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October 2008 "cat(s), witche(s), jack-0-lantern(s), shadow(s)" Haiku Thread

Announcing October 2008 Haiku Thread

The theme of the monthly haiku thread will be any of the following: cat(s), witche(s), jack-0-lantern(s), shadow(s); or any images that convey the sense of "halloween" and / or Samhain. Writers may post an unlimited number of haiku to the Thread.

Subject Line: "October 2008" haiku thread.
To: haikuthreadeditor@poetrywriting.org
Deadline: Midnight Tuesday, October 28, 2008.

Haiku

Author, Country

All Haiku received will be posted on-line at "October 2008" Haiku Thread.
The Sketchbook editors will select their Monthly Haiku Choice from this thread for publication in the Friday, October 31, 2008 Sketchbook.

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

The following poets have contributed to the "October 2008" Haiku Thread

Poets: Ed Baker, US; Gillena Cox, TT; Magdalena Dale, RO; John Daleiden, US; Iga Gala-Miemus, IL; Betty Kaplan, US; Pépin Laterre, FR; Catherine J. S. Lee; Jacek Margolak, PL; Vasile Moldovan, RO; Aju Mukhopadhyay, IN; Karen O'Leary, US; Trish Shields, CA; Keith A. Simmonds, TT; Terry Steudlein, US; Alan Summers, UK; Rafal Zabratynski, PL
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,
Countries: Canada, France, India, Israel, Poland, Romania, Trinidad, United States, United Kingdom
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9

