WORLD HAIKU REVIEW Volume 6 Issue 3 - May 2008
WHC Showcase TOKUSEN
WHCshowcase: HAIKU TOKUSEN
(Haiku of Special Merit)
1
storm swept beach -
inside an empty shell,
empty barnacles . . .
Carole MacRury (USA)
3
a cat watches me
across the still pond,
across our difference
Paul O. Williams (USA)
4
spring shower -
even communists took shelter
within church walls
Tomislav Maretic (Croatia)
7
mountain journey
clouds and temple bells
between the peaks
Carol Raisfeld (USA)
9
spring in the air
earth smelling of
earth again
Gabi Greve (Japan)
14
a deep breath
of mountain air
I choke on snowflakes
Marlene Egger (USA)
18
poppies in the field -
the old soldier picks one
for his buttonho
spring scents
the dog and I walk
through different worlds
scattered blossoms...
two umbrellas go chatting
in the rain
45
graveside -
echo of gravel
against the coffin
47
mid-summer -
wishing your breasts
were melons
Robert Wilson (USA)
63
glacier in the lake -
a splash is seen
before it is heard
64
autumn lawn...
more leaf-mulching
than grass-cutting
65
dripping mist
pulls the sky
into the valley
67
crowded bus
every passenger breathes
the same autumn
81
first snow --
my child's footprints no longer
fit into mine
an'ya, USA