Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Haiku--By Elizabeth Howard--United States

spring wind  
the wild geese’s course
hits turbulence
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crack of thunder . . .
yellow tulips cascade
from the split poplar
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April rain
landscape gravel washing
into the goldfish pool 
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out of the sunrise
a dark swallow curving
with the river’s ess
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mid step
a timber rattlesnake coiled
in the barn shadows
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Elizabeth Howard lives in Crossville, Tennessee. She writes poetry and fiction. Her poems have appeared in Comstock Review, Big Muddy, Appalachian Heritage, Cold Mountain Review, Poem, Still, Mobius, Now & Then, Slant, and other journals.

5 comments:

  1. I love seeing ku that hold to the real tradition rather than thinking it's a matter of counting syllables

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  2. nice collection, thanks for sharing!

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  3. Beautifully written - loved your imagery.

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  4. Hi Elizabeth. Nice haiku. Thank you for sharing them and continued blessings!

    -MJ (www.tgbtgpublictions.com)

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  5. Elizabeth,
    I liked these. The April rain one is my favorite.
    Your friend,
    David Fox

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