Issue #12

Posted November 1, 2017

50 Haikus, the serious poetry journal with the funny name, is proud to bring you another outstanding collection of hand-selected poetry by some of the world's best poets.

Featuring fine haiku by Mark Ackerson, Stephanie Ascough, Ally Bebbling, Eva Bertoglio, James Bethel, Connor Bjotvedt, Burt Bradley, Misty Burke, Wayne F. Burke, Robert Cardwell, Jo Carroll, Erin Castaldi, Matthew Cowles, Samuel Diener, Peter Douglas, Linzi Garcia, Susan Gentry, Kristyl Gravina, Maggie Greaves, Mark Grinyer, Shasta Hatter, David Hewitt, Mary Hill, Laura Johnson, Isabelle Kenyon, Joseph J. Kozma, Bruce Levine, Thomas Locicero, Martha Magenta, Jackie Maugh Robinson, Bill Melton, Jonathan Moelker, Justin Orlando, Jen Pepper, Rachel Pond, Elizabeth Reitzell, Adam Rubin, Chanacee Ruth-Killgore, Sarai Salvatierra, Greg Schwartz, Cody Schweickert, Karen Shepherd, Emma Snyder, Adam Sprague, Ann Christine Tabaka, Chandler Torres, Victoria Valle, Thomas Viney, Jorrell Watkins, and Elizabeth Wilks.

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  1. 50 Haikus 50 poems by select poets
  2. 50 Haikus Volume 1 Issue 12 ISBN: 978-1-63275-116-4 Edited by Glenn Lyvers and April Zipser ©2017 Prolific Press Inc. All Rights Reserved; No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. Published by Prolific Press Inc., Johnstown, PA
  3. Poems 1-25 Poem Poet untitled Ann Christine Tabaka untitled Thomas Locicero Early Spring Haiku Adam Rubin untitled Mary Hill untitled Bill Melton haiku sonnet Jo Carroll Attitude Adjustments Susan Gentry Stars Samuel Diener untitled Martha Magenta Seppuku Matthew Cowles Myrtle Beach Robert Cardwell The Sounds of Summer Emma Snyder Untitled 42 Victoria Valle Barstow from the Tracks Peter Douglas Entering the Office Jonathan Moelker After a coup Maggie Greaves From an empty chair Jen Pepper Stumbling Onward Chanacee Ruth-Killgore untitled Wayne F. Burke #497 Greg Schwartz Fatherhood Connor Bjotvedt Illusion Kristyl Gravina Midwest Midsummer Linzi Garcia Of Love Chandler Torres Gloss Laura Johnson
  4. Poems 26-50 Poem Poet To the Boy in Purple Aviators Elizabeth Reitzell Evensong Erin Castaldi East Coast Summer Jorrell Watkins Blue James Bethel A window with no view Isabelle Kenyon Marmota Prognosticatus David Hewitt Peach Lake Thomas Viney After the Storm Eva Bertoglio Homesick Misty Burke Summer's half over Bruce Levine Thanksgiving Mark Grinyer Pushing Daisies Elizabeth Wilks avalanche Mark Ackerson Partial Eclipse Shasta Hatter April Snowstorm Burt Bradley Harmony Joseph J. Kozma Brighter Days Adam Sprague Ghostfish Cody Schweickert winter memoir Jackie Maugh Robinson Wake Up Sarai Salvatierra untitled Justin Orlando untitled Karen Shepherd Temptation Rachel Pond Coruscating Stephanie Ascough Cows Ally Bebbling
