Congratulations to Jacek Margolak, winner of our Kigo section and to Tom Painting, winner of our Free Format section!
February 2011 Results
Kigo Theme:
Spring Fever
First Place — 30 Points
spring fever
the book in her hands
upside down
Jacek Margolak
(3,6,9) = 30 pts.
Second Place — 19 Points
spring fever
she opens the seed catalog
again
April Serock
(1,2,12) = 19 pts.
spring fever —
a baseball
bruises the daffodils
mechaieh
(0,2,15) = 19 pts.
Third Place — 18 Points
spring fever . . .
grandmother taps
on the barometer
Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu
(1,2,11) = 18 pts.
Below Third Place
spring fever
the dog drags a leash
around my couch
Garry Eaton
(1,2,9) = 16 pts.
spring fever
the lost and found
overflows with mittens
Edward
(1,1,10) = 15 pts.
bird to bird
the chatter spreads —
spring fever
Peter Newton
(0,3,8) = 14 pts.
spring fever
new neighbor's wife
in red
Reza
(0,2,10) = 14 pts.
spring fever
the balloon man already
smiling
Harvey Jenkins
(1,3,4) = 13 pts.
Nice shout-out to e. e. Cummings
spring fever
the sparrow fights off
his reflection
Paul Hodder
(0,2,9) = 13 pts.
in her
watercolors--
spring fever
Barbara Campitelli
(1,2,4) = 11 pts.
a sun shines
through my closed eyes
spring fever
Ralf Bröker
(0,2,7) = 11 pts.
spring fever
gleam in the eye
of the rooster
Frances O'Keeffe
(0,1,9 pts.) = 11 pts.
spring fever
the way the word delightful
leaves her lips
Tom Painting
(0,1,9) = 11 pts.
spring fever —
the snow-water
a finger deep
Michael McClintock
(0,1,9) = 11 pts.
spring fever —
my unborn baby
starts kicking
Kaiser Kahn
(1,2,3) = 10 pts.
spring fever . . .
she forgets to wear
underwear
Svetlana Marisova
(1,1,5) = 10 pts.
hands
scented by violets
spring fever
Giselle Maya
(0,2,6) = 10 pts.
window frost —
in the warmth of your kiss
the promise of Spring
aom (tim)
(1,2,2) = 9 pts.
spring fever
grade five waiting for
chicks to hatch
Beth Powell
(0,3,3) = 9 pts.
spring fever —
an old monk pillion-rides
a Yamaha
Sonam Chhoki
(0,1,7) = 9 pts.
spring fever —
we put up the tent, again
in the living room
DeVar
(1,2,1) = 8 pts.
spring fever —
my eyes walk
with the clouds
rob scott
(1,0,5) = 8 pts.
spring fever —
blackbirds
trembling
John McDonald
(0,3,1) = 7 pts.
spring fever
small rills of snowmelt
trip over themselves
Michele L. Harvey
(0,2,3) = 7 pts.
spring fever
seed catalogues broadcast
throughout the house
Margaret Dornaus
(0,2,3) = 7 pts.
Spring fever
Dusting the photographs
Stirring up memories
Angelika Kolompar
(0,2,3) = 7 pts.
spring —
a helium balloon
breaks free
Carolyn Coit Dancy
(0,1,5) = 7 pts.
spring fever
yard sale signs sprout
through the neighborhood
Terri L. French
(0,1,5) = 7 pts.
spring fever
a toupee dangling
from a naked branch
Li Ree
(0,1,5) = 7 pts.
the eye
of the wood thrush
spring fever
Merrill Ann Gonzales
(1,0,3) = 6 pts.
bicycle
poking through snow
spring fever
carol pearce-worthington
(1,0,3) = 6 pts.
spring fever . . .
gently he kisses her
veil of freckles
Carol Raisfeld
(0,2,2) = 6 pts.
spring fever
the old cat dances
sunbeam style
Amicus
(0,1,2) = 6 pts.
wobbling clothesline —
the whack of a broom handle
on her winter quilt
Beverley George
(0,1,4) = 6 pts.
giddy
over peeping green shoots
her mud dance
Maxianne
(0,1,4) = 6 pts.
spring fever —
birds pull fibers
from our door mats again
Leslie Montgomery
(0,1,4) = 6 pts.
