Dark August sky
the moon an orange egg --
her shadow trailing 
 - Angelika Kolompar Renville, Canada  2006-08-1 




old barn --
the swallows' nests
long abandonned 
 -  sprite, England  2006-08-1 




thunder rolling
thinking of my daughter
at the campsite 
 - Nakano Sawako, Japan  2006-07-2 




corbeille de fruits -
le point du jour
sur chaque cerise 
 - Damien Gabriels, France  2006-06-2 




desert wind-
iron and copper flavor
in my coffee 
 - Darrell Byrd, USA  2006-06-2 




short night -
not for me
and the mosquito 
 - Israel Balan, Mexico  2006-06-2 




early summer
old women in the shade
of the bus shelter 
 - Bill Kenney, USA  2006-06-1 




a new cellphone...
so many people to talk to
till the battery dies 
 - Cat Ghost, USA  2006-06-1 




serving coffee
she asks if I take cream
the curve of her wrist 
 - Bill Kenney, USA  2005-12-2 




autumn rain --
refinery lights remind me
of Christmas 
 - Juanito Escareal, USA  2005-12-1 




rusting nail--
the coffinmaker
talks of price 
 -  ash of moth, USA  2005-12-1 




dormant
à côté du poisson orange -
pleine lune de novembre 
 - Daniel Py, France  2005-11-2 




tarn
a bubble in
the ice 
 - Odd G. Aksnes, Norway  2005-11-2 




first snowfall
the dog's legs
have become shorter 
 - Vaughn Seward, Canada  2005-11-1 




Crystal Night'
   gusts of rain
      outside 
 - Odd G. Aksnes, Norway  2005-11-1 




bus window -
she travels with the full moon
on her head 
 - Israel Balan, Mexico  2005-10-2 




dogs barking
perhaps I was a cat
in other life 
 - Israel Balan, Mexico  2005-10-1 




pouring rain
yet another question
without an answer 
 - Peter Brady, Canada  2005-09-2 




just staring
at some autumn clouds <>
a hot cup of tea 
 - Gabi Greve, Japan  2005-09-2 




train whistle . . .
palm prints linger
against the glass 
 - Carol Raisfeld, USA  2005-09-2 




incoming tide . . .
your breasts
rise and fall 
 - Robert Wilson, the Philippines  2005-09-1 




overcast -
the next door pianist
hits a sour note 
 - Carole MacRury, USA  2005-08-2 




another crack
in the old farmhouse wall <>
bright autumn sky 
 - Gabi Greve, Japan  2005-08-2 




come morning,
fish scales and the letter
you didn't send 
 - Robert Wilson, the Philippines  2005-08-2 




enlightenment stones
in the temple garden
summer heat 
 - Gabi Greve, Japan  2005-08-1 




summer rain . . .
the mountain sinks
into a rice field 
 - Robert Wilson, the Philippines  2005-08-1 




Hiroshima Day
a 13 kiloton
sunset 
 - Linda Papanicolaou, USA  2005-08-1 




summer solstice    the wind still cold 
 - Peter Brady, Canada  2005-07-2 




twilight
watching my shadow
float downriver 
 - Robert Wilson, the Philippines  2005-07-1 




surprise sneeze
the dandelion blows away
without a wish 
 - Carol Raisfeld, USA  2005-07-1 




open window
the sound of rain
interrupts my dream 
 - Israel Balan, Mexico  2005-07-1 




summer rain
another me walks home
under me 
 - Israel Balan, Mexico  2005-06-2 




before the rainy season
blooming in the sun
orange lilies 
 - Nakano Sawako, Japan  2005-06-1 




morning haze --
a mosquito above
the pond ice 
 - Cindy Zackowitz, USA  2005-05-2 




wild Foehn
another murder
goes unsolved 
 -  sprite, England  2005-05-2 




porn shop-
the graying clerk reads
Hegel 
 - Anthony Taber, USA  2005-05-1 




distant thunder-
a caterpillar drops
from a ragged leaf 
 - Cindy Zackowitz, USA  2000-09-1 




sunny afternoon
the scent of leaf mold
mixed in the ice 
 - Cindy Zackowitz, USA  2000-04-1 




spring storm -
the grey dawn briefly
luminous 
 - Alison Williams, England  2000-05-2 




freight train
a load of snow
going south 
 - Max Verhart, the Netherlands  2000-01-1 




moonless night
a spoonful of darkness
stirring my tea 
 - Cindy Tebo, USA  2000-10-1 




bitter quarrel
the lingering taste
of too many aspirin 
 - Cindy Tebo, USA  2000-01-1 




Sunday morning
smells of French toast
and cinnamon... 
 - Carmen Sterba, Japan  2000-09-1 




Walk in Chautagne
only a light path
sun over the lake 
 - Hélène Soris, France  2000-02-2 




painting
the dark side of the house--
solstice 
 - Timothy Russel, USA  2000-06-2 




haiku moment --
she writes her number
on his napkin 
 - Carol Raisfeld, USA  2000-08-1 




sweeping leaves. . .
her lovesong interupted
by a sigh 
 - John J. Polozzolo, USA  2000-08-1 




not breathing
Japanese cranes
pausing in the snow 
 - Nonin Takashi, Japan  2000-12-1 




heat storm--
a quick breath between flash
and crashing thunder 
 -  Naia, USA  2000-09-1 




lunch hour --
the automatic teller machine
eats my card 
 - Paul David Mena, USA  2000-12-1 




