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The Hibiscus School of Western Traditional Haiku is pleased to announce the addition of our new page in the November, 2001 Hibiscus Petals column of World Haiku Review. Treetops, edited by Ferris Gilli, features selected haiku written by members of the Hibiscus School. On some occasions, a guest editor will be invited to choose haiku for Treetops. Only haiku from poets who are subscribed to WHCschools are eligible for consideration. Selections are made on merit. The number of haiku published are limited and may be dictated by the quality of submissions.

 

midday sun-- the silence of swimming under water DeVar Dahl	spring twilight a wild turkey struts across the pool deck Carolyn Hall
spring rain a pine stump crumbles into the forest floor lynne steel	woods in rain the delicate cling of a cobweb Mary Lee McClure
packed suitcase a pine needle drifts across the lawn John Wisdom	migrating geese the boat's reflection brightens kirsty karkow
tea in a blue cup your fingerprint chipped Jeanne Marie Booth	sand dune a beetle digs in my footprint Darrell Byrd
summer's end a pink strap slips off her shoulder Carolyn Hall	cooler days my children's backpacks stacked by the door Marjorie A Buettner
morning rain earthworms weave a maze on the car lane Victor P. Gendrano	morning-- a few hornets linger near the treated nest Stephen L. Amor
morning haze -- a fly settles on her upper thigh Penelope Davis Greenwell
first snow aspen leaves rustle in the wind Darrell Byrd	home from the hospital a button missing from his winter coat Cindy Tebo
winter solstice-- a shiny red trike outside the thrift store Billie Wilson	newspaper death something in the child's story that is mine Cindy Tebo
a lonely child wishing I had touched her lynne steel	scent of gingerbread sleepyheads cocooned in grandma's quilt Carol Raisfeld
humid morning flying ants shimmer on the trough water Anna Tambour	sultry day a swallow runs its beak across the pond DeVar Dahl
quiet lake-- the right feel of this stone Mary Lee McClure
divorce plan a broken branch totters in the autumn wind Victor P. Gendrano	talk of war a spider settles into the rain gauge Anna Tambour
thunder clap -- everyone stops to check their watches Penelope Davis Greenwell	death camas-- fireflies wink along the riverbank Darrell Byrd
packed suitcase a pine needle blows on the lawn John Wisdom	between you and me the jasmine is  blooming -- twin pine needles Debra Woolard Bender
a bleached sky - the red berries beyond my touch Carol Raisfeld	our whispers a scarlet-chested sunbird hops into light Maria Steyn
Lingering dusk ..outside an opened window .....cones of white lilac Florence Vilen	early autumn I color my hair a deeper shade of brown Debra Woolard Bender
beaver moon . . . one paddle missing from a waterwheel an'ya	yellow moonset through a tangle of trees . . . missing you again Marjorie A Buettner
a flurry of newly-hatched moths -- chain lightning an'ya	deep summer-- the moon shines on her closed door Stephen L. Amor
evening fog -- a shift-change whistle silences the crow an'ya	off duty the clerical collar next to the dog's Jeanne Marie Booth

 

Guidelines for submitting to TREETOPS:

Submit original, unpublished haiku (haiku that have not previously appeared in print journals or in on-line journals by editorial selection). Poems that have appeared on Internet mailing lists such as haikuforum, WHCschools, WHCbeginners, and the Shiki lists, but have not otherwise been published, are eligible.     

Poets may send up to ten haiku in each submission.

When submitting, put "TREETOPS SUBMISSION" in the subject block of your email.

Follow criteria for haiku according to the Hibiscus School.  Essential elements of haiku:

Focus
Conciseness (clarity, brevity)
Effective juxtaposition
Resonance
Immediacy
Natural syntax
Common language
Balance of humanity and nature
Sense of mood
Sense of season; kigo
Concrete imagery

Freshness of content is desirable. Poems should avoid stale, hackneyed presentations of overused subjects. NOTE: This does NOT mean that familiar subjects and topics are unwelcome. It simply means that whatever the topic, the haiku should present a fresh, different view of a subject or event, and/or offer new insight to the reader.

DEADLINE for TREETOPS SUBMISSIONS for February 2001 Issue:

December 30, 2001

SEND HAIKU SUBMISSIONS to Ferris Gilli hgilli@cfl.rr.com.

(Please do NOT send submissions to the school, or to any other WHC list.)

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Peggy Willis Lyles:  Regarding Poetry, the Shape of the Song

 

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