Congratulations to Tom Painting, winner of our Kigo section and to C.P. Harrison and Tom Painting, winners of our Free Format section!
March 2010 Results
Kigo Theme:
Planting/Sowing
First Place -- 30 Points
spring planting
another turn
of earth
Tom Painting
(2,6,12) = 30 pts
A pearl among ore pellets. A contender for Best of the New Millennium. I mean, I'm jealous.
I like the simplicity of this haiku, as well as the double entendre in L3.
Second Place -- 17 Points
Planting roses—
the young farmer hums
an old love song
Vasile Moldovan
(0,4,9) = 17 pts
'the young farmer' nicely placed sets a mood in this haiku.
The first of three wonderful haiku that deal with a glimpse of eternity. This one is a clear peek at eternity through tradition. Whose old love song is the farmer humming? Who planted that tune in the farmers young brain? Mother/father, grandfather/mother, great-grandmother/father? Very human. Very well done!
wind takes the seeds
I return the hat
to the scarecrow
Boris Nazansky
(0,2,13) = 17 pts
Third Place -- 16 Points
planting rice —
my fathers peer
from my reflection
Earl R. Keener
(2,1,8) = 16 pts
The third in this wonderful triad of haikus shows past and present nose to nose through the reflection in a rice paddy. How many times has this happened, how many times will this happen? Very well done!
A gust of wind
drops corn between
the bones of a crow.
mechaieh
(1,4,5) = 16 pts
Here, I'm caught in the warp of a juxtaposition of new life and life spent.
Late spring and lingering winter is well married here.
Fourth Place -- 15 Points
old plowman
the crooked furrows
on his brow
Roberta Beary
(1,2,8) = 15 pts
Not a common image in haiku, perhaps, but the surprise of L3 makes this one work.
shadows gather
in the long furrows
planter’s moon
Catherine J.S. Lee
(1,2,8) = 15 pts
A lovely image, seeing the moon, the shadows, and perhaps the seeds/seedlings all gathered in the furrows.
loneliness...
filling every furrow
with this seed
iokua
(0,4,7) = 15 pts
Fifth Place -- 14 Points
a row
of upturned backs —
women planting
Isabelle Prondzynski
(1,3,5) = 14 pts
A image that approximates that of emerging seedlings. Rather timeless.
small clay pots
on the window sill —
the taste of basil
Marylouise Knight
(1,1,9) = 14 pts
Though we do not write with the intention to rhyme in haiku, I liked the Line 2 and 3 'sil' endings.
my son's fresh grave —
I sow his saved seeds
of forget-me-nots...
Zhanna P. Rader
(0,5,4) = 14 pts
A touching picture of continuance in grief - son would be happy I think to know his sowing was still being done.
plowing the earth
where the barn used to be
winter's end
Stevie Strang
(0,4,6) = 14 pts
Sixth Place -- 12 Points
spring breeze
fastened to the curtain
a few dandelion seeds
Jacek M.
(0,3,6) = 12 pts
I like the choice of the word fastened in Line 2.
Seventh Place -- 11 Points
hands in the dirt
she says she’s unavailable
until fall
Mike Montreuil
(0,2,7) = 11 pts
Eighth Place -- 10 Points
cancer scan
then home to sow
pumpkin seeds
Frances McCarthy
(1,2,3) = 10 pts
Hope, hope, hope; a haiku dripping with hope.
Ninth Place -- 9 Points
dragging a rake
the gardener
wipes her furrowed brow
Elizabeth Warren
(1,1,4) = 9 pts
planting lesson
the schoolboy chases girls
with an earthworm
Rafal Zabratynski
(1,1,4) = 9 pts
I like the lightness of this haiku; the theme of mischief overtakes that of planting, very senryuish, enjoyed the humour.
