Issue #15

Posted June 17, 2019

Issue #15 features fine poetry by some of the world's most talented poets, including works by Duane Anderson, Rachel Bachy, Roberta Beach Jacobson, Robert Beveridge, Daniel Birnbaum, Connor Bjotvedt, Danielle Bongiovanni, Ingrid Bruck, Rebekah Coxwell, Trisha Dash, Maria DePaul, Maria Theresa Dimacali, Jacob Diver, Thomas Dollbaum, Brook Edwards, Isaac Eustice, Sina Farajzadeh, Arvilla Fee, Michael Flanagan, Lew Forester, Joanna Friedman, Annette Grunseth, Nelson Hard, Marta Holliday, Dan J. Kirk, C L Killgore, Melissa Laussmann, Kaci Skiles Laws, Bruce Levine, Benjamin Daniel Lukey, Dheepa R. Maturi, Bill Melton, Erin Rice, Haley Rice, Crystal Sidell, Adam Sprague, Jesse Thompson, Jessica Van de Kemp, JR Vork, Gregory Wright, and Rachel Zempel.

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  1. 50 Haikus 50 poems by select poets
  2. 50 Haikus Volume 1 Issue 15 ISBN: 978-1-63275-180-5 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. KACI SKILES LAWS CHRISTMAS PASSING SILVER AND BRASS BELLS, A SLEIGH OR CARRIAGE TURNING— ST. NICHOLAS, DEATH? WHERE SNOW LEAVES NO DISTINCTION IS DECAY, FROSTBITE CREEPING. 1
  6. MARIA THERESA DIMACALI ONE FRIDAY NIGHT WHEN THE NIGHT IS YOUNG OUR EYES SPARKLE LIKE THE STARS LAUGHTER FILLS THE AIR 2
  7. MARIA THERESA DIMACALI SUNSET IN SAN CLEMENTE RED ORANGE SUN SETS TOUCHING THE SILVER WATERS WARM HUES WHICH CARESS 3
  8. BILL MELTON FREEDOM THE HIGH FLYING CLOUDS SAILING ON SCIROCCO WINDS NO EARTHLY RESTRAINTS 4
  9. BILL MELTON MORNING RAIN HEAVY LANGUID LEAVES MOTIONLESS IN MORNING SUN SURPRISE SPRING SHOWER 5
  10. RACHEL BACHY ALIVE HANDS GRASPING DESPITE UNKNOWN VACANCIES INSIDE DO YOU FEEL ALIVE? 6
  11. MICHAEL FLANAGAN UNTITLED INTO THE NEW DAWN-- CLINGING TO MY DISORDER I STEP OUT AGAIN 7
  12. DANIELLE BONGIOVANNI THE OCEAN'S WAR BLUE OVERWHELMS WHITE SALT CRASHES AGAINST THE ROCKS THE OCEAN RECLAIMS ALL 8
  13. ISAAC EUSTICE OUTPOST LONELY WATCHTOWER: THE YEARS WAITING WITHIN YOU BECAME A TEMPLE. 9
  14. SINA FARAJZADEH LIFE LIFE IS AN OLD HORSEMAN; WANDERING AIMLESSLY, WITH NO STOPS. FLAGGING BITTERLY. I AM THE FLAGGED HORSE. 10
  15. GREGORY WRIGHT DOG LEASH DOG LEASH– THE SILENT PENDULUM OF THE HALL CLOCK 11
  16. JOANNA FRIEDMAN UNTITLED LATE SUMMER- NOCTURNE ON CRICKET'S WING A WOMAN'S HEART SINGS 12
  17. JOANNA FRIEDMAN UNTITLED FALLING ACORNS- AUTUMN DANCE IN GRASS OAK SWAYS IN TIME 13
  18. JR VORK GOLDEN SUNRISE GOLDEN SUNRISE WARM HAND DOG CIRCLES BACK 14
  19. NELSON HARD AERIAL SCISSORTAIL SWALLOWS’ SWIFT AEROBATIC ANTICS PIERCE WATER, SLICE SKY 15
  20. NELSON HARD DOUSED GRAVID WITH RAINDROPS, PALE THUNDERCLOUD’S WATER BREAKS, BIRTHING RIVULETS 16
  21. JR VORK UNDER MAPLE TREE UNDER MAPLE TREE PEDESTRIANS RUSH CATCHING RAIN 17
  22. DANIEL BIRNBAUM UNTITLED PAST BLOOMING THE CHERRY TREE DIFFUSES ITS SILENCE 18
  23. DANIEL BIRNBAUM UNTITLED AUTUMN LIGHT THE RED FLOWER BLEEDING THE WEEDS 19
  24. BRUCE LEVINE TOO MANY DAYDREAMS TOO MANY DAYDREAMS WATCHING THE DOORSTEP OF LIFE NOTHING REALIZED 20
  25. ERIN RICE WINGS FRIGID WINTERTIME A PERFECT, LITTLE LOVE SOARS ENJOYING THE GAME 21
