Vanguard Haiku, page 1
WHR Autumn 2020
Vanguard Haiku
page 1
First Place
isolation
one day closer to the day
no one will remember me
Barbara Tate
Second Place
coronavirus -
he strives himself to prove of God
that he exists
Dan Iulian
Third Place
sheltering in place
I learn how much of me
is an introvert
Claire Vogel Camargo
Seven Honourable Mention
(In no particular order)
sequestered
I cultivate the seeds
of loneliness
Debbie Strange
mice, men scurrying
to what they hope is an exit
amazing race
Vic Fleming
mass grave...
social distance no longer
required
Ed Bremson
summer staycation
exploring my hometown
like a tourist
Michael Dudley
distance
I step a meter away
from the mirror
Radka Mindova
staring out the window . . .
the last days of Shiki
come to mind
Don Baird
2 metre rule
I step aside
for someone's shadow
David Jacobs
Zatsuei, Haiku of Merit
closed library
the summer sun slips
across the shelves
Debbi Antebi
lifting my face mask
when no one is looking
honeysuckle
Debbi Antebi
self-isolation
lately the barn owl
sounds bored
sanjukta asopa
paint touch-ups
for the whirligig
children's cemetery
Maxianne Berger
global conflict
poker or chess
only losers
Ed Bremson
rainbows...
the spectrum
of pleasure to pain
Ed Bremson
Covid days...
life in the midst of the new
silences
Ed Bremson
instead of worrying
two women
dancing in the park
Owen.Bullock
COVID kitchen
she cuts a paper towel roll in half
with the bread knife
Owen.Bullock
pandemic lockdown
looking forward
to scooping poop
Claire Vogel Camargo
longer days ...
shared songs
from balconies
giorni più lunghi … canzoni condivise / dai balconi
Lucia Cardillo
pandemic …
red poppies
on sidewalks
pandemia … papaveri rossi / sui marciapiedi
Lucia Cardillo
lockdown
together
with my solitude
Andrea Cecon
self-isolation ~
I tell my secrets
to the tableware
Andrea Cecon
quarantine day ~
my mother's silence
melts in mine
Andrea Cecon
ant
in front of door ~
infested ?
Annie Chassing
confined zoo
animals are released
from voyeurs
Annie Chassing
removing
my face mask —
the heat
Kanchan Chatterjee
as if
a koan unfolding —
this pandemic
Kanchan Chatterjee
solemnly discreet
a procession walks
the graveyard shift
Christina Chin
nightly news
my thumb ready
on the off switch
Christina Chin
meals alone
the dull empty seats
need butt polish
Christina Chin
night broadcast
what's new
re-closing pubs
Christina Chin
stay home order
amid pandemic
pruning vines
Christina Chin