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January 2008 Winter Activities Haiku Thread

Announcing January 2008 Haiku Thread

Announcing the January 2008 winter activities /winter Olympics / winter sports Haiku Thread

For January 2008 the theme of the monthly haiku thread is winter activities/ winter Olympics / winter sports. Writers may post an unlimited number of haiku to the Thread.

Subject Line: Jan08 winter activities haiku thread.
To: haikuthreadeditor@poetrywriting.org
Deadline: Midnight Sunday, January 27, 2008

slalom gates
the zigzags of sunlight
at day's end

Karina Klesko, US

All Haiku received will be posted on-line at January 2008 winter activities haiku thread.

The Sketchbook editors will select their Monthly Haiku Choice from this thread for publication in the January 31, 2008 Sketchbook.

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Read the January 31, 2008 Editor's Choices: Editor Karina Klesko, Editor John Daleiden

The following poets have contributed to the January 31, 2008 Winter activities Haiku Thread

Hortensia Anderson, US: Gillena Cox, TT; Magdalena Dale, RO; John Daleiden, US; Betty Kaplan, US; Bill Kenney, US: Karina Klesko, US; Vasile Moldovan, R0; Rita Odeh, IL; Zhanna P. Rader, US; Trish Shields, CA: John Stone, US

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slalom gates the zigzags of sunlight at day's end # 01. Karina Klesko, US	Crossing the border between autumn and winter birds without a nest # 02. Vasile Moldovan, RO	Fierce fight with snow balls: white score # 03. Magdalena Dale, RO
two deer browsing at the forest edge deep snow drifts # 04. john daleiden, US	stringing popcorn— while on vacation a salty taste # 05. gillena cox, TT	Winter night— a mother is nursing in deepest darkness # 06. Vasile Moldovan, RO
Light like day at the birds canteen— winter moon # 07. Magdalena Dale, RO	novice snowboarder her wet buttocks wobble home # 08. John Stone	boisterous children sledding in the new snow a lost mitten # 09. john daleiden
Awaiting the winter moon, the cigar in my hand quenches all along # 10. Vasile Moldovan, RO	winter morning... high waves challenge an empty chair # 11. Rita Odeh, IL	gates of the sun between red and blue poles downhill slalom # 12. Karina Klesko, US
through the valley the call of the Angelus frosty new snow falls # 13. john daleiden, US	Snow on the apple trees— in front of the window the carol singers # 14. Magdalena Dale, RO	fresh new snow— the movement of arms and legs making angels # 15. Betty Kaplan, US
My snowball fight with the snowman— he looses face. # 16. Zhanna P. Rader, US	Chinese New Year men in gray suits guide the dragon # 17. Bill Kenney, US	At the window all the children gazing the first snowfall # 18. Vasile Moldovan, RO
Melting snow— the mountain river overflows its’ banks # 19. Magdalena Dale, RO	a few crocus bloom in the January thaw I walk coatless # 20. john daleiden, US	cold here full moon moving out # 21. Ed Baker, US
Christmas Eve— from house to house the carol singers # 22. Vasile Moldovan, RO	A rare snowfall yielding small, dingy snowmen— southern winter. # 23. Zhanna P. Rader, US	New Year's Eve the divorced man hugs his daughter #24. Bill Kenney, US
two vultures feast in a forest clearing whistling winter wind # 25. john daleiden, US	The leaden clouds sifting slowly the snow— light curtain # 26. Magdalena Dale, RO	New Year's Night— the moon is drinking too champagne # 27. Vasile Moldovan, RO
baseball field winter wind on the mound # 28. Bill Kenney, US	winter moon— she rereads her grandson the same love story # 29. Rita Odeh, IL	After the storm, more leaves and pine straw to rake— southern winter. # 30. Zhanna P. Rader, US
Tittering snowman’s nose falling down #31. Magdalena Dale, RO	Jet aircrafts disturb the silence of the sky— winter maneovres # 32. Vasile Moldovan, RO	winter bareness a gray squirrel crosses the park # 33. Bill Kenney, US
Sleet— our feet become skis. # 34. Zhanna P. Rader	winter seclusion writing a comment in the margin # 35. Bill Kenney, US	winter evening— the calmness of the boat under the lake lamp # 36. Rita Odeh, IL
Winter fashion— even the thistles wear now snow-white caps # 37. Vasile Moldovan, RO	winter waves... surfer's on call # 38. Shanna Baldwin Moore, US	One by one they disappear; hikers in the snow # 39. hortensia anderson, US
dancing up a storm a line of galoshes against the wall # 40. Bill Kenney, US	moonless night— even the rotten bread has its taste # 41. Rita Odeh, IL	White Symphony— under the flakes rustle wheat germinating # 42. Vasile Moldovan, RO
snowshoes stand by the cabin door your hand finds mine # 43 trish shields, CA	midwinter the child is learning subtraction # 44. Bill Kenney, US	Short days— the cat comes home a bit earlier. # 45. Zhanna P. Rader, US
cold night— the nail doesn't respond to the hammer's knock # 46. Rita Odeh, IL	Home from work— we turn on the lights by dinner's end. # 47. Zhanna P. Rader, US	after the storm... under that dark blue sky a bird flys and flys # 48. Rita Odeh, IL
after the blizzard— "do people really go snow-viewing?" # 49. Bill Kenney, US	after the storm... a dove heading towards the horizon # 50. Rita Odeh, IL	Short days— dinner with lights on, as at breakfast. # 51. Zhanna P. Rader, US
melting snow... the same openwinged birdstatue on that fence! # 52. Rita Odeh, IL	Cold morning— he brings her some cocoa to bed. # 53. Zhanna P. Rader, US	Long winter— I peel each grape for my toddler. # 54. Zhanna P. Rader, US
Hot tea— the old man warms his hands against the cup. # 55. Zhanna P. Rader, US	# 56.

Read the January 31, 2008 Editor's Choices: Editor Karina Klesko, Editor John Daleiden