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 A Tribute of Haiku

Haiku 3:  Special contributions

 

 

Two poems for John from "Among Friends" :

sea cliff at dawn
a solitary piper
skirls away the mist

thinning mist
the morning glory
has a shadow


In friendship,

Christopher Herold, Washington, USA

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for John, who, like the phoebe, sang his sweet songs
cleanly:


the Say's phoebe
straightened his feathers and flew--
this April wind


William J. Higginson, New Mexico, USA

Note: Say's phoebe of the American West is a flycatcher, somewhat larger than those of Britain and the Continent, with a buff belly and a soft FEE-bee, FEE-bee, FEE-bee cry. Quiet as they are, they are often heard before being seen.

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the blue heron
fades into the mist
water ripples

Naomi Y. Brown -- El Paso, Texas, USA

The heron is gone but ripples in the water remain, and it's rings spread out like your beautiful legacy to live in our hearts. Goodbye for now, we will miss you.

Your haiku friend, Naomi

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Tribute to John Crook from Jane Reichhold:

climbing a path
he is the mountain
that rises up

Jane Reichhold, Gualala, California, USA

 

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