  5. One
  6. ANN CHRISTINE TABAKA UNTITLED WINDY SUMMER DAY SWIRLING COLORS FILL THE AIR KALEIDOSCOPE WORLD
  7. Two
  8. THOMAS LOCICERO UNTITLED AGED LEAVES CLINGING REMEMBERING YOUNGER DAYS REINCARNATION
  9. Three
  10. ADAM RUBIN EARLY SPRING HAIKU BIRDSONGS CLEAR THE AIR. EAGER FLOWERS NOD AND BLUSH. SAINT-LIKE, SPRING APPEARS.
  11. Four
  12. MARY HILL UNTITLED SUN LATE IN THE DAY - STRAIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU BUT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE
  13. Five
  14. BILL MELTON UNTITLED THIN SPIRALS OF SMOKE TETHER THE WEATHERED FARMHOUSE TO LOWERING SKY
  15. Six
  16. JO CARROLL HAIKU SONNET SUNLIGHT ON THE WHEAT A THOUSAND ROWS IN HARVEST BOWED HEADS IN BREADLINES HEAVY ON THE STALK BRIGHT EARS OF MAIZE ABOUNDING EMPTY BOWLS STACKED HIGH DRAINED RICE PADDIES CLEAN FULL BASKETS PILED HIGH WITH GRAIN BED WITHOUT SUPPER SOYBEAN LEAVES FALLEN HEAVY PODS RIPE AND READY A STARVING ORPHAN SEVEN BILLION HUNGRY MOUTHS ONE FARMER TO FEED THE WORLD
  17. Seven
  18. SUSAN GENTRY ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENTS SPARROW WINGS FLUTTER SHAKING AWAY DROPS OF RAIN ATTITUDE CHANGES
  19. Eight
  20. SAMUEL DIENER STARS STARS, BRIGHT FINGERTIPS ANGELS PRESSED AGAINST THE GLASS OF THE DISPLAY-CASE
  21. Nine
  22. MARTHA MAGENTA UNTITLED SILVER MOON A SNAIL TRAIL LEADS TO THE STRAWBERRY PATCH
  23. Ten
  24. MATTHEW COWLES SEPPUKU SAKURA BLOSSOMS IN WAVES OF RED WATERFALLS SPILLS OUT MY CENTER
  25. Eleven
  26. ROBERT CARDWELL MYRTLE BEACH SCENIC MYRTLE BEACH. CLEAN BEACHES AND TOURIST TRAPS, PARTS OF THE SAME WHOLE.
  27. Twelve
  28. EMMA SNYDER THE SOUNDS OF SUMMER ABANDONED PLAYGROUNDS THE SIDEWALKS LIE DESERTED. WHERE ARE THE CHILDREN?
  29. Thirteen
  30. VICTORIA VALLE UNTITLED 42 THE BROKEN BRANCHES TORN SCATTERED SMALL RED BIG LEAVES THE SEASON HAS COME FROM BRANCHES TO HATE THE TWISTED BLOSSOMING LOVE SHALL CARRY OUR FATE I HUNTED HEAVEN NO MISTAKE THOUGHT OF SO WRONG. SPEAK, SHADOW ANGELS, OPEN THE SHUTTERS UMBRELLA ME YOUR WET TEARS REVEAL ALL YOUR SCARS
  31. Fourteen
  32. PETER DOUGLAS BARSTOW FROM THE TRACKS UGLY TRENCH ABOVE OF MUD UNSHAPELY CARVED - YET ALIEN STRANGE BELOW.
  33. Fifteen
  34. JONATHAN MOELKER ENTERING THE OFFICE NO WINDOWS, GREY WALLS, THE BLAND ADORNMENTS OF LIFE. SANS WINGS, MORN'S JOY FALLS.
  35. Sixteen
  36. MAGGIE GREAVES AFTER A COUP IN THE TEA GARDEN UNCERTAIN KITTENS TEETER ON OLD GREEK COLUMNS.
  37. Seventeen
  38. JEN PEPPER FROM AN EMPTY CHAIR MEMORIES OF YOU OF ME THEN, OF US FOREVER. ON THOSE GRAPHED PAGES, IN THAT BED.
  39. Eighteen
  40. CHANACEE RUTH-KILLGORE STUMBLING ONWARD DAYS, LIKE DOMINOS, STRETCH OVER AN UNKNOWN PATH FALLING, ONE BY ONE
  41. Nineteen
  42. WAYNE F. BURKE UNTITLED BENT FARMER-GIRL PLANTS THOUGHTS INSIDE MY HEAD
  43. Twenty
  44. Table of contents: poets and page numbers
  45. Twenty-One
  46. CONNOR BJOTVEDT FATHERHOOD I HAVE LOST MYSELF— PLAYING INTO THE DOLLHOUSE DRAMA, THE GOSSIP, OF MY DAUGHTER’S TOYS.
  47. Twenty-Two
  48. KRISTYL GRAVINA ILLUSION A SHINY BUBBLE FILLED WITH A ROTTING STENCH A MERE ILLUSION
  49. Twenty-Three
  50. LINZI GARCIA MIDWEST MIDSUMMER FIREFLY IDEAS REFLECT ON MY STUNNED PUPILS – THIS IS WHAT LOVE IS
  51. Twenty-Four
  52. CHANDLER TORRES OF LOVE NO COOL STILL WATERS ON A BURNING SUMMER DAY COULD DESCRIBE THIS THING
  53. Twenty-Five
  54. LAURA JOHNSON GLOSS THE SUMMER STORM DRESSES EACH LEAF--GLOSS FOR A DATE WITH THE SUN
  55. Twenty-Six
  56. ELIZABETH REITZELL TO THE BOY IN PURPLE AVIATORS HEARTBREAK IS A MYTH DESIGNED TO MAKE US THINK WE WON’T BE WHOLE AGAIN.