Mass Pike trafic
the bright red glare
of her lipstick 
 - Paul David Mena, USA  2000-05-1 




at the feeder
more birds than room
the smell of snow 
 - Mary Lee McClure, USA  2000-02-1 




open suitcase ~
she reads the oncology report
backwards 
 - Heather Madrone, USA  2000-09-1 




In the great sky of dawn,
conjunction Moon-Venus
and a flock of lapwings. 
 - Laurence Lamiable, France  2000-10-1 




long after
the witching hour
a candle flutters 
 - Angelika Kolompar Renville, Canada  2000-09-2 




This dark night;
Only white spots move
On the calico cat. 
 -  Iris (ruthowner), USA  2000-11-2 




cold attic -
faded cigar box
filled with seashells 
 - Tim Happel, USA  2000-01-2 




through closed eyelids
lightning strikes
my dream 
 - David Gerard, USA  2000-08-1 




graded papers
suddenly the rosebush
blooming 
 - Marlene Egger, USA  2000-05-2 




a day without haiku
listen ...
the silence 
 - Denise Dudon, France  2000-06-2 




coffee, toast
and on the tray
a yellow rose 
 - Magda Dhainaut, France  2000-05-2 




her small fingers
tightly grip the pencil
--writing her new name 
 - Michael Cross, USA  2000-04-1 




white clouds
glide safely
over mine fields 
 - Barbara Campitelli, USA  2000-04-1 




after loving-making
scent of wild clover
through the window 
 - Marjorie A. Buettner, USA  2000-08-2 




for a moment
the gull in the air
is very white 
 - Izak Bouwer, Canada  2000-05-1 




a pen in a hand
she's counting the empty bottles
I'm counting her assets 
 - Bill Bilquin, Belgique  2000-08-1 




morning fog
dissolving cypress -
sfumato 
 - Debra Bender Woolard, USA  2000-02-1 




through lace ~
the tracery of frost
on glass 
 - Hortensia Anderson, USA  2000-03-2 




beggar's steps
at the bakery
slower and slower 
 - Alenka Zorman, Slovenia  2001-05-1 




moss growing
on the manhole cover --
winter rain 
 - Cindy Zackowitz, USA  2001-01-2 




soft rain
fishing line parts
a cloud of gnats 
 - Cindy Zackowitz, USA  2001-08-1 




almost dusk - 
the zigzag flight
of linked dragonflies 
 - John Wisdom, USA  2001-05-2 




the wind all night
rips limbs from the trees-
a long wait for dawn 
 - Billie Wilson, USA  2001-09-1 




empty bleachers
a late night fog
takes the field 
 - Cindy Tebo, USA  2001-10-1 




carousel rider
the pole still warm
from her touch 
 - Cindy Tebo, USA  2001-04-1 




the mulberry--
one brief smell of cut wood
in two hours work 
 - Don Socha, USA  2001-04-1 




thrill of her flute -
twenty three years
of our lips touching 
 - Kevin Ryan, England  2001-05-1 




exhibition -
seated near a painting
a woman motionless 
 - Pascal Quero, France  2001-12-2 




Marmalade
on the birthday card -
signed Baby 
 - Marcel Peltier, Belgique  2001-09-1 




purple irises
stand still
rain or shine 
 -  Naia, USA  2001-06-1 




blowing bubbles
my breath floats away
in different sizes 
 - Emile Molhuysen, the Netherlands  2001-08-2 




my daughter's graduation
tightening the knot
on my necktie 
 - Paul David Mena, USA  2001-06-1 




first day of vacation --
shooting star
on a moonless night 
 - Paul David Mena, USA  2001-08-2 




sunny spring day
walking through a cloud
of perfume 
 - Paul David Mena, USA  2001-04-2 




dry stream bed
clouds drift
above the train 
 - Johannes Manjrekar, India  2001-11-1 




Gandhi's birthday
constantly relighting candles
during the peace March 
 - Johannes Manjrekar, India  2001-10-1 




(Winter soltice --
tangerine oil
in the water of my bath) 
 - Angèle Lux, Canada  2001-12-2 




winter night
hot buttered rum
fog on glasses 
 - Angelika Kolompar Renville, Canada  2001-01-2 




restless night
the morning starts
without me 
 - Carolyn Hall, USA  2001-06-1 




guitar and harmonica
in my car bob dylan also
is still 20 
 - André Duhaime, Canada  2001-08-2 




her famous blue haiku
about her divorce
and his cactus 
 - André Duhaime, Canada  2001-10-1 




strong wind
back and forth on lake ice
streetlight reflections 
 - Edward Dallas, USA  2001-12-1 




sunny day
a wasp tastes
everyone's beer 
 - Rosa Clement, Brazil  2001-10-1 




light rain
on sweet, sweet clover
late summer's dusk 
 - Marjorie A. Buettner, USA  2001-09-2 




the gap
between the mountains
filled with fog 
 - Peter Brady, Canada  2001-09-1 




blue night
violets
invisible 
 - Bill Bilquin, Belgique  2001-05-1 




passing --
between the shadow of the maple
and the moon 
 - Micheline Beaudry, Canada  2001-12-2 




subzero --
a moth flies towards
the moonlit door 
 - Cindy Zackowitz, USA  2005-02-2 




eyeing
the apple
at buddha's feet 
 - Robert Wilson, the Philippines  2005-04-2 


