WHCshortverses
Selections: Contemporary
Haiku Analogue
Selected by Debi
Bender
Crystalline
The crystalline
is a 17 syllable haiku analogue
developed by Denis E. Garrison, Maryland, USA,
Editor of Ku
Nouveau, Haiku
Harvest, Haiku
Cycles,
Saijiki-X.
A
sequence of linked crystallines
(For Gene)
I was there too under a shade
the gun salute shattered my pretense.
The bugle wail pierced the summer heat
for a moment drowning my grief.
Why is it that we only miss
those who are in their eternal rest?
Victor
P. Gendrano
California, USA |
Zip
The
zip is a 16 syllable haiku analogue
developed by John E. Carley, Pennines, UK,
Editor of Pennine Ink (paper journal),
The (Poetry) Worm, The
Poetry Studio
& The
Frogfest (Personal Website with Zip Info).
if
all my senses failed...but one
..........with every breath...the
wild rose
naia
California, USA |
| #32
four
or five...roof tiles missing
............storm clouds build...in
nearby foothills
kirsty
karkow
Maine, USA |
bees
come flying...around my door
.......in spring...the melon
blossoms
Darrell Byrd
California, USA |
........the
drip drops...of summer rain
conjure my carefree...childhood
days
Victor P.
Gendrano
California, USA |
almost
home...in summer's heat
...a lightning flash...before
the rain
Carol Raisfeld
New York, USA |
old
friends remembering...and being
...............remembered...once
again
Carol Raisfeld
New York, USA |
.................dozing...thru
a meeting
the gavel banishes...his dream
girl
Larry Gross
Florida, USA |
along
the beach...ripe sea oats
...firmly rooted...in
shifting sand
Larry Gross
Florida, USA |
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