Haiku by Sue Neufarth Howard

White petals in the night wind,
seeds of stars sprinkled
in moonlit silver gardens.


Wild, wet, naked joy;
oh to be five once again,
dancing in the rain.




These were previously published on the "Virtual Haiku" site on Facebook.



Sue Neufarth Howard - Poet

Cincinnati native, published poet, visual artist, former business writer in marketing and
sales training; retired.

Graduate of Miami University, Oxford, Ohio (Speech-Radio/TV) and University
of Cincinnati Evening College (Associate in Art).

 Member, Greater Cincinnati Writers League (GCWL) and Colerain Artists.
Received Third Prize and/or Honorable Mention in several Ohio Poetry Day
Contests since 1998.  1983 Poet Laureate for Clifton Heights/Fairview - Cincinnati
Recreation Commission Neighborhood Poetry Contest.

Poems published in the Journal of Kentucky Studies - 25th Anniversary Edition;
the Mid-America Poetry Review; Nomad's Choir; The Incliner - Cincinnati Art Museum;
the Creative Voices Anthology of the Institute for Learning in Retirement, City of
Cincinnati; in several For a Better World - Poems on Peace and Justice by Greater
Cincinnati Artists anthologies; and Poetic Hours Magazine, Carlton, England.
Poetry chapbooks self published via Lulu.com in 2012: TreeScapes, EarthWords,
and In and Out of the Blue Zoo.

Haiku by Les Merton

relaxing

om meditation

peace on earth

 

 

man and cormorant

fishing the river together

old Chinese ways live

 

 

ring the temple bell

every morning in India

the Gods will hear you

 

 

 

 

Les Merton became a Bard of Gorsedh Kernow for services to Cornish Literature in 2004; his Bardic name is Map Hallow (Son of the Moors). He is an award winning poet and the founder editor of Poetry Cornwall. He has 20 books to his credit including these poetry collections: Cornflakes and Toast, Light the Muse, As Yesterday Begins, Dreckly - a collection of possibilities. He  has also been the editor of the following poetry anthologies: 101 Poets for a Cornish Assembly, Great Trees of Cornwall and Cornwall an anthology of poems and poetry.

Haiku by Denny E. Marshall

Planets without hate
Would that be science fiction?
Or a fantasy




Denny E. Marshall has had art, poetry, fiction, or articles published.

Haiku by Jacob Dodson

the sunset

knows I've been staring

she blushes

 

 

summer's heat

I'm nostalgic for

bluebonnets

 

 

 

Jacob Dodson is an Austin poet who wants to write prettier nature haiku. His work has appeared in Pank, The Legendary, Airplane Reading, Minglewood and Out of Print.

Haiku by Jacob Dodson

Pick-Up Haiku

 

 

you on a diet?

'cause you're not the only one

watching your figure

 

 

give some pity sex?

some say I look best wearing

nothing but a frown

 

 

hey babe, I would kill

everyone in this room to

be alone with you

 

 

 

Jacob Dodson is an Austin poet who wants to write prettier nature haiku. His work has appeared in Pank, The Legendary, Airplane Reading, Minglewood and Out of Print.

Haiku by April Salzano

Choose to think he can,
or choose to think he cannot.
He will prove you right.
 

Pac Man, Mario,

noises that reverberate.
Rock, block, flap, jump, stim.

 

Same sentence over

and over stuck on repeat
comfort one more time
 

It’s loud, I like it.

Too much is never enough
to fill my silence.
 

Developmental

delay. Axis II deferred.
Only time will tell.

April Salzano teaches college writing in Pennsylvania and is working on her first several collections of poetry and an autobiographical novel on raising a child with Autism. Her work has appeared in Poetry Salzburg, Ascent Aspirations, The Applicant, The Mindful Word, Deadsnakes, Winemop, Daily Love, Visceral Uterus, and many others.

Haiku by Sue Neufarth Howard

SEA SOUND

 

The rise and descent

    of the cicadas' shrill plea

        mocks the ocean surf

 

 

 

 

 

Sue Neufarth Howard - Poet

Cincinnati native, published poet, visual artist, former business writer in marketing and
sales training; retired.

Graduate of Miami University, Oxford, Ohio (Speech-Radio/TV) and University
of Cincinnati Evening College (Associate in Art).

 Member, Greater Cincinnati Writers League (GCWL) and Colerain Artists.
Received Third Prize and/or Honorable Mention in several Ohio Poetry Day
Contests since 1998.  1983 Poet Laureate for Clifton Heights/Fairview - Cincinnati
Recreation Commission Neighborhood Poetry Contest.

Poems published in the Journal of Kentucky Studies - 25th Anniversary Edition;
the Mid-America Poetry Review; Nomad's Choir; The Incliner - Cincinnati Art Museum;
the Creative Voices Anthology of the Institute for Learning in Retirement, City of
Cincinnati; in several For a Better World - Poems on Peace and Justice by Greater
Cincinnati Artists anthologies; and Poetic Hours Magazine, Carlton, England.
Poetry chapbooks self published via Lulu.com in 2012: TreeScapes, EarthWords,
and In and Out of the Blue Zoo.