tanka/senryu--By Fatma Gultepe--Turkey

Dreaming

the summer stars

mom and dad smile

First published The Herald Tribune, Asahi Shimbun,The Asahi Haikuist Network Column

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Empty woodshed

student lights the stove

with corncobs

First published The Herald Tribune, Asahi Shimbun,The Asahi Haikuist Network Column

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four seasons

my endless reverie

of Mount Fuji

First published Failed Haiku, a Journal of English Senryu

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White Olympic mountain

my childhood dream

green valley and blue sea

First published The Herald Tribune, Asahi Shimbun,The Asahi Haikuist Network Column

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After the quiz

I draw an April fish

on the board

First published The Herald Tribune, Asahi Shimbun,The Asahi Haikuist Network Column

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Fatma Gultepe born in Bursa, Turkey in 1947. She is a retired English teacher. From time to time she writes poetry, especially haiku. She is a mezzo soprano and singing classical choral music.