  57. Twenty-Seven
  58. ERIN CASTALDI EVENSONG EVENSONG PEEL BACK THE LAYERS NIGHTFALL
  59. Twenty-Eight
  60. JORRELL WATKINS EAST COAST SUMMER HEAT CLUMPS STICKY AIR FOLKS FLOCK TOWARDS AN OAK TREE’S SHADE, SOON THE SKY WILL SWEAT.
  61. Twenty-Nine
  62. JAMES BETHEL BLUE BLUE HERON, DUCK POND. ROSE SKY DAWN. GLASS REFLECTIONS. ABSENT ITSELF, TIME PASSING.
  63. Thirty
  64. ISABELLE KENYON A WINDOW WITH NO VIEW SOMEHOW RISING ABOVE THE DESPONDENT RAINY DAY: JOY FROM THE SMALL THINGS.
  65. Thirty-One
  66. DAVID HEWITT MARMOTA PROGNOSTICATUS PUNK’D BY PUNXSUTAWNEY— ’HOG RAKED US WITH A RAMIS-WINTER, KALPAS LONG, SCULPTING SOULS.
  67. Thirty-Two
  68. THOMAS VINEY PEACH LAKE THE MEN OF PEACH LAKE REST THEIR RODS OVER WATER INSECT PROBOSCIS
  69. Thirty-Three
  70. EVA BERTOGLIO AFTER THE STORM CHRONICLE THE RAIN, ITS GOLD WAX AND ITS GREY WANE, NOTHING LEFT THE SAME.
  71. Thirty-Four
  72. MISTY BURKE HOMESICK CRUMBLING CRACKS ZIG-ZAGGING ANT ON ASPHALT MISSING HOME
  73. Thirty-Five
  74. BRUCE LEVINE SUMMER’S HALF OVER SUMMER’S HALF OVER STIFLING HEAT AND THUNDERSTORMS LOOKING TOWARD THE FALL
  75. Thirty-Six
  76. MARK GRINYER THANKSGIVING JUNCOS SCATTER DUFF UNDER AVOCADO TREES MAKE FESTIVE FALL DAYS
  77. Thirty-Seven
  78. ELIZABETH WILKS PUSHING DAISIES WHITE PETALS YELLOW DAISIES PUSHING FROM BELOW TIME FOR ME TO GO
  79. Thirty-Eight
  80. MARK ACKERSON AVALANCHE SEND ME TO MY GRAVE TRAPPED BETWEEN THE MOTHER’S HILLS BREATHLESS IN HER DRIFT
  81. Thirty-Nine
  82. SHASTA HATTER PARTIAL ECLIPSE HALF-MOON SUN DIVIDING SHADOWS WITH CRESCENTS OF LIGHT
  83. Forty
  84. BURT BRADLEY APRIL SNOWSTORM SERIOUSLY COLD ICICLED EAVES, GLAZED WINDOWS LAUGHABLE ALMOST
  85. Forty-One
  86. JOSEPH J. KOZMA HARMONY PEACOCKS IN THE TREES, QUIET SUNDAY AFTERNOON CLOUDS HANGING LOW.
  87. Forty-Two
  88. ADAM SPRAGUE BRIGHTER DAYS LIKE A RISING SUN A BRIGHTER DAY AWAITS US PAST THE HORIZON
  89. Forty-Three
  90. CODY SCHWEICKERT GHOSTFISH SUSHI SQUIRMS BENEATH SEAWEED SHEATHES PLUCKED FROM OCEAN GARDENS GROW LIFE BACK
  91. Forty-Four
  92. JACKIE MAUGH ROBINSON WINTER MEMOIR WINTER MEMOIR ASH AND DUST OBSCURES MANTEL CLOCK FACE
  93. Forty-Five
  94. SARAI SALVATIERRA WAKE UP A PIXIE-GREEN MARSH I FOUND MYSELF THERE, ASLEEP FOR TEN ABSENT YEARS
  95. Forty-Six
  96. JUSTIN ORLANDO UNTITLED NEW YORK STREET CORNERS: HOT DOG VENDORS STAND IN FOR LADY LIBERTY
  97. Forty-Seven
  98. KAREN SHEPHERD UNTITLED LOOKING AT GRAY CLOUDS BROWN LEAF IN A PUDDLE REMEMBERS THE TREE
  99. Forty-Eight
  100. RACHEL POND TEMPTATION VOLUPTUOUS CURVES TANTALIZING HIS THOUGHTS WITH HER CRIMSON VELVET DRESS
  101. Forty-Nine
  102. STEPHANIE ASCOUGH CORUSCATING CRIMSON ARDOR WAKES; PERSEPHONE’S FERVENT TWIN RELEASES GLORY.
  103. Fifty
  104. ALLY BEBBLING COWS THERE ARE MORE COWS NOW BELOW THE PLUM-CAST MOUNTAINS— TENDER MEAT & MILK.