Shintai Haiku, page 2

WHR August 2020

Shintai Haiku

Page 2

rain

the shining smile

of a forecaster

Nikolay Grankin

In northern gardens,

rhubarb grows so fast it squeaks;

weeds still grow faster.

Gail Greenwood

this thing on my back

unseen but does it grow

it's small yet heavy

Jim Grotkowski

white birch

cut in the bark

the heart still growing

Mona Iordan

chiffon dress

dotted with stars –

she is his sky

Anne-Marie Joubert-Gaillard

July 14th-

her smile her voice her youth

fireworks

Anne-Marie Joubert-Gaillard

lazy dawn

curling deep in the comfort

of familiar birdsong

Kat Lehmann

shortcut through the field—

stopped by one prickly thistle

after another

Priscilla H. Lignori

bookstore nook—

an old man’s

soft snores

Carole MacRury

fully drenched

the rain of innocence

of the child

Kumarendra Mallick

earthquake ceased…

a watchdog doesn’t want

to enter its house

Tomislav Maretić

Cats know how to live

Alert to every moment

In complete repose

Marjorie Miles

arguing …

a sugar cube melting

in the tea

Daniela Misso

good neighbor--

his peach blooms

outside my window

Ashish Narain

loneliness –

an island

of hapless settlers.

Rimi Nath

abandoned spider’s web:

insects keep dying

in it.

Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih

beneath

blue hour moons . . .

secret lovers

Veronika Zora Novak

the family tree

a memory of life

before exile

Franjo Ordanić

long journey home

he wipes the road

from his face

Vandana Parashar

A pond full of mud

Above the water’s surface

The lotus flower

Emanuela Podda-Ankrom

an old corsage--

withered like me, harboring

memories

Sondra Rosenberg

a black stingray

perfectly still on reef sand

becomes my stillness

Bruce Ross

safely ashore

the refugee hugs

her damp rag doll

Cynthia Rowe

too quiet

on my qwerty keyboard—

the night moth

Ernesto P. Santiago

squirrel-proof

we buy a bird feeder

that isn't

Debbie Strange

the ripe fig

just out of reach -

a blackbird’s chuckle

Nick T

commuting to

the home office -

he still arrives late

Nick T

the tock tock tock

of the clock clock clock

the drop drop drop of rain

Carrie Ann Thunell