Spring fever —
gardener's shallot
sprouted in the basket
Stopsy
(0,0,6) = 6 pts.
spring fever
rain clouds —the pond
spilling over with sound
Ben Gieske
(0,2,1) = 5 pts.
watching the last snow
melt from my garden walks —
Spring fever
John Daleiden
(0,1,3) = 5 pts.
spring fever
cement Diana offering
the hardest of apples
Johannes S. H. Bjerg
(0,1,3) = 5 pts.
falling snow —
in my grocery cart
potted tulips
Ruth Powell
(0,1,3) = 5 pts.
spring fever —
shoots among the lilies
she can't name
Alegria
(0,0,5) = 5 pts.
spring fever —
the vegetable stew
grows more colorful
Chitra Rajappa
(0,0,5) = 5 pts.
spring fever
a rooster sips
his reflection
Bouwe Brouwer
(0,0,5) = 5 pts.
spring fever
the green shivering
under the frozen earth
Oddbjørn Aardalen
(1,0,1) = 4 pts.
I'm no expert, but I think the first 'the' is unnecessary and this lovely haiku would read better without it. I love the picture it gives.
My heart leaps for joy,
white snowdrops proliferate
in spring fever mode.
Jean Lewis
(0,2,0) = 4 pts.
this lassitude . . .
is it spring fever
or my age?
Kirsty Karkow
(0,1,2) = 4 pts.
I love the wryness of this one. So easy to identify with the feeling.
working from home -
a painted bunting
at the feeder!
Laurene
(0,1,2) = 4 pts.
dried begonias
on the lip of the well
spring fever
Earl Keener
(0,1,2) = 4 pts.
the old men start
talking grapefruit league
—spring fever
Diane Mayr
(0,1,2) = 4 pts.
spring fever
her silver tongue stud
starts to throb
Roberta Beary
(0,1,2) = 4 pts.
these clouds
how heavily they hang . . .
spring fever
Angela Terry
(0,0,4) = 4 pts.
tramping February snow
to touch
the lilac bud
Donna Bauerly
(0,0,4) = 4 pts.
on the window sill
two sparrows in a twitter —
spring fever
Virginia Popescu
(0,0,4) = 4 pts.
huddled in blankets
by the fire
wishing for spring fever
Rose Marie Stutts
(1,0,0) = 3 pts.
SPRING
FEVER
A
SNOW
FLAKE
SPINS
TWISTS
&
TURNS
THE
YELLOW
OF
A
CROCUS
Ed Markowski
(0,1,1) = 3 pts.
first crocus
yellow pollen on snow
spring fever
Charlie Smith
(0,1,1) = 3 pts.
his off-key snoring
and caterwaul serenades —
spring fever nightmare
natalia kuznetsova
(0,1,1) = 3 pts.
kite-flying days
imagining strings
attached to clouds
Tanja Cilia
(0,1,1) = 3 pts.
spring mist
a wailing cat at night
my cuckoo?
Svein Lie
(0,1,1) = 3 pts.
snowflake melting
on her eyelash
spring fever
Bill Pauly
(0,1,1) = 3 pts.
spring fever . . .
fragrance of blossoms
fill the morning air
Keith A. Simmonds
(0,0,3) = 3 pts.
chilly morning
hoeing the garden
with anticipation
Bill Hudson
(0,0,3) = 3 pts.
I Google
The symptoms
Spring fever . . .
