Issue #17

Posted May 14, 2021

Front cover of 50 Haikus Issue #17

Featuring fine poetry by Stacey Aldridge, Colleen Anderson, Dennis Appleton, B.A. France, Cheryl Bateman, Susan Bennett, Robert Beveridge, Vassilia Binensztok, Tina Brakebill, Philip Bulman, David Cappella, Brian Chaffee, Michael Cooney, Stephen Curro, Maria Theresa Dimacali, Deborah Dybowski, Ashley Edwards, Steven Engel, Lynette G. Esposito, Michael Flanagan, Nicholas Gentile, Sarah Gregory, Michael Griffith, Rose Menyon Heflin, Jessica Hoard, Marta Holliday, Peter Huff, Judith Kerman, Matthew King, Ashley Knowlton, Andrew Lankford, Douglas Lanzo, Michael Leach, Martina Litty, Christopher Lorello, Maggie Maize, Andrea McBride, Bill Melton, Irina Moga, Vivian Nixon, Roseann Passiatore, Lynne Pledger, Ana Pugatch, Wesley Sims, Russell Spera, Donald Sutton, Chuck Wheeler, Patrice Wilson, Chris Wood, and Nancy Woodward.

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  1. 50 Haikus 50 poems by select poets
  2. 50 Haikus Volume 1 Issue 17 ISBN: 978-1-63275-214-7 Edited by Glenn Lyvers Cover art licensed by Ingram Images Biographies supplied by the poets appear online: https://50haikus.com/submit/biographies.php ©2021 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 Jitter Press: http://JitterPress.com
  3. Table of contents: poets and page numbers
  4. Table of contents: poets and page numbers
  5. 1 CHRIS WOOD CAMPFIRE CAMPFIRE BLAZES MARSHMALLOW ROASTS ON A STICK GOOD AT ANY AGE
  6. 2 DENNIS APPLETON FORGIVENESS IN THE HAILSTORM’S WAKE THE SCENT OF BATTERED SAGEBRUSH PERFUMES THE VALLEY
  7. 3 TINA BRAKEBILL OCEAN BLUE SOOTHING WAVES OF SOUND CERULEAN TO THE EYE EARTH’S BEATING HEART
  8. 4 STEVEN ENGEL HOPE WOODPECKER PAUSES SAPLINGS BEND IN THE SPRING BREEZE-- ECHOES AND ECHOES
  9. 5 SARAH GREGORY ISOLATION SILENTLY STARE OUT EYELESS WINDOW REFLECTION DEATH RATTLES NEXT DOOR
  10. 6 VASSILIA BINENSZTOK NIGHT STORMS UNDER THE SAME RAIN YOUR HEART STILL BEATS IN MY EAR YET SILENCE PREVAILS.
  11. 7 DOUGLAS LANZO BLUEJAY RAID SPYING BLUE JAY RAIDS ACORN TROVES SQUIRRELED AWAY
  12. 8 CHRISTOPHER LORELLO A SOMBER MOURNING BABY SEAL PASSES, LAST BREATH STARING AT MOUNTAINS, SOMBER WAVES MOURNING.
  13. 9 ANDREA MCBRIDE UNTITLED TUFTS OF HYDRANGEAS GATHERED ON MY NEIGHBOR’S PORCH, PERIWINKLE CLOUDS.
  14. 10 JESSICA HOARD MIGRATION A BLADE OF GEESE SLICE OPEN THE AUTUMN SKY
  15. 11 BILL MELTON 17-5 INFINITE PATIENCE AN INCHWORM MEASURES ITS WORLD ONE HUMP AT A TIME
  16. 12 MICHAEL FLANAGAN UNTITLED DEFIANT JUST BEYOND THE MOWER A LAST DANDELION
  17. 13 ROBERT BEVERIDGE GOLD COINS GOLD COINS DROPPED INTO YOUR PURSE MY MOUTH
  18. 14 IRINA MOGA CUP OF JASMINE TEA CUP OF JASMINE TEA, ECHO OF PORCELAIN SNOW FALLING THROUGH THE MOON.
  19. 15 PHILIP MICHAEL BULMAN FOUR-YEAR-OLD CITY KID IN THE COUNTRY ROSEMONT POND HARBORS SECRET TADPOLES SURGING CLEAR: DAYSPRING SHIMMERING.
  20. 16 CHERYL BATEMAN SOLITUDE MAPLES GUARD ROADSIDES SPREADING ARCHING DARKNESS MOLDING LOVER’S LANE
  21. 17 MARTA HOLