February 2011 Kukai

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.