Monday, February 6, 2017

Haiku--By Robert Epstein--United States

70 now
he vows to take up 
air guitar
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that bald head
in the just-cleaned mirror
can’t be me
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pumpkin filling
my niece wants to pour it
into the jack-o-lantern
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October morning
a crow on the roof
cracks the last walnut
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Robert Epstein is a licensed psychologist who lives and works in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has edited several anthologies: The Breath of Surrender: A Collection of Recovery-Oriented Haiku; Dreams Wander On: Contemporary Poems of Death Awareness; and The Temple Bell Stops: Contemporary Poems of Grief, Loss and Change; as well as two books of haiku: Checkout Time is Noon: Death Awareness Haiku; and A Walk Around Spring Lake: Haiku.  His most current anthology, The Sacred in Contemporary Haiku, was released in 2014.

5 comments:

  1. Dear Robert,
    What a talent for haiku! They are all delightful to read, but for some reason the second one resonates! Can't figure why.
    Do send us more and thanks for these treasures.
    Blessings,
    Michael

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  2. I really enjoyed all of these Robert! Thank you so much for sharing them with us.

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  3. Wonderful haiku, Robert. I really love that second one. Thank you for sharing and continued blessings!

    -MJ (www.tgbtgpublictions.com)

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  4. Dear Robert what delightful senryu ,thank you for sharing,love angelee

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  5. Four great Haiku, Robert The 2nd on made me laugh out loud. Very good.
    Yancy

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