f/k/a‘s Punditry Hiatus continues, so you still won’t find commentary or carping at the top of the page, despite this new posting. haikuEsq will, however, roll out of his hammock occasionally to bring you more one-breath poetry from our Honored Guest Poets — they are too much of a treasure to keep them hidden during our down time.
Therefore, new haiku and senryu (along with tanka and short haibun) will be added to the top of this page on an irregular schedule. The f/k/a Gang will stay out of the way and let our haijin friends advocate for their art, one breath at a time.
Let’s start with a dozen poems contributed to the June 2006 edition (Vol. VIII: 2) of The Heron’s Nest by some of f/k/a‘s favorite haiku poets:
New Year’s Day
the center of the chocolate
not what I expected
vast blue sky
we empty
her closets
by Carolyn Hall, The Heron’s Nest (VIII: 2, 2006)
a penny for my thoughts?
the fireflies
of last summer
midwinter thaw
last night I dreamed
my dad was alive
by John Stevenson, The Heron’s Nest (VIII: 2, 2006)
mother’s day
a nurse unties
the restraints
by Roberta Beary, The Heron’s Nest (VIII: 2, 2006)
starlit sky
are you sure
we are alone
by Yu Chang, The Heron’s Nest (VIII: 2, 2006)
clear night —
snow shifts
on the windowpane
mid-February
choosing the sunniest spot
to fill my tank
by Hilary Tann, The Heron’s Nest (VIII: 2, 2006)
night fading away —
new snow in the playground
seats
by Gary Hotham, The Heron’s Nest (VIII: 2, 2006)
sweet-grass braids
we bury Grandmother
without her wig
by Andrew Riutta, The Heron’s Nest (VIII: 2, 2006)
more snow . . .
the brittleness
of the wishbone
by Alice Frampton, The Heron’s Nest (VIII: 2, 2006)
in the backyard shade
a small gust brings coolness
and a white petal
by George Swede, The Heron’s Nest (VIII: 2, 2006)
+ You’ll find many more fine haiku at The Heron’s Nest.