Issue #14

Posted November 14, 2018

Featuring haiku poetry by Jesse Abbott, Aaron Barry, Nicholas Campbell, Matthew Cowles, Sandra Cox, Trisha Dash, Maria DePaul, Lynda DeWitt, Maria Theresa Dimacali, David Estringel, Isaac Eustice, Marsha Foss, David Gershan, Michael Glaser, Terri Glass, Shasta Hatter, Jules Henderson, Tom Hickey, Marta Holliday, Emerson Jakes, Caleb Johnson, Brody Johnston, William Landis, Bruce Levine, Roberta McDonald, Bill Melton, Stephanie Metzger, Anne Mikusinski, Pamela Mitchell, Susan Moffat, Patricia Pella, Rachel Pond, Andrea Potyondy-Smith, Hannah Richburg, Tony Roberts, Angela D. Sargent, Anum Sattar, Christian Sexton, Crystal Sidell, Tyrel Sorensen, Mary Spadoni, Ray Spitzenberger, Adam Sprague, Lisa Sullivan, Jesse Thompson, Miriam Thor, Ryan Waters, Kaycee Wilson, Catriona Yule, and Esther Zimmerman

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  1. 50 Haikus 50 poems by select poets
  2. 50 Haikus Volume 1 Issue 14 ISBN: 978-1-63275-160-7 Edited by Glenn Lyvers and April Zipser Cover art licensed by Ingram Images Biographies supplied by the poets appear online: https://50haikus.com/submit/biographies.php ©2018 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. 50 Haikus is available online: https://50Haikus.com Published by Prolific Press Inc., Johnstown, PA (USA) Quality Guarantee: Many of the books published by Prolific Press Inc. are printed in-house and finished by hand, using papers and inks that surpass marketplace standards. Generally, this means better quality, but with any handmade product, there is always the possibility of error. If you are unsatisfied with the quality of this product, in its binding or general manufacture, please contact Prolific Press Inc. for a free replacement. If you would like to appear in 50 Haikus, submissions are open to the public. Not all submissions are accepted. https://50haikus.com/submit Other Prolific Press publications include: Poetry Quarterly: http://PoetryQuarterly.com Inwood Indiana: http://InwoodIndiana.com Dual Coast Magazine: http://DualCoastMagazine.com Three Line Poetry: http://ThreeLinePoetry.com Haiku Journal: http://HaikuJournal.org Tanka Journal: http://TankaJournal.com Jitter Press: http://JitterPress.com
  3. Table of contents: poets and page numbers
  4. Table of contents: poets and page numbers
  5. AARON BARRY FLUTTER BEDRIDDEN— THE WINGS OF THE BUTTERFLY BRUSHING AGAINST THE MOON 1
  6. MICHAEL GLASER THE MOON USE YOUR EYES, POND SNAIL, NOT YOUR IMAGINATION. THE MOON IS THE MOON. 2
  7. MATTHEW COWLES EXHALE NIGHT’S MEDITATION MOONLIT FROSTED BREATH FLOWS OUT HAWKS INTO THE WIND 3
  8. DAVID GERSHAN UNTITLED HUMMINGBIRDS HOVER MAKING FIGURE EIGHTS WITH WINGS SEARCHING FOR NECTAR 4
  9. BRUCE LEVINE UNTITLED TOO MANY SHADOWS THE PIGEON HOLES OF A LIFE FADING IN THE DUSK 5
  10. EMERSON JAKES TEAR POLYESTER STARS, LYCRA SKY, A NYLON MOON STRETCH, TEAR, AS WE GROW. 6
  11. SANDRA COX IMPROMPTU PLANTING TODAY I PLANT SEED IN THE RAIN I PLANTED THEM I CAN SMELL THEM GROW 7
  12. STEPHANIE METZGER 30 JULY IT WAS THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE HEAD AND THE HEART THAT KEPT US APART. 8
  13. ANNE MIKUSINSKI SATURDAY NIGHT A DIMLY LIT ROOM A VIOLIN SIGHS SOFTLY MARKING ALONE TIME. 9
  14. ESTHER ZIMMERMAN SPRING WHERE THE GIANT PINE ONCE STOOD – NODDING DAFFODILS. 10
  15. CALEB JOHNSON WINTER SELF-REFLECTION --AS AN ICICLE WATCHES HIMSELF UNRAVEL DROP BY DROP…. 11
  16. SHASTA HATTER UNTITLED ALMOST LIGHT WALKING AWAY FROM WORK THIS SPRING EVENING 12
  17. BILL MELTON UNTITLED A SCHOOL OF MINNOWS SLOWLY DRIFT ALONG THE SHORE ONE FLASH AND THEN GONE 13
  18. ROBERTA MCDONALD A CRACK A CRACK IN THE WORLD DIVIDES US AND THEM – MOTHER GORILLA HUGS YOUNG 14