James Sawers
(0,0,3) = 3 pts.
spring fever
still too much snow
new shoes
if
(0,0,3) = 3 pts.
spring fever
her prize rose
shows color
Carmel Lively Westerman
(0,0,3) = 3 pts.
spring fever-
kids on scooters
dare the robins
Vida
(0,0,3) = 3 pts.
spring fever —
daffodils
too many to count
Cara Holman
(0,0,3) = 3 pts.
the slow drip
from an icicle;
spring fever
og_a
(0,0,3) = 3 pts.
bluebell path
she re-enacts the Spring Fever Ceremony
of Auntie's arms
Sheila K. Barksdale
(0,1,0) = 2 pts.
Early spring,
we meet once again -
feverish thoughts.
Trevor Camp
(0,1,0) = 2 pts.
The wind is coming
I try to choose between you
and the silent moon
Thor Henriksen
(0,1,0) = 2 pts.
green sprouts appear
cabin fever turns to
spring fever
Dorothy K.
(0,1,0) = 2 pts.
two turtles doves
twittering to one another-
spring fever
Vasile Moldovan
(0,0,2) = 2 pts.
Crocus, fawn, caprice
harbingers each
of spring all a-fever.
Robert C. Howard
(0,0,2) = 2 pts.
up through the deck
into the kitchen —
fresh scent of skunk
anonymous
(0,0,2) = 2 pts.
forced hyacinth —
spring fever floods
my frozen nose
Ted van Zutphen
(0,0,2) = 2 pts.
spring training fever
Gonzalez at first, Yoooouk third
GO SAWKS
Jennifer Stefanow
(0,0,2) = 2 pts.
spring fever-
breaking out in a red rash
the Ashoka tree too
sanjukta
(0,0,2) = 2 pts.
spring fever —
out of the baby carriage
the sound of a rattle
Dorota Pyra
(0,0,2) = 2 pts.
spring fever . . .
we play another round
of love songs
Francine Banwarth
(0,0,2) = 2 pts.
high temperatures
and a rash of crocuses -
spring fever
Elaine Riddell
(0,0,2) = 2 pts.
grandpa's memories
of girls in pastel dresses . . .
spring fever
Catherine J.S. Lee
(0,0,2) = 2 pts.
after two warm days
blush of green fans over the lawn
looking for the crocus
Hazel A. Witherspoon
(0,0,2) = 2 pts.
the collie puppy
runs in circles, barking —
spring fever
Eric Martin
spring fever . . .
in sync with birds and bees
as mother advised
Barbara Taylor
Hot breath
brushing the arms and neck:
spring fever
R.K. Singh
spring fever-
louder beats of my heart
tinkling of her anklets
vishnu p kapoor
crazy-cat attack
spraddled legs and twitching tail
spring into action
Deirdre Godwin
dirty snow
on the windowsill
spring fever
Allen McGill
spring fever
bees scents thaw
in the mouse nest
Ramesh Anand
spring
turbulence of wind
warm on the skin
fever
Jim Sullivan
deep puddles
flood the sidewalk
spring fever
Marylouise Knight
My mind brightens
with flash of greenery
spring fever ahead
purush
sap stirs . . .
a thumb-test
of the pruners
Barbara Snow
spring fever
pink petal dots
on our sweat
Jon Espen Vassbotn
spring fever
you and I
bedridden
Anonymous
My toes
No longer cold
Spring fever!
Dimitri L
spring fever
a bear searches
last year's honey
anonymous
spring fever
drops from the icicle
freeze on the sill
Tore Sverredal
ice melts
on apple buds
spring fever
James M. Thompson
rapid heartbeat
pulses on the window pane
spring peeper fever
ushi
Running temperature
and sweat
Spring fever
Ashi
feeling logy
could it be spring fever
early
Ida Freilinger
Spring break
flora's soundless blooms
charm the waking fauna
Lorraine Margueritte Gasrel Black
spring fever —
that youthful surge
replaces the old
Warren Gossett
three feet . ..
snowshoeing
toward spring
Alan S. Bridges
hay fever . . .