4H teens
show each other how to sow
wild oats
Brenda J. Gannam
(1,0,6) = 9 pts
Tenth Place -- 8 Points
senior housing
always an empty spot
in the lettuce row
Michele L. Harvey
(1,1,3) = 8 pts
spring planting
the fog rolls over
the pet’s grave
martin
(0,2,4) = 8 pts
in unplowed fields
soldiers planting land mines...
spring sunshine
natalia kuznetsova
(0,1,6) = 8 pts
Eleventh Place -- 7 Points
seeding time
the John Deere trailed by
ribbons of gulls
andrea
(0,0,7) = 7 pts
Twelfth Place -- 6 Points
ancient harrow
behind yoked oxen
—muddy rubber boots
if
(1,1,1) = 6 pts
turning earth ~
my mother shows my daughter
how to sow
Paul Hodder
(0,2,2) = 6 pts
skimming seed catalogs
he tills the soil again
...from his armchair
A Dharma Bum
(0,2,2) = 6 pts
reversible coat
memories of dad plowing
the earth brown again
Angele Lux
(0,2,2) = 6 pts
11th floor
she transplants a snowdrop
to a plastic pot
polona
(0,1,4) = 6 pts
Bringing nature indoors very appealing.
humid morning —
egrets flying over
stooping farmers
Patrick Wafula
(0,1,4) = 6 pts
Another haiku tying people to land but the added image of the egrets in flight, something anyone might envy while working on a humid morning, rather than becoming a distraction made the observation palpable.
spring planting
the growing pain
in my back
Mary Davila
(0,0,6) = 6 pts
Thirteenth Place -- 5 Points
reflect on yesterday
harvest for today
plant for tomorrow
eric
(1,1,0) = 5 pts
warm winds
scatter seed from the poppies
hospice home
Garry Eaton
(1,0,2) = 5 pts
Warm and winds are beautiful introductory catch words which pivot well with Lines 2 and 3. I like the juxtaposition of seed scattering in the hope of new life and the hospice were the seeds of life lived are there in contained.
jasmine breeze —
she tried to raise me
a southern lady
Nancy Smith
(1,0,2) = 5 pts
sowing a seed
in warm soil . . .
the lightness of rain
Ron Moss
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
Hope and the mood of lightness are well put together for the sowing of these seeds. It makes a very personal and touching statement.
Her fingers push
the roots into the earth —
touch-me-not
R.K. Singh
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
under warm covers
seeds of a haiku
sprouting
Barbara Campitelli
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
Many of us must identify with the splendid images in this haiku( albeit using a metaphor). I know I do!
drought —
millet and hope
are sown again
James Dobson.
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
freshly seeded grass
under the blossoming plum
a flock of starlings
Susan Constable
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
Fourteenth Place -- 4 Points
my mum weeds
in my new patch
Ralf Bröker (1,0,1) = 4 pts
I plant
the avocado seed
thinking of guacamole
Meredith Cavalieri
(1,0,1) = 4 pts
and now, at ease
he looks up from his plow and sees
the geese
Jon Espen Vassbotn
(0,2,0) = 4 pts
ritual cleansing
throwing out all the seeds
we planned to plant last spring
soji
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
the child
and a milk carton of dirt
waiting...
C.P. Harrison
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
This is a sentence, it's all tell and no show, still I found it deeply appealing and true.
sowing seeds
from last year's harvest
one by one
Beth Powell
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
blistered hands —
the farmer still holding
ox-plough handles
Enoch Johana
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
planting corn
before the storm arrives
cloud of crows
Ben Gieske
(0,0,4) = 4 pts
The cloud of crows instead of just ominous clouds heightens the anticipation of the storm here.
dry heat
the field and the farmer's brow
both furrowed
Terri L. French
(0,0,4) = 4 pts
one sunflower seed
in my hand —
all or nothing
Dorota Pyra
(0,0,4) = 4 pts
windowsill sunlight —
the bowed emergence
of seedlings
aom (tim)
(0,0,4) = 4 pts
alone now
thirty peas
is all she plants
Barbara Snow
(0,0,4) = 4 pts
Fifteenth Place -- 3 Points
school playground
a Victory Garden
for all the Daddys
Carolyn Coit Dancy
(1,0,0) = 3 pts
buds about to burst
brilliant beauty bounds
before the bounty
corri johanson
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
my ground
still too frozen
to receive the seed
Merrill Ann Gonzales
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
while I breakfasted,
my barren field was sown
with meadowlarks
Michael McClintock
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
rites of spring —
the fragrance
of new-turned earth
Ellen Compton
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
frost warning empty seed bags cover the seedlings
Alan S. Bridges
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
past their graves
hills beyond hills
farmers planting corn
carol pearce-worthington
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
The second of the eternity haiku trio. Here we get an epochal view of eternity. The first 2 lines pull me out of sorrow so new I barely grasp it before the last line throws me back in time to mankind's earliest efforts to tame the earth through planting crops. Then I come back to the present and know that all those probably farmers who walk away from the graveside, walk into the future. To plant until they too are planted. (sorry!) Very well done!
first garden
my grandson digs a deep hole
for his pumpkin seed
Harvey Jenkins
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
first planting
along with tea roses
a sprouted onion
Laurene
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
lovely morning
forget-me-not seeds
can wait for one day
jennie townsend
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
full worm moon —
a handful of earth
the gardener squeezed
Diane Mayr
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
Field sowed —
the snow of lambs
spreading out
Miorita
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
the smell of turned earth —
tomato seedlings lean
toward the light
DeVar
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
'lean to...' I liked that phrase, very vivid, without motion; germination, well expressed.
Sixteenth Place -- 2 Points
sowing the seeds —
looking forward to ripe tomatoes
and my newborn baby.
Daniela Bullas
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
after long winter
picking through seed catalogs,
finally planting!
Bridget Cougar
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
March evening —
a tired farmer shouldering
a soiled hoe
Vivian Adhiambo
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
planting seedlings —
my shoe gets stuck
in wet cotton soil
James Bundi
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
planting day —
a student carries a
spade to school
William Odongo
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
hands
turn the garden soil
earthworms wake
peter h. pache
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
her arthritic fingers
trying to scatter
carrot seeds
Donna Bauerly
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
the freshly plowed patch
a section of newspaper
carried by the wind
gillena cox
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
Mother's Day —
I'm planting on her grave
hydrangeas
Kaiser
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
high hopes
grandpa plants the sweet corn
grandson holds the worm can
Edward
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
March rain —
the farmer's oxen
on a yoke
Faith Achieng
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
trampled seedlings —
two farmers fiercely
quarreling
Isaac Ndirangu
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
newly tilled earth
sprouting paw prints overnight
neighborhood cats
Elaine Riddell
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
wildflower mix —
stars, sticks, saucers and spheres
sift through my sowing hand
John Thompson
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
Seventeenth Place -- 1 Point
sewing winter socks
cold season coming to an end
sowing spring plantings
dragonfly
Adolescent bulbs
Straining against melting snow
Anticipating
Pat Lammers
hanging on the porch
upside down tomatoes
yum-yum
betty kaplan
new tomato plants
in kitchen window
above snowy yard
Jim Applegate
moist rainfall...
a young farmer planting
his first crop
Keith A. Simmonds
a spring planting
young fingers work the dirt
to fertility
Anne Curran
frost crystals sprout
in new-plowed furrows
returning cold
Janice Hornburg
tobacco sets
wilt in red-clay furrows
another cloudless day
Kilah C.
Abernathy, Lowrey, King,
plowing, planting, cultivating —
harvesting rights for all
John Hubbard
knees dark with dirt —
in my mind a picture
of last year's garden
Shelley Krause
black birds swooping
into the furrows
cut by the plow
Rose Marie Stutts
a lotus seed soaking
summertime
fragrance in the air
Stella
nose to nose
with the first green
seedling trays
Ann K. Schwader
chilly morning —
grandma plants the seed
at an acute angle
Franciscah Katethya
turning the earth
in the flower garden
we bury our cat
Francine Banwarth
No points this time, sorry.
In spring he sowed seeds,
tended carefully they grew,
blossomed into love.
Jean Lewis
the scent
of newly-turned earth
o - my heart!
miriam chaikin
without water
there's no point
in sowing
Barbara A Taylor
a single tulip
sown among the heather —
squirrel's forgotten cache
Cara Holman
tulip bulbs
maybe the rabbit's
Easter meal
Carlos Gesmundo
new rubber boots
helping Grandma plant blue bells
at Nana's grave
maxianne berger
her stored seeds —
she would never see the plants
even if they are sown
vishnu p kapoor
window dark with soot
treetop greenery shading
seedlings underfoot
Keith
early March
a few grass seeds fallen snugly
into acorn holes
anonymous
farm —
furrows, flooded
with sweat
og_a
plowing
a bluetooth rides along
on the tractor.
anonymous
spring plowing
colt watches
tractor
Goblet
This year, too,
my seedlings, near the window,
won't make it.
Horst Ludwig
the old farmer's dream:
a dove sowing golden seeds
in his deep hammock
Svend A. Doggfall
the dark of the moon
a time for spells and planting
old ways still observed
Deirdre Godwin
Early March,
reseed the front lawn.
Goldfinches feed.
Trevor Camp
long rains —
I dig maize seed holes
with a machete
Anne Wairimu
mid term break —
a little child plants a tree
in a manured field
Angeline Muthoki
calm morning —
a sweating man prepares his
garden for planting
Kevin Asava
ouch my back —
an old woman prepares
her garden for planting
Adan Isaac
heavy downpour —
grandma holds a stick as
she plants groundnuts
Duncan Omoto
chilly morning —
step by step he plants
his maize seedlings
Rodgers Nzomo
hot afternoon —
gumboots make their move
as he sows his seed
Scholastica Mumbe
Snow glistens and gleams
a powdered sugar marvel
undisturbed by man
Heidi
Oncidiums slumber,
their seeds beneath the earth
Awaken...and grow again.
Mark Lonergan
wind-twisted hair,
seeding the garden
weeds
jeanette blain
Sowing sunflower —
the seed will be guided
after the sun too?
Petru-Ioan Garda
Free Format Theme: Cookies
First Place -- 28 Points
summer picnic —
the last of the cookie crumbs
walk by
C.P. Harrison
(2,8,6) = 28 pts
I was tempted to give this one all of my votes! Great imagery.
home alone
my finger circles
the cookie tin
Tom Painting
(1,7,11) = 28 pts
Simple, yet elegant. Oh, the temptation when there's no one to notice!
Second Place -- 18 Points
winter romance —
crumbs at the bottom
of a cookie jar
polona
(1,2,11) = 18 pts
To me, this is a gem of a haiku - it tells a whole, lovely story in ten words.
Third Place -- 17 Points
morning bake shop
the last cookies sold
for a smile
Michele Harvey
(1,3,8) = 17 pts
I very rarely choose to award 3 points to a haiku because there are so many that deserve recognition. This kukai I will have to ask forgiveness from the other haiku that deserve a point from me because I find this haiku to be very well crafted and evocative of scenes from my childhood. It's a hit with me!
Fourth Place -- 16 Points
Mom's recipe
each cookie touching
the next
Beth Powell
(2,2,6) = 16 pts
morning moon
a plate of sugar cookies
cooling
Francine Banwarth
(0,3,10) = 16 pts
Fifth Place -- 15 Points
shortbread
my taste buds
listen to bagpipes
Ralf Bröker
(0,5,5) = 15 pts
Sixth Place -- 14 Points
memorial plans —
we search her recipe box
for shortbread cookies
Susan Constable
(1,2,7) = 14 pts
Seventh Place -- 13 Points
ginger snaps
she pretends not to know
what he did
Earl R. Keener
(1,3,4) = 13 pts
The choice of cookie brings the phrase to life with multiple interpretations.
Eighth Place -- 12 Points
making grandma's cookies —
wondering what a "smidgen" is
Terri L. French
(2,1,4) = 12 pts
I liked the humour in this one.
school party ...
a gingerbread man
loses his head
Carol Raisfeld
(0,0,12) = 12 pts
Ninth Place -- 9 Points
before sunrise
carrot cookies
on the porch
mechaieh
(2,1,1) = 9 pts
enough cookies for
two girls, five dolls, a puppy
and the thieving jay
Bridget Cougar
(1,2,2) = 9 pts
still talking
he takes
the last cookie
Paul Hodder
(1,1,4) = 9 pts
Tenth Place -- 8 Points
East River Park
the smell of the coal barge
in the cookies
martin
(1,1,3) = 8 pts
spring rain
one batch of cookies
follows another
jennie townsend
(1,1,3) = 8 pts
beach house cookies
with honey scented milk —
ocean moonrise
Ron Moss
(0,2,4) = 8 pts
midnight
I can hear my son
emptying the cookie jar
Mike Montreuil
(0,2,4) = 8 pts
only crumbs
on the kitchen top —
the dog wags its tail
sil_dev
(0,2,4) = 8 pts
Christmas tea —
he whispers the recipe
for bourbon balls
Ellen Compton
(0,1,6) = 8 pts
My favourite this month. The scene is so vivid --and I love the fact that he "whispers"! Good kigo too. A memorable haiku.
