Thursday, January 1, 2015

Haiku--By Kelley White--United States

mail box
with a whale tail flag
jaws snapped shut on Junk mail
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March 21st
first robin
first worm
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Memorial Day
a string of geese fly
over the monument
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Pediatrician Kelley White worked in inner city Philadelphia and now works in rural New Hampshire. Her poems have appeared in journals including Exquisite Corpse, Rattle and JAMA. Her most recent books are Toxic Environment (Boston Poet Press) and Two Birds in Flame (Beech River Books.) She received a 2008 Pennsylvania Council on the Arts grant.
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19 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 1, 2015 at 2:21 PM

    lovely haiku. Hope we see more.
    Maureen

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    1. UnknownFebruary 1, 2015 at 4:23 PM

      thank you! Took me weeks to figure out how to comment (still not sure if I've succeeded)

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  2. Karen O'LearyJanuary 1, 2015 at 2:35 PM

    Dear Kelley,

    It's good to see you already have one kind comment on your haiku. Welcome to Whispers! I hope you enjoy your time spent here. Please let me know if you have any questions.

    Best wishes,
    Karen

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    1. UnknownFebruary 1, 2015 at 4:24 PM

      thank you! Took me weeks to figure out how to comment (still not sure if I've succeeded)

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  3. Michael ToddJanuary 2, 2015 at 2:18 PM

    This is all kinds of fun.
    I love robins.
    Myke Todd

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    1. UnknownFebruary 1, 2015 at 4:24 PM

      thank you! Took me weeks to figure out how to comment (still not sure if I've succeeded)

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 3, 2015 at 4:33 PM

    Hi Kelley. Welcome to Whispers and thank you for the wonderful haiku. I really enjoyed reading all three of them. They are fun and witty. Continued blessings!

    -MJ (www.tgbtgpublictions.com)

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    1. UnknownFebruary 1, 2015 at 4:24 PM

      thank you! Took me weeks to figure out how to comment (still not sure if I've succeeded)

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  5. CharleneJanuary 3, 2015 at 7:04 PM

    Kelley, welcome to Whispers. I enjoyed your Haiku. Thank you for sharing your talent.
    Charlene

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    1. UnknownFebruary 1, 2015 at 4:24 PM

      thank you! Took me weeks to figure out how to comment (still not sure if I've succeeded)

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  6. Jack HorneJanuary 4, 2015 at 2:31 PM

    clever haiku

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    1. UnknownFebruary 1, 2015 at 4:24 PM

      thank you! Took me weeks to figure out how to comment (still not sure if I've succeeded)

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  7. AnonymousJanuary 4, 2015 at 3:09 PM

    hooray for Kelley!

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    1. UnknownFebruary 1, 2015 at 4:24 PM

      thank you! Took me weeks to figure out how to comment (still not sure if I've succeeded)

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  8. pdfrenchJanuary 8, 2015 at 3:27 PM

    These are great Kelley!

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    1. UnknownFebruary 1, 2015 at 4:25 PM

      thank you! Took me weeks to figure out how to comment (still not sure if I've succeeded)

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  9. UnknownJanuary 10, 2015 at 2:10 PM

    Kelley,
    I enjoyed these, especially the second one!
    Your friend,
    David Fox

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    1. UnknownFebruary 1, 2015 at 4:25 PM

      thank you! Took me weeks to figure out how to comment (still not sure if I've succeeded)

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  10. UnknownMarch 14, 2015 at 12:39 AM

    Great fun. No need to reply, you have succeeded! Ralph

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