waiting for you—
the window changes
into a mirrorJacek Margolak | Kielce, Poland
on the hospice wall
a nightingale sings
in black brushstrokeRoberta Beary | Washington, DC
Up the river –
a boat splits
the Milky WayEduard Tara | Iasi, Romania
the thunderbolt
in the kitchen a flash
of an empty chairMarija Pogorilic | Rovinjsko Selo, Croatia
Just a thin crack, but
a flower has rooted there—
That must be my heartGeoffrey A. Landis | Berea, OH
From: 2nd Annual Bashō Haiku Challenge Chapbook, $3.00, Modest Proposal Chapbooks, an imprint of Lilliput Review, Don Wentworth, Editor, 282 Main Street, Pittsburg, PA 15201
Editors Note: One Found-poem Haiku, in the beautiful inscription of this copy sent to me from abroad:
something to read
while taking a walk
sipping on a glass of wineMonsieur K | Saint- Nazaire, France
Don Wentworth | 2nd Annual Bashō Haiku Challenge Chapbook | please click the cover above if you are interested in buying this book…
Nearly all of these make me want to sit down and just think … the afternoon away.
Thanks for introducing me to Don Wentworth’s press. I love his tiny volumes.
The Croatian’s is scaringly close to Keroac’s summer chair in a snowstorm haiku from over fifty years ago.
A tip o’ the hat, Norb (Monsieur K) – Don
In this room, the walls
stand witness to love’s passion
survive fire and ice.
small birds hopscotch
in the tree tops
merrying my heart