I wish I had more points--I think this is fabulous.
field trip —
breaking the last of a cookie
in thirds
aom (tim)
(0,1,6) = 8 pts
on a cookie sheet
still warm from the oven
only crumbs
frederick c gier
(0,1,6) = 8 pts
Eleventh Place -- 7 Points
cayenne sprinkled
on the gingerbread man...
my redhead
Alan S. Bridges
(1,1,2) = 7 pts
careful construction
first the floor and walls and roof
then the licorice
Deirdre Godwin
(1,0,4) = 7 pts
March madness
sorting the shipment
of Girl Scout cookies
soji
(0,2,3) = 7 pts
my old neighbour-
her friends are old
her cookies too
Gryta Wansdronk
(0,2,3) = 7 pts
This tickles my funny bone. It is so matter-of-fact it's comical. Love it!
Twelfth Place -- 6 Points
she answers the door
a telltale smudge of batter
on her nose
Meredith Cavalieri
(1,1,1) = 6 pts
my desk drawer —
a whiff of
maple leaf cookies
Marylouise Knight
(0,2,2) = 6 pts
I liked the appeal of aroma. Just imagine the co workers being extra friendly on that day.
in loneliness...
just one more
piece of cake
Lech Szeglowski
(0,1,4) = 6 pts
chocolate chips
the cookie dough
gets half
Ann K. Schwader
(0,0,6) = 6 pts
Reading through the rove of 'o's in this is appealing.
Thirteenth Place -- 5 Points
my sister's child
shares her cookie
with my disk drive
Rose Marie Stutts
(1,0,2) = 5 pts
Aesop's fable —
one girl hugs her
gingerbread man
andrea
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
lingering warmth
the snowman now headless
on the cookie rack
Angele Lux
(0,1,3) = 5 pts
making memories
grandchildrens' thumbprints
baked in the cookies
Frances McCarthy
(0,0,5) = 5 pts
sprinkling sugar
on the shamrock cookies . . .
rainy afternoon
Catherine J.S. Lee
(0,0,5) = 5 pts
Near St Patrick's day, I appreciated the timeliness of this haiku.
suspicious silence
a track of chocolate cookies
leads to the toddler
Rafal Zabratynski
(0,0,5) = 5 pts
Fourteenth Place -- 4 Points
delicious cookies —
the toll is paid
by my waistline
James Dobson
(1,0,1) = 4 pts
baking cookies
for our troops abroad —
in my son's memory...
Zhanna P. Rader
(0,1,2) = 4 pts
This one made me feel a bit sad.
my seat by the galley...
warm cookies destined
for business class
Scott Mason
(0,0,4) = 4 pts
three safari ants
pulling a biscuit crumb —
March rain
Isaac Ndirangu
(0,0,4) = 4 pts
Fifteenth Place -- 3 Points
picking up crumbs
along the new path
leads the way
Merrill Ann Gonzales
(1,0,0) = 3 pts
Gingerbread pantry
Molasses flavored dreams
Grandma’s house in summer
Pat Lammers
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
part of his daily life —
the holy and the wicked
wafers
Daniela Bullas
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
breakfast —
remains of cookie crumbles
on the plate
Hussein Haji
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
prediabetic —
chocolate chip eyes follow
my every move
Nancy Smith
(0,1,1) = 3 pts
potluck cookies
our hostess whispers
"they're pretty strong"
iokua
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
magpies squabbling
under the teeter-totter
an Oreo
maxianne berger
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
dieter
lost in the cookie
cookbook
Diane Mayr
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
after-school treat
the scent of snickerdoodles
In the oven
Carolyn Coit Dancy
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
birthday party —
she puts some more cream
on her biscuits
Duncan Omoto
(0,0,3) = 3 pts
Sixteenth Place -- 2 Points
stale cookies tossed —
skidding claws,
plunging wings
Kurt R. W
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
still married
with grandchildren
fortune cookie fortune
Stevie Strang
(0,1,0) = 2 pts
bonding
in the kitchen
Monster Cookies
betty kaplan
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
tea time —
these ginger snaps
have lost their snap
Barbara Campitelli
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
garden party
with hilarious voices...