swarming bees cluster around
bursts of blossom
Liz Rule
lily resting
at her husband's grave
spring fever
Judi Honiker
morning run
spring fever
a tickle in the air
oyabunku
Spring Fever —
I can now allow
to buy skis
Petru-Ioan Garda
washing my windows —
a house wren's ardent song
brings him a mate
Anonymous
spring fever
no cure
in this icy rain
Mary E. Gray
pair crows seeking
a nest from the snow forest —
spring fever
Juhani Tikkanen
spring fever
strong wind
strikes my head
Yuka Makishita
spring fever wild
buds burst potpourri
on the sloshed bee
Karin Anderson
spring fever
allowing the cat
to sleep on the bed
Marleen Hulst
fighting the biting cold
with warm thoughts of you —
spring fever
Shyam Prasad
‘spring fever’
old stray slurps
every puddle . . .
krw
Spring fever . . .
a lone wolf howls
at the crescent moon
James Dobson
the red rabbit
in the eagles nest
spring fever
Undine
Valentine's day
exposes my heart . . .
spring fever
Tom Conally
listening to a ghazal
I close my smarting eyes
spring fever
anonymous
bare feet in a ditch
splash cold melt water drops
into sun beams
gourdman
sunshine in February!
she plants a garden
dangerously early
Ellen Romano
sunset turns
the road to gold
spring fever
Anonymous
spring fever
teens learning
the jitterbug
Kaylene
reflection fading
as steam fills the room . . .
blank canvas
anonymous
Free Format Theme:
Mirror
First Place —26 Points
bathroom mirror
my teen taking her time
finding herself
Tom Painting
(1,4,15) = 26 pts.
Second Place —21 Points
Quietly
In the river stillness
I find myself
Dimitri L.
(1,5,8) = 21 pts.
Third Place —19 pts.
mirror lake
a heron spears
itself
Polona
(1,4,8) = 19 pts.
A great image!
Below Third Place
two mirrors . . .
seeing herself
seeing herself
Michele Harvey
(0,5,8) = 18 pts.
in the mirror
both of us naked
the fly and I
C.P. Harrison
(2,2,7) = 17 pts.
another giggle
my daughter's arabesque
in the hubcap
Maxianne
(0,4,8) = 16 pts.
waiting for her
the window becomes
a mirror
Paul Hodder
(1,2,8) = 15 pts.
A wonderful image and very meditative! Waiting - a time for true reflections. I wonder what came to his mind.
new birdcage mirror
our canary sings
for two
Harvey Jenkins
(1,3,5) = 14 pts.
broken mirror —
around my autumn shadow
many moons
vishnu p kapoor
(1,1,7) = 12 pts.
night train —
beyond my own image
faraway lights
Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu
(1,1,7) = 12 pts.
the cracked mirror
still reflects
blue sky
Mary E. Gray
(0,4,3) = 11 pts.
window shopping
. . . the grizzled face
staring back
Warren Gossett
(0,2,7) = 11 pts.
mirror
the only lie detector
I can trust
Bill Hudson
(0,4,2) = 10 pts.
bending over
my ancient face
in the pond
Erik Boye
(0,4,2) = 10 pts.
morning walk . . .
the bull dog mirrors
his owner's jowls
Carol Raisfeld
(0,3,4) = 10 pts.
rush hour —
on my driving mirror
a butterfly
Kaiser Kahn
(0,1,8) = 10 pts.
New Year —
suddenly all the mirrors
appear to be older
Petru-Ioan Garda
(1,1,4) = 9 pts.
feeling beautiful —
the mirrors
in your eyes
Leslie Montgomery
(1,1,4) = 9 pts.
facing mirrors
the room within the room
within
Nancy Smith
(0,3,3) = 9 pts.
ceiling mirror . . .
in between screams I see
my child being born
_kala
(0,3,3) = 9 pts.
This is one of the best haiku I've ever read about childbirth.
mirror
a girl looks back
between the lines
Frances O'Keeffe
(0,1,7) = 9 pts.
In the mirror
She is looks older than
In her heart
Angelika Kolompar
(1,2,1) = 8 pts.