  26. BROOK EDWARDS RAIN AT SUNSET ON A LATE SPRING EVENING LAST DROPS OF RAIN FALL, SHIMMERING IN THE SUNSET. BEGINNING AND END. 22
  27. JESSICA VAN DE KEMP THE LIGHT CALLED DAY HOWLING, FAT BABY FOLDS TIME IN HALF, ASKS THE DAY WHO GAVE IT BIRTH. NIGHT? 23
  28. CRYSTAL SIDELL UNTITLED SYNAGOGUE: WINE TILES, BURGUNDY CARPET— OUR BLOOD ON THE FLOOR 24
  29. ROBERTA BEACH JACOBSON UNTITLED A CANVAS OF CLOUDS ART FOR THE MASSES - WHITE ON BLUE 25
  30. TRISHA DASH TRANQUILITY THE MOONS REFLECTION CASTS A CELESTIAL SHADOW OVER THE CALM BAY. 26
  31. HALEY RICE AN OBSERVATION HE PICKS PHANTOM CORDS LIKE A GUITAR ON HIS THIGHS. A NERVOUS HABIT. 27
  32. MARTA HOLLIDAY NEW YORK, RUSH HOUR GASPS OF DARK, THEN BRICK: TIN TUBES HURTLE, HURL MASSES TO SEPARATE WORLDS 28
  33. MARIA DEPAUL UNTITLED UNCOLLECTED TREES CHRISTMAS DISINTEGRATION ROADSIDE DETRITUS 29
  34. MARIA DEPAUL UNTITLED FROZEN WATERFALL ICICLES LIKE STALACTITES SNOWY OWL ALIGHTS 30
  35. THOMAS DOLLBAUM LAST REGRET DO ME A KINDNESS: TELL SPRING I LOVED HER DEARLY- FALL IS AWAITING. 31
  36. DHEEPA R. MATURI TENDER PRESS THIS TENDER JOINT WHERE THE ORCHID PETALS MEET, AND I AM UNDONE. 32
  37. DAN J. KIRK UNTITLED SIT WITH ME AGAIN YOUR GRAVE WILL OPEN IN TIME GIVE A MOMENT BACK 33
  38. JACOB DIVER HAIKU FOR THE END OF SPRING PETALS GLIDE TO EARTH LIKE WINGS WITHOUT A SWALLOW SHADOW AT SUNSET 34
  39. REBEKAH COXWELL SNOW IN SUMMER “I DO NOT WANT YOU,” YOU SAY. THEN YOU PULL ME CLOSE. A SNOW IN SUMMER. 35
  40. ANNETTE LANGLOIS GRUNSETH CRANBERRIES AT HARVEST CRANBERRIES AT HARVEST RISING THROUGH WATER PLUMP AS PRAYER BEADS 36
  41. ISAAC EUSTICE A HARD RAIN BEATING DOWN, THE RAIN UPON MY ROOFTOP CLATTERS I TYPE THE NIGHT THROUGH 37
  42. DUANE ANDERSON TODAY THE SUN BREAKS TODAY THE SUN BREAKS THE NIGHT, ITS MOUTH FIRST IN YAWN THEN TEETH IN A GRIN. 38
  43. LEW FORESTER UNTITLED COW CALVES IN CHILL DAWN. HER STEAMING NEWBORN RISES ON UNCERTAIN LEGS. 39
  44. TRISHA DASH SEASONAL CHANGES FROSTBITTEN WINTER TRANSFORMS INTO BLISSFUL BLOOM, WAKENING NATURE. 40
  45. ARVILLA FEE 1941 HANDS TRACE NAMES OF DEAD, WITNESSES TO INFAMY -- PEARL HARBOR IN FLAMES. 41
  46. JESSE THOMPSON PAINTING ANOTHER LAYER ADDED TO ERASE MISTAKES AND ATTEMPT BEAUTY. 42
  47. ADAM SPRAGUE PERSONAL FAITH HE WALKS HER TO CHURCH AND GIVES HER A KISS GOODBYE THEN STARTS BACK ALONE 43
  48. INGRID BRUCK UNTITLED QUICKSILVER ~ SPRING LEMON AND CHARTREUSE SPILLS FROM TREES 44
  49. RACHEL ZEMPEL THUNDERSTORM STRONG WINDS, SNOW FLURRIES LIGHTNING STRIKES THE SLEETED STREETS WINTER THUNDERSTORM 45
  50. MELISSA LAUSSMANN THE PRESENT SCENT OF LAVENDER STEAM RISES FROM MY TEACUP A MISTY BLANKET 46
  51. ROBERT BEVERIDGE UNTITLED ODD NEW CROP POINTS TO THE HEAVENS, HARVESTS SIGNALS FROM ORBIT 47
  52. CONNOR BJOTVEDT SAGUARO BLOSSOM DELICATE FLOWER: SOFT MEAT, WHITE SKIN. HUMMINGBIRD FEASTING. SUMMER WIND. 48
  53. C L KILLGORE THE PILOT (GRANDPA) TIN WINGS, CLOUD-FILLED DREAMS. NAVIGATING OVER, THROUGH… FOUND NOW IN BLUE SKIES. 49
  54. BENJAMIN DANIEL LUKEY TRUTH ONE SHOULD WAIT TO SAY THE REALLY IMPORTANT THINGS UNTIL THE MORNING AND THE FIRST CUP OF COFFEE. IN ESPRESSO VERITAS. 50
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