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red eyes piercing the darkness... a black cat # 01. Keith A. Simmonds, TT	crossing full moon on a broom my x-wife # 02. Ed Baker, US	dusk shadows of a witch's hat # 03. Gillena Cox, TT
Halloween moon my little Witch closes her eyes # 04. Jacek Margolak, PL	ghosts and goblins on moonlit walls— shadow dancing # 05. Karen O'Leary, US	mother-in-law's face on the biggest pumpkin harvest moon # 06. Terry Steudlein, US
shadows on the wall pumpkin on the window-sill kiss-kiss kiss-kiss kiss # 07. Ed Baker, US	the black cat jumps chasing the butterfly— falls empty handed # 08. Aju Mukhopadhyay, IN	after the night in the jack-o-lantern wingless moths # 09. Jacek Margolak, PL
Halloween— a spider's shadow obscures the moon # 10. Jacek Margolak, PL	all a-glow two heads dingle, dingle # 11. Ed Baker, US	deep in the night... eerie sounds of ugly witches # 12. Keith A. Simmonds, TT
trick-or-treat ready-or-not Dracula! # 13. Ed Baker, US	a shudder runs through the party: dark shadows # 14. Keith A. Simmonds, TT	the black cat jumps chasing the butterfly— falls empty handed # 15. Aju Mukhopadhyay, IN
masked revellers at the midnight hour... witches' ball # 16. Keith A. Simmonds, TT	moths from the jack-o-lantern a sizzling # 17. Jacek Margolak, PL	turn off all the lights eat entire bag of Snickers write another stupid poem # 18. Ed Baker, US
shadow of an embodied being is a corrupt thing; revealed by light # 19. Aju Mukhopadhyay, IN	a $40 pumpkin rotting on the front porch # 20. Ed Baker, US	a monster designed for Halloween: jack-o-lantern # 21. Keith A. Simmonds, TT
soft rain— my cat chases a wool ball # 22. Jacek Margolak, PL	unnamed grave a stone angel's shadow and a few leaves # 23. Jacek Margolak, PL	The man swerved failing to cross his own shadow— into the gulf. # 24. Aju Mukhopadhyay, IN
young children scampering from the door: witches' laughter # 25. Keith A. Simmonds, TT	shadows of a frameless shapeless reality; non-entity. # 26. Aju Mukhopadhyay, IN	homecoming— an old cat sleeps on my son's lap # 27. Jacek Margolak, PL
cloudy night— the only star on a witch's wand # 28. Jacek Margolak, PL	black shadows lengthening: Halloween # 29. Keith A. Simmonds, TT	gnarled fingers fill a gunnysack with dry leaves a strawman twists in the wind # 30. Trish Shields, CA
ominous shrieks in the still of night... witches chanting # 31. Keith A. Simmonds, TT	Halloween sunset... a witch's hat rolls down a driveway # 32. Jacek Margolak, PL	jack-O-lantern: piercing eyes in the darkness # 33. Keith A. Simmonds, TT
drink from me live forever vampires roam! # 34. Betty Kaplan, US	owls screeching cats miauling... trick or treat # 35. Keith A. Simmonds, TT	R.I.P. a gravestone standing on the Halloween cake # 36. Betty Kaplan, US
a ghoulish grin— candle light streams from a pumpkin face # 37. John Daleiden, US	moon shine candle shadows do not fade in the wind # 38. Iga Gala-Miemus, IL	small hours— a pregnant tabby cold-noses me at the lonely taxi rank # 39. Alan Summers, UK
ex-witch girlfriend I talk her through nightmares our first year together # 40. Alan Summers, UK	gonna bake a pumpkin pie with a heart in the middle # 41. Betty Kaplan, US	shop window a black cat licks itself around an Old Possum’s Book # 42. Alan Summers, UK
The dog and cat mewing to each other... Declaration of love? # 43. Vasile Moldovan, RO	late drinking bar— the security guy's warm arm round dracula’s throat # 44. Alan Summers, UK	Not the shadow of a ghost... only a back spider rebuilding its web # 45. Vasile Moldovan, RO
noodle bar a wolf's moon swings to a side street breeze # 46. Alan Summers, UK	All of a sudden the night silence burst to bits— cats in love # 47. Vasile Moldovan, RO	re-lacing the shoe mud from yesterday's grave site on his sole # 48. Alan Summers, UK
Divine Service— the shadow of a candle trembling through the icons # 49. Vasile Moldovan, RO	old curiosity shop— the dolls lounging in chairs absorb the late sun # 50. Alan Summers, UK	Dog's Day— the shadow of a lily water take a bath too # 51. Vasile Moldovan, RO
under the elm tree in the pale moonlight sits a witch # 52. Keith A. Simmonds, TT	A shadow carrying another shadow— the schoolyard # 53. Vasile Moldovan, RO	two broomsticks flying in the air: witches' fantasy # 54. Keith A. Simmonds, TT
Fever— a fly is moving after the shadow of my pen # 55. Vasile Moldovan, RO	a pumpkin with hollow eyes... deep shadows # 56. Keith A. Simmonds, TT	Heat scorching the butterfly shadow enters in a tree shadow # 57. Vasile Moldovan, RO
lightning flashing thunder rolling a hut in shadows # 58. Keith A. Simmonds, TT	# 59.	two dark shadows dancing wildly under a willow tree # 60. Keith A. Simmonds, TT
her satin skin the jack-o'-lantern flickers... flickers... goes out # 81. Rafal Zabratynski, PL	a black witch flying on her broom: loud shrieks # 62. Keith A. Simmonds, TT	Mirror pond, shadows of fallen leaves among the stones # 63. Magdalena Dale, RO
a cat's eyes slicing the darkness... shrill sounds # 64. Keith A. Simmonds, TT	# 65.	tom cat silhouette shadows bewitching shadows startled pumpkin grin # 66. Pépin Laterre, FR
Shades and silence over the unquiet sea gull’s fly # 67. Magdalena Dale, RO	autumn sunset the pumpkin tabby stalks a crow's shadow # 68. Catherine J. S. Lee	Waiting for you… a glimmering light and its shadow # 69. Magdalena Dale, RO
midnight mass: witches chanting walking in circles # 70. Keith A. Simmonds, TT	# 71.	a costumed ball of the wandering dead trick or treat # 72. Keith A. Simmonds, TT
a flurry of bats across the gibbous moon evening hush # 73. Catherine J.S. Lee	Jack-o-lantern... a night of chaos with ghosts galore # 74. Keith A. Simmonds, TT	a night alone . . . tap-tap of wind-tossed branches on the wall # 75. Catherine J. S. Lee
a pumpkin face with glistening teeth deep in the dark # 76. Keith A. Simmonds, TT	haunted house a scent of roses and clove lingers # 77. Catherine J. S. Lee	greedy vampires counting their victims in the night shadows # 78. Keith A. Simmonds, TT
the whoosh of a barn owl's wings scurrying feet # 79. Catherine J. S. Lee	her satin skin the jack-o'-lantern flickers... flickers... goes out # 81. Rafal Zabratynski, PL	nightfall a black cat slithers into shadow # 81. Catherine J. S. Lee

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