  19. RYAN WATERS EVERYWHERE DRAGONS DRAGON CUMULUS, DRAGON MILK SPILL, BLACK TOAST, DRAGON MILDEW… 15
  20. WILLIAM LANDIS GRASS HOPPERS EMBRACE SUMMER MORNING GRASSHOPPER EMBRACES BLADE OF GRASS 16
  21. TOM HICKEY TWITTERING MACHINE TWITTERING MACHINE, IN THE NAKED TREE BRANCHES, BIRDS OF LATE WINTER 17
  22. NICHOLAS CAMPBELL LEAVES VEINS IN LEAVES LIKE TRACKS OF BIRD’S FEET RAIN CEMENTED TO THE STREET 18
  23. KAYCEE WILSON LATE EVENING DREAMY AUTUMN EYES COFFEE WITH YOU AND CRISP LEAVES A LOST MEMORY 19
  24. LYNDA DEWITT UNTITLED GLORIOUS GARDEN WHERE LIFE RISES FROM THE DEAD GOD ENOUGH FOR ME. 20
  25. PAMELA MITCHELL HEAVEN EASTER VIGIL CANDLELIGHT BESIDE ME, GRANDDAUGHTER LOOKS UP, SMILING 21
  26. ANDREA POTYONDY-SMITH CONVERGENCE FOG SHROUDS THE MEADOW— GELID, HAZY CLOAK QUAILING AT THE DAWN’S ADVANCE. 22
  27. SUSAN MOFFAT THE BIRD BEAUTIFUL BLACKBIRD FRAGILE FEATHERS, SPARKLING EYES WATCHING TRAFFIC PASS 23
  28. CATRIONA YULE TALISMAN RABBIT AT MY FEET A CURSED PRESENT FROM YOUR CLAWS HOLE WHERE THE HEART WAS 24
  29. PATRICIA PELLA RETURNING FROM WAR RETURNING FROM WAR… THROUGH THE STORM NOT JUST THE WILLOWS WEEP 25
  30. MARIA DEPAUL COFFEE PERCOLATES COFFEE PERCOLATES RAINDROPS TAPPING WINDOWSILLS SLOW SUMMER MORNING 26
  31. ISAAC EUSTICE DESPAIR IT MUST PASS BY, FRIEND THE GREY, SLOW PULL OF DESPAIR LIKE FLEETING STORM CLOUDS 27
  32. TONY ROBERTS AN UNNATURALLY FOGGY BAY THE FOG SAT ON THE OCEAN CONNECTING WATER AND SKY. CREATED DIVISION – NOW ONE. 28
  33. MARIA THERESA DIMACALI WHITE FLORIDA BAY SUNSET AT THE BAY WHERE FRESH AND SALT WATERS MEET UNION FORMS RIPPLES 29
  34. MARY SPADONI SHADES OF BLUE HE RAISES HIS GLASS I CAN SEE MY REFLECTION IN THE MELTING ICE 30
  35. MIRIAM THOR AUTUMN LEAVES DRIFT TO THE GROUND A DANCE OF MANY COLORS THEN SUDDENLY STILL 31
  36. ADAM SPRAGUE SHY MOON ALWAYS ON DISPLAY, MUCH AS I WOULD, TONIGHT'S MOON COWERS BEHIND CLOUDS 32
  37. ANGELA D. SARGENT SUMMER EVERYTHING ALIVE AIR RESONATES WITH LAUGHTER SPIRITS ARE BEAMING 33
  38. CHRISTIAN SEXTON BLOOM BE A WILDFLOWER. GROW BETWEEN CRACKS WHERE YOU WEREN’T EXPECTED TO BLOOM. 34
  39. CRYSTAL SIDELL UNTITLED SILVER ARCS OF LIGHT RIPPLE ACROSS THE EGRET FISHING FOR MINNOWS 35
  40. RACHEL POND WATERFALL FUNNELING WATER A DEEP CERULEAN BLUE OVER BASALT ROCK 36
  41. DAVID ESTRINGEL POETRY FROM SILENCE SOULS SPEAK WITH WORDS FOREIGN AND STRANGE, UNLESS YOU HEAR IN TONGUES. 37
  42. JULES HENDERSON OMNIANA FLAMES CAST NO SHADOW— LIKE TRUTHS WE BRING TO LIGHT—THEY BURN US JUST THE SAME 38
  43. TRISHA DASH MEDITATION SILENCING THE MIND ACKNOWLEDGING THE PRESENT CONTROLLING LOUD THOUGHTS. 39
  44. MARSHA FOSS RECALL WHITE FEATHERS RECALL WHITE FEATHERS BLOWN AGAINST BROKEN WINDOWS AT SUNSET, DEAD SWAN 40
  45. TYREL SORENSEN A BROKEN VESSEL A BROKEN VESSEL VERY SAME VOID AS BEFORE NOW UNFILLABLE 41
  46. JESSE ABBOTT FLAME WOOD FIRES ARE BETTER BUT THE OIL BURNS MUCH BRIGHTER IF FOR A MOMENT 42
  47. JESSE THOMPSON BROOK THE NATIVE TROUT DART FROM BENEATH THE RIVER ROCKS, GRABBING INSECT PREY. 43
  48. BRODY JOHNSTON RIVER RUSHING RIVER GIRL, NOW FALLING IN, GETTING WET, PULLING ME WITH YOU. 44
  49. LISA SULLIVAN ANNIVERSARY ANNIVERSARY VISIT— HIS WHITE HEADSTONE IN FRESH SNOW 45
  50. ANUM SATTAR FEROCIOUS TIGER FEROCIOUS TIGER GROWLING BEHIND THE BARS 46
  51. MARTA HOLLIDAY CHILDBIRTHS TWO HEIRS YOU’VE CARRIED EMERGE, BIOGRAPHIES UNTOLD, HOWLING, AND HUNGERED 47
  52. HANNAH RICHBURG BONE FOREST THE BIRDS MOURN THEIR LOSS, DARTING THROUGH A BONE FOREST, COLORS AMONG DEATH. 48
  53. TERRI GLASS MY GARDENIA MY GARDENIA PLUMP, WHITE, READY TO BURST NEVER BLOOMS 49
  54. RAY SPITZENBERGER NORTH WIND NORTH WIND TRAIN WHISTLE FAR AWAY OLD MEMORIES 50
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