September 1st! Summer’s almost gone, but I have no (r)egrets — the
fall edition of The Heron’s Nest (Vol. VII:3, Sept. 2005) is now online.
Each new edition of THN gets my juices flowing — because there are
always so many great haiku, and because many of them will be written
by poets who are f/k/a Honored Guests, which means I can share them
with you directly.
“THNLogoG” Indeed, the Heron’s Nest Award for this edition — the
haiku chosen by the editor’s as the “best” of the brood — goes to
paul m, one of our earliest and favorite guest poets. Here’s his
winning poem (and here’s excellent Commentary on it by Peggy
Willis Lyles):
unemployed
the uneven edge
of a quahog shell
Career issues may have been on paul’s mind a lot lately.
This second haiku also appears in the current THN:
daffodil shoots —
all these years
as an accountant
It’s always an honor to have two poems selected “thnLogoF”
for a single edition of The Heron’s Nest. Paul had
that honor last June, too, when this pair were
chosen:
drifting seed fluff . . .
the rented horse
knows an hour’s worth
unpacking a new home —
do whales strand themselves
in this bay?
“unemployed” – The Heron’s Nest (THN Award, Sept. 2005)
“daffodil shoots” – The Heron’s Nest (Sept. 2005)
“unpacking” & “drifting seed fluff“ – The Heron’s Nest (June 2005)
I’ll be dawdling down at The Heron’s Nest a lot the next few days.
Maybe I’ll see you there.
September 1, 2005
this nest’s not empty
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