I suspect that the second line of #48 has a typo and should read: ..."She looks older than…” I voted for it anyway because the content is so powerful.
Haven't we all felt that?
first date —
a lipstick kiss
on the dressing mirror
aom (tim)
(0,2,4) = 8 pts.
rearview mirror —
family home
getting smaller
Andrzej Dembonczyk
(0,1,7) = 8 pts.
full-length mirror
not full enough
for the moon
Melissa Allen
(0,1,6) = 8 pts.
shards of mirror
reflect hundreds of me . . .
just my luck
Tom Conally
(0,3,1) = 7 pts.
flecks of toothpaste
on the mirror
snowflakes outside
Darrell Lindsey
(0,2,3) = 7 pts.
It's a child who reflects the outside world beautifully.
highrise —
a starling encounters
mirrored sky
Catherine J.S. Lee
(0,2,3) = 7 pts.
borrowed mirror
the six year old
inspects a loose tooth
Carmel Lively Westerman
(0,2,3) = 7 pts.
make-up lesson
a young girl mirrors
her mother's moves
Terri L. French
(0,1,5) = 7 pts.
dangling raindrop
mirrors
the distant mountain
Shyam Prasad
(0,1,5) = 7 pts.
after the loving
the moonlight still
in her eyes
Jacek M.
(0,1,5) = 7 pts.
A beautiful tender scene.
pawn store
antique hand mirror
unclaimed
oyabunku
(1,1,1) = 6 pts.
alone again . . .
she uses two mirrors
to check her mole
Diane Mayr
(1,1,1) = 6 pts.
in your eyes
my tears
do not fall
Ralf Bröker
(1,0,3) = 6 pts.
shocked to see
my mother staring
back at me
Barbara A Taylor
(0,1,4) = 6 pts.
ice storm
mirror fragments
dot the hillside
Allen McGill
(0,1,4) = 6 pts.
scent of pine
hanging
from the rear view mirror
Alan S. Bridges
(0,1,4) = 6 pts.
face in the mirror —
sometimes I am like you
sometimes I am not
sanjukta
(0,1,4) = 6 pts.
my sadness
mirrored in
your eyes
Ruth Powell
(0,1,4) = 6 pts.
eau de cologne —
the bald spot's perfect circle
in the mirror
DeVar
(0,1,4) = 6 pts.
lots of laughs
the baby mirroring
mom's expression
Kirsty Karkow
(0,1,3) = 5 pts.
home hospice
the bedroom mirror's
tulip scarf
Roberta Beary
(0,1,3) = 5 pts.
Poignant!
big city buildings —
the white-cloud sky mirrored
in the glass walls
Zhanna P. Rader
(0,2,0) = 4 pts.
forgotten
within the mirror
her image
James M. Thompson
(0,2,0) = 4 pts.
Headed home —
Rocky Mountain sunset
in my rear-view mirror.
Robert C. Howard
(0,1,2) = 4 pts.
gravesite with raw dirt
no last mirror check
Jim Sullivan
(0,1,2) = 4 pts.
smoothing her hair
in his sunglasses
travel mirror
Judi Honiker
(0,1,2) = 4 pts.
in my mirror . . .
mother’s face staring
back at me
Margaret Dornaus
(0,1,2) = 4 pts.
prom night
in the rearview mirror
flashing blue lights
Edward
(0 1,2) = 4 pts.
sleepless
my mirror holds
a stranger
Ann K. Schwader
(0,1,2) = 4 pts.
bicycle mirror —
looking at the cyclist
behind me
Lucy Mukuhi
(0,1,2) = 4 pts.
Zendo:
master and monk
mirror to mirror
John McDonald
(0,0,4) = 4 pts.
first grey hair —
is that my father's face
in the mirror?
Nana Fredua-Agyeman
(0,0,4) = 4 pts.
The swan
in the lake
in the mirror
Vergil
(0,0,4) = 4 pts.
drops
of heaven
earthly mirrors
helge t.