grandma's cookies
Keith A. Simmonds
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
cowboy & Indians
peace pow-wow
freshly-baked cookies
Ben Gieske
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
empty cookie box
hidden in the rubbish bin
another failed diet
Janice Hornburg
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
Easter Sunday
the daffodil lips pucker up
ready to kiss
anonymous
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
homealone rain —
a handful of crumbs
in the cookie jar
anonymous
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
Hansel und Gretel
walk straight through the woods knowing
quality cookies
Horst Ludwig
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
crunch time —
strategies discussed over
a jar of cookies
sanjuktaa
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
New Year's resolution
giving way to temptation -
Girl Scout cookies
A Dharma Bum
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
junk mail
I offer the carrier
Oreo cookies
Barbara Snow
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
deep recession —
she burns the batch
of financiers
Brenda J. Gannam
(0,0,2) = 2 pts
Seventeenth Place -- 1 Point
shaking hands
in the cookie jar
old Gypsy lyre
Garry Eaton
boiled too hard...
the toffee on the cookie
breaks a tooth
Barbara A Taylor
Christmas market —
we buy an assortment of cookies
from the pretty stand girl
Walter Franceschi
walking in my sleep:
with brown sugar in my hair
and grandma's oatcakes
Svend A. Doggfall
grandma
hiding new-baked cookies —
grandpa averts his eyes
Juhani Tikkanen
in the middle
of the lecture
dreaming about apple pie
Jacek M.
Kudos
my grand child ask for my
cookie recipe
anonymous
3D effect
popcorn rain
in cinema
Goblet
perfect ginger snaps
grandma's measuring cup and spoons
her gnarly left hand
Edward
cookies
give way to daffodils —
Spring!
John Hubbard
hot evening —
a child enjoys ginger biscuits
under a tree
Franciscah Katethya
raindrops —
a black hen feeds on a
piece of biscuit
Scholasticah Mumbe
washing crockery —
a cockroach trapped in a glass
with biscuit crumbs
Stephen Macharia
story telling
around the hearth —
munching biscuits
Elkana Mogaka
home from school
the smell of new-baked cookies
meets me at the gate
Elaine Riddell
all day rain —
cooling Anzacs
flood the house
rob scott
time for tea
ginger....
snap to it
MM
birthday thirty-six,
a single box of
girl-scout cookies
jeanette blain
Bars on the windows —
lying down and
eating cookies
Petru-Ioan Garda
No points this time, sorry.
dipping oreos
sport without any venue
always an event
dragonfly
very finicky
an ideal crisp chip cookie
found, can be tricky
corri johanson
Girl Scouts
Cookies
Calories
It's a good cause
Mary E. Gray
Chocolate cookies,
loved by commoner or king,
smile now and indulge.
Jean Lewis
flaking white paint
wasps in the old well
grandma’s jam cookies
if
Martyr's Day —
forty eight-shaped honey cakes
under icons
Kaiser
box of grandma’s cookies
only one left now
warm fire
Jim Applegate
Making lemon tea
and warm buttery toast —
birds singing outside
R.K.SINGH
spring days are here . . .
the neighbor gives a cookie
to my wandering dog
Michael McClintock
Grammy —
the only one who can make
cookies like Grammy's
anonymous
chocolate chip cookies
fresh out of the oven —
the taste of comfort
Cara Holman
just like an oreo
our wafer outsides
with sweet soft centers
Jeanne Fiedler
Grandma's cookies
heavier
than her Pound Cake
Donna Bauerly
cookie crumbs
a crumbled napkin
the empty table
gillena cox
carnival comes
and goes, malasada fever
lives
Stella
a monkey appears
from the shade of a tree...
our biscuits!
Isabelle Prondzynski
undivided sky
circular horizon eats
swallows flying by
Keith
Grease, slip. fall,
more broken biscuits.
Blue Jays eat.
Trevor Camp
Sun over the field —
a magpie pecking
some biscuits
Miorita
hot afternoon —
a monkey snatches a piece
of biscuit from my hand
Angeline Muthoki
a packet of biscuits —
she goes for it as
a present
Esther Obwamu
arrival of sponsors —
students compete to
win the biscuits
Celestine Otieno
dark clouds —
a little boy stoops to pick up
crunched biscuits
Antony Mwangi
hot tea —
every dip to soften
reduces the biscuit
James Bundi
we laugh at our toothless
grandma munching biscuits —
birthday party
Faith Achieng
brownies delectable
shortbread favorites
angel hearts heavenly
eric
small morsels of joy
a chocolaty wonderland
bursts into life
Heidi
a bit of cream
in the cold raw milk —
warm chocolate chips
DeVar
Christmas cookies
my job: the sprinkles
grandma's tired smile
John Thompson