Vanguard haiku, page 4
WHR Autumn 2020
Vanguard Haiku
Page 4
covid emptiness...
walking in the fields,
I pause at a scarecrow
K. Ramesh
covid silence...
so clear the call
of a cuckoo far away
K. Ramesh
lunchtime...
the raven I feed
comes closer
K. Ramesh
the new normal--
stockpiling masks and
hand sanitizers
Sondra Rosenberg
coronavirus worries
the curve of my black
cat’s back
Cynthia Rowe
end of January
my shopping list of the seeds
longer and longer
D.V.Rozic
late night stroll…
the bliss of breathing
without a mask
Srinivas S
ruined plans
we see the beach
only in photos
Vessislava Savova
during the pandemic
somebody’s scarlet
bergamot blossoms
rich schnell
these days of lockdown
seizing the moment so needed—
the bush warbler’s song
Marie Shimane
so unaffected
by social distancing
clusters of blossoms
Marie Shimane
just enough time left
to meet again with old friends
and watch stars daydream
Marie Shimane
solitude imposed
driving in the dead of night
safely-distanced stars
Marie Shimane
the virus hiding,
wanting to be left alone
in a warm, wet lung
Stuart Jay Silverman
covid-19
reading the astral transit
ceaseless lockdown
R.K.Singh
quarantine
even the tits
have stopped visiting
Tomislav Sjekloća
Realizing
I want to live
sunrise
Christina Sng
deep woods
the calls of two barred owls
closing the distance
Mary Stevens
face mask
my sunscreen budget
halved
Mary Stevens
online meeting
the cat’s awareness
of others in the room
Mary Stevens
near the wharf
walking in the fog pretending
I'm not alone
Barbara Tate
a sea of masks
muffle conversation
the sunlit beach
Carrie Ann Thunell
ocean waves
still rising and falling
her lungs
Carrie Ann Thunell
medic helicopter
rattles the window
my bones
Carrie Ann Thunell
my mind slips
from the just-bitten-cookie
news stats scrolling by
Carrie Ann Thunell
the bouquet’s scent
overpowered
by hand sanitizer
Carrie Ann Thunell
never sure now
what day it is
or where it went
Rp Verlaine
Corona Virus
drinking more now than ever
with the bars closed
Rp Verlaine
to play or not to
one sided conversations
with my old records
Rp Verlaine
contact tracing
the list of persons infected
by her smile
Rashmi VeSa
People are dying
but still the hyacinths bloom—
and the crocuses
Caroline Wermuth
locked down golf course
ground squirrels, deer, and a moose
play uncut fairways
Tyson West
ather’s widow
laughs at COVID – a new end
of many
Tyson West
summer morning
is she smiling
behind her mask?
Ernest Wit