Two haiku and one tanka in Blithe Spirit 29.1, 2019
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ground fog
even birdsong
is invisible
*
wood’s edge –
that inescapable pull
of darkness
*
starlight on
winter branches—
those nagging thoughts
that seem to come
from nowhere
All poems by Mary Kendall
Red Lights, Volume 15, No. 1, January 2019:
Both tanka by Mary Kendall
Modern Haiku, Volume 50.1, Winter-Spring 2019
that look . . .
a skim coat of ice
in the bird bath
Frozen Birdbath with Frozen Ripples (c) Terry Gray
Prune Juice, Journal of Senryu, Kyoka, Haibun & Haiga,
Issue 27, March 2019
Edited by Brent Goodman
Three haiku were also published in Presence, Issue #62, 2018:
1.
dreams lost in dreams wild poppies
Field of Poppies, Photographer Unknown
2.
“Snow” by gookingsword (Pixabay)
deep in winter
abandoned nests
and forgotten songs
3.
waking from a dream
the night winds
unsettle the moon
Photo by Kenrick Mills on Unsplash
Presence Issue #62, 2018
scraping ice ferns
off the windows
of our old jalopy –
such fragile beauty
soon pushed aside
Photo by eddy on ‘Unsplash’
Tanka Society of America 2018 Members’ Anthology:
Of Love and War and the Life In Between
almost toothless
the old dog sleeps
by the fire . . .
the peace of knowing
you are there
This poem is dedicated to all beloved, faithful dogs for the pure joy they bring.
