Thump of a Rose
moonflower
a dead friend’s name
on the tip of my tongue
..........Billie Dee, San Diego, CA
..........Billie Dee, San Diego, CA
hissing, a lava finger
enters the sea
..........Josh Wikoff, Petaluma, CA
..........Josh Wikoff, Petaluma, CA
rustling aspen
mouse bones
in the barn-owl pellet
..........Michael Dylan Welch, Sammamish, WA
..........Michael Dylan Welch, Sammamish, WA
a locust storm
above the field corn
..........Billie
..........Billie
spawned out
each stone in the river
lends its voice
..........Josh
..........Josh
the thump of a rose
on the child’s casket
..........Michael
..........Michael
Winner of an honorable mention in the 2010 Haiku Poets of Northern California Rengay Contest
1 comment:
So beautiful!! Will visit your blog more often....
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