We promised you yet more of the “best” haiku and senryu published in 2007, as selected by the Editorial Staff of Red Moon Press, and presented in “dust of summers: RMA 2007”.
“dust of summers: The 2007 Red Moon Anthology of English-Language Haiku,” edited by Jim Kacian and the Red Moon Editorial Staff, Red Moon Press, Winchester, VA, USA, 172 pages, ISBN: 1-978-893959-68-2, $16.95; see cover)
So, without further fuss, here are a dozen one-breath poems (out of the 154 included in RMA 2007), which were written by f/k/a‘s Honored Guest Poets:
hospice
my father slips out
of the conversation
after hours
the grief counsellor
loosens his tie
first crocus
I make a promise
I can’t keep
…………………….. by Tom Painting in “dust of summers: RMA 2007”
orig. pub. “after hours” – Modern Haiku 38:2
“first crocus” – 5th Shiki Kukai Poets’ Haiku Contest 2007
“hospice” – Modern Haiku 38:3
calling home–
the color of mother’s voice
before her words
………………… by Hilary Tann, in “dust of summers: RMA 2007”
orig. pub. The Heron’s Nest IX:4
cloud-free dawn . . .
the dent in the fender
holds its darkness
………………………………. by George Swede in “dust of summers: RMA 2007”
orig. pub. Acorn 18
after the funeral
the weight of potato salad
on a spork…………….. by Andrew Riutta in “dust of summers: RMA 2007”
orig. pub. Frogpond XXX:2
spring sleet
mother describes
the night I was born
…………………… by Ed Markowski in “dust of summers: RMA 2007”
orig. pub. RAW NerVZ :4
blue butterfly
I keep coming back
to the same place
…………. by Peggy Willis Lyles in “dust of summers: RMA 2007”
orig. pub. Chrysanthemum 2
she thought we should have sex but nothing fancy autumn rain
……………. by Lee Gurga in “dust of summers: RMA 2007”
– orig. pub. Modern Haiku 38:2
fading contrail
I put off
returning Dad’s call
clear winter sky
she answers my call
before the first ring
………… by Carolyn Hall in “dust of summers: RMA 2007”
– orig. pub. – “fading contrail” – Modern Haiku 38:1
“clear winter sky” –Modern Haiku 38:2
breakup–
my daughter’s voice cracks
across two continents
………………… by Roberta Beary in “dust of summers: RMA 2007”
– orig. pub. Frogpond XXX:2