |
newfangled waterfowl— sparrows hopping on the frozen pond # 210. Tomislav Maretic, CR |
this path somewhere the sound of water # 211. Angie Werren, US |
fishpond the rasp of an ulok bird diving and feeding # 212. Willie R. Bongcaron, P |
daylilies— she cleans her hands among the fish # 213. Angie Werren, US |
from a nipa hut peeking through the pond for some fish # 214. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
all these tadpoles in the pond— stray cat # 215. Angie Werren, US |
a red tailed hawk gliding above the old pond white clouds in blue skies # 216. John Daleiden, US |
march menu tadpoles in jelly served with fresh leaves # 217. Stella Armour, UK |
summer heat the running water of a fishpond # 218. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
midnight croaks echo across pond lilies frog love songs # 219. Stella Armour, UK |
for lunch newly-caught tilapia sans the dead ones # 220. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
sticklebacks and newts children bring nets and jam jars exploring pond life # 221. Stella Armour, UK |
fish net within the enclosure are mudfish # 222. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
frog's paradise croak! croak! full space sound returns by echo # 223. Vladimir Ludvig, CR |
Obando pond bamboo stilts tilt left and right # 224. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
murder in the pond heron takes a sample visiting the victim # 225. Vladimir Ludvig, CR |
brackish... the water in the pond continuously flows # 226. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
small snake doubled its contour poor frogs # 227. Vladimir Ludvig, CR |
mangroves keeping the pond cool this summer # 228. Willie R. Bongcaron, PH |
a bee and bumblebee on the same pear flower peace rules # 229. Vladimir Ludvig, CR |
mayflies in the pond the persistence of clouds to stay # 230. Alegria Imperial, CA |
foggy morning the pond frozen without notice # 231. Radhey Shiam, IN |
hear the thrushes sing the pond no longer quiet after the rainfall # 232. Patricia Carragon, US |
a piece of rainbow in the pond children laugh # 233. Radhey Shiam, IN |
buried in concrete, the pond, now a memory lost under our feet # 234. Patricia Carragon, US |
freezing cold the pond banks are empty # 235. Radhey Shiam, IN |
talking to myself . . . an evesdropper croaks from the pond # 236. Christine L. Villa, US |
joyful children-- sailing in the pond a paper boat # 237. Radhey Shiam, IN |
crowded pond how the fish draw breaths… # 238. Stella Pierides, DE/UK |
heavy rain overflows the pond— happy fishermen # 239. Radhey Shiam, IN |
catching the soap mid-air koi # 240. Stella Pierides, DE/U |
water hens in the pond much noise # 241. Radhey Shiam, IN |
long days… the pond still frozen in your eyes # 242. Stella Pierides, DE/UK |
skinny dipping with our burdens pond turtle # 243. Alegria Imperial, CA |
nursery— rearing fry for big fish # 244. Stella Pierides, DE/UK |
Road plunged: among the rocks, a child and a fish— pond life. # 245. Anisoara Iordache, RO |
breathless between us in the pond bed a gold carp # 246. Alegria Imperial, CA |
overcast sky two mallard ducks splash colors in the pond # 247. Christine L. Villa, US |
still pond a mirror the span of our wings # 248. Alegria Imperial, CA |
lunch date she shares a sandwich with a mallard duck # 249. Christine L. Villa, US |
speedy mouse in the owl's stomach fast food # 250. Vladimir Ludvig, CR |
moonstruck pond a cuckoo’s calls to cicada’s shrills # 251. Karin Anderson, AU |
frog yearning three flies on the tongue at once # 252. Stefanija Ludvig, CR |
the miles a water stryder covers my mirrored sky # 253. Alegria Imperial, CA |
sad moments— lonely unrequited croaking # 254. Stefanija Ludvig, CR |
virgin’s halo in the punctured pond a rock shard sinks # 255. Alegria Imperial, CA |
0:00 sudden peace and that lasts one minute croak explodes # 256. Vladimir Ludvig, CR |
tadpoles we slink around sun spears in dappled lagoons # 257. Alegria Imperial, CA |
cave pool the stillness in your eyes # 258. Stella Pierides, DE/UK |
dry sedge i wonder if dragonflies remember # 259. Alegria Imperial, CA |
the taste of lilac wine lingers in spring’s scent vows near the pond # 260. Karin Anderson, AU |
plop the sound of bubbles from a carp # 261. Alegria Imperial, CA |
drifting clouds a damselfly rests on a water lily # 262. Christine L. Villa, US |
stretching its neck as if to measure a sky turtle # 263. Alegria Imperial, CA |
frogs jumping from pad to pad the pond no longer a silent haven # 264. Patricia Carragon, US |
coupling frogs nude bathing she slaps lotus leaves on her breasts # 265. Karin Anderson, AU |
noon heat a drop of water from a duck's bill # 266. Christine L. Villa, US |
sun splashed pond world three goslings peak from mother’s wing # 267. Karin Anderson, AU |
the full moon shedding its light upon a pond... a cacophony of frogs # 268. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
near, yet far away— I touch the full moon in the pond # 269. Radhey Shiam, IN |
two grasshoppers jumping from leaf to leaf... a motionless pond # 270. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
mid spring in my boys jar a minature pond # 271. John Byrne, Ireland |
spring sunshine off their wet feathers on the pond # 272. Rachel Sutcliffe, UK |
pond gnome the old bullfrog on his hat # 273. John Byrne, Ireland |
the frogs listening to the ripple of water— new moon rise # 274. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
still waters a pondskater crossing the sky # 275. John Byrne, Ireland |
the stork walks slowly— a little frog jumps off the leaf near her # 276. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
spring moon the young frog croaks for love # 277. John Byrne, Ireland |
a stork flies above the pond— the frogs hiding # 278. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
office lunch round the park bench mallard gather # 279. John Byrne, Ireland |
near the pond— willow catkins caressing a dead cat # 280. Cezar F. Ciobîcă, RO |
above the pond this cloud of lovers mayfly # 281. John Byrne, Ireland |
signs of rain— an old man pushing his boat to the dried pond # 282. Cezar F. Ciobîcă, RO |
a spring wind blows over the pond ... ripples of light # 283 Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
old pond— teaching my grandchild how to skip stones # 284. Cezar F. Ciobîcă, RO |
grey clouds gather a blanket of leaves drifting on the pond # 285 Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
dried pond— from nowhere the echo of a splash # 286. Cezar F. Ciobîcă, RO |
summer evening ... the rhythmic glitter of a languid pond # 287 Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
kukai near the pond— a dragonfly caught in my thoughts # 288. Cezar F. Ciobîcă, RO |
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Read the March / April 30, 2012 "pond life" Haiku Editor's Choices: Editor Karina Klesko, Editor John Daleiden\ |