(1,0,0) = 3 pts.
six year old
talks to the mirror —
do you think I'm pretty?
jill
(0,1,1) = 3 pts.
she puts
the pieces of mirror
into art
Ramesh Anand
(0,1,1) = 3 pts.
before dawn . . .
reflecting stars
with stillness
Svetlana Marisova
(0,1,1) = 3 pts.
broken mirror —
he steps on a high wire
without safety net
Ted van Zutphen
(0,1,1) = 3 pts.
ten pounds slimmer -
my favorite mirror
lies
Laurene
(0,1,1) = 3 pts.
mirroring
sky in the treetops
dead deer's eye
Boris Nazansky
(0,1,1) = 3 pts.
this face
without a mirror
a poppy in the breeze
Giselle Maya
(0,0,3) = 3 pts.
sudden burst of sun —
a young bird pecks itself
on the window pane
Sonam Chhoki
(0,0,3) = 3 pts.
at the hairdresser's
suddenly
between two mirrors
Emma Pageot
(0,0,3) = 3 pts.
she combs her hair —
the mirror is somewhat
lost in thought
Sunil Uniyal
(0,0,3) = 3 pts.
man in the mirror
older than I feel —
pollen on the air
if
(0,1,0) = 2 pts.
mirror
who is the fairest
umpire of all
Garry Eaton
(0,1,0) = 2 pts.
in my mirror . . . my dad
as he would have looked
at my age
Rose Marie Stutts
(0,1,0) = 2 pts.
A new take on a worn-out theme.
UKIAH —
the mirror reflects the word
opposite
Beryl Ellecy
(0,1,0) = 2 pts.
We lived near Ukiah..and it does spell haikU.
moonlight passes . . .
she looks in the mirror
for wrinkles
Francine Banwarth
(0,1,0) = 2 pts.
broken window
a dove looks around
in its pieces
anonymous
(0,1,0) = 2 pts.
my mother's mirror . . .
early morning sun flashes
into every room
Liz Rule
(0,1,0) = 2 pts.
chaotic morning
she suddenly disappears
out of the mirror
Tore Sverredal
(0,1,0) = 2 pts.
"hello" she says —
no reply from the stranger
in the mirror
Carolyn Coit Dancy
(0,0,2) = 2 pts.
shaving mirror
antique wooden frame
reflects past
Anonymous
(0,0,2) = 2 pts.
a loon's cry
over the lake
the watermirror freezes
Oddbjørn Aardalen
(0,0,2) = 2 pts.
walk to the river now
how far the child’s face
downstream
Donna Bauerly
(0,0,2) = 2 pts.
Who's your daddy?
I search the mirror
for a hint
Earl Keener
(0,0,2) = 2 pts.
twilight —
in the mirror
shadows' game
Virginia Popescu
(0,0,2) = 2 pts.
winter night
the face in the mirror
of someone
Beth Powell
(0,0,2) = 2 pts.
words of love
behind her
mother's heirloom mirror
Bill Pauly
(0,0,2) = 2 pts.
scarlet maples
on both sides of the street
mirror windows
Elaine Riddell
(0,0,2) = 2 pts.
with mirrors, ah —
such light and space!
the tiny apartment
Michael McClintock
the beauty queen
looks into her mirror
a smile to select
Keith A. Simmonds
a Wilson's warbler
eyes his reflection . . .
colors of the sun
Angela Terry
my old mirror
so callously honest . . .
vanity humbled
natalia kuznetsova
warm spring day
the blue-cold
mirrored water
Ben Gieske
refracted reflections
broken mirrors
shattered dreams
Tanja Cilia
Who cannot relate? A pleasant reflection makes everybody sing.
new building
the outside world slips
on the mirror-window
Vida
the lake mirrors
red and gold of maple leaves —
moving day
Ida Freilinger
this winter
the rabbit a little late
through the looking glass
Merrill Gonzales
botox, juvederm
smooth lines
not memories
Jennifer Stefanow
Afraid of wrinkles/life? So nice, referring from Botox to memories.
vanity mirror
free gift
the honest truth
Sheila K. Barksdale
mirrors
show and tell
mirrors
Barbara Campitelli
glass on the floor —
my wrinkles
blend with the cracks
mechaieh
How my mirror
in managing on
while I'm off?
Juhani Tikkanen
old and bald . . .
the astronaut yawning
new moon
Svein Lie
reflection —
a man rides two symmetrical
bicycles
Emmanuel Muteti
moon in the mirror:
sun's reflection
times two
Barbara Snow
Kaleidoscope . . .
i peek inside
and turn one end
James Dobson
bathroom mirror —
your eyes can't hide
anything
rob scott
"I love you because"
the steamy bathroom
mirror
og_a
mirror, mirror,
pewter sky and winter sea —
nature gone moody
Eric Marin
reflection
the mirror shows
current state of affairs
Ashi
Her eyes flash in dark
the eel slides into her cave
I watch the mirror
R.K. Singh
As the pond
Reflects the moon
My mirror . . .
James Sawers
sky maps
carbon footprints
eons mirrored
Lorraine Margueritte Gasrel Black
Sunset, girl's milking
the cow with a crumpled horn-
lake mirror's feedback
Stopsy
broken mirror —
his lipstick was telling
why she left
Heike Gewi
phantom mirror
on the wall
gone - both of us
miriam chaikin
mirror
flashing in the copse —
signal she missed
Alegria
mirror in the sky —
I see the city lights,
stars in the night
alex serban
reflecting winter
the moon's round face shines down
caught in a haiku
todd eddy
night rain - puddles
mirror the street lamp
. . . reflections
Tony Nasuta
framed in the mirror
my father’s gummy smile
her beady glare
Marylouise Knight
mirror image —
viewing myself
from the outside in
Cara Holman
first espresso —
watching the world through
many mirrors
anonymous
a tall fat man
looks at his shapeless shadow —
day time mirror
Barrack Elung'ata
mirror pond
the full moon in it
still sky high
anonymous
before the mirror
a ballerina makes a turn —
melting lake
Dorota Pyra
startled . . .
at seeing mom's face
in my mirror
Chitra Rajappa
the fish
and fishbowl
mirrored by the window
Peter Newton
Small mirrors
large bedroom walls —
wide view.
Trevor Camp
Glowing . . .
lake icy water
mirrors the sunshine
Yuka Makishita
silver mirage
alice in wonderland's
virtual mirror
Karin Anderson
in the mirror
man mimicking
a voice-over
Johannes S. H. Bjerg
A blade of grey hair
frightens me
on belgium mirror
R Purushotham Rao
teenage mirror
my face and
Elvis'
Bouwe Brouwer
side mirror —
the driver notices the
child hanging on
Gloriah Kerubo
facial image —
does this cream make me
this beautiful?
Esther Wagaki
day of reflection
on my forty-sixth birthday
I find more grey hair
Deirdre Godwin
concave mirror —
we laugh at our enormous
body sizes
Beryl Achieng
wall mirror —
i dig deeper the huge pimple
on my face
Isaac Ndirangu
busy street —
a glass building reflects
my image
Peter Nguribu
one eye looks left
other eye gazes right
mirror gasps
Dorothy K.
single crack —
a piece of mirror shining
on my path
Antony Mwangi
its image —
the cock flaps its wings
ready to attack
Max James
seeing lights from
5th Avenue
seeing my lights
carol pearce-worthington
look in the mirror
it never changes
only the image
gourdman
morning prep
my mommy staring at me
in the mirror
Hazel A. Witherspoon
looked so carefully
I saw you in the mirror
but not me
Ellen Romano
General Comment:
As always, it is a privilege to read such wonderful haiku. Thank you so much.
Thank you for participating in the February 2011 Kukai. We will announce the March 2011 Call for Submissions on Monday, February 28. See you then!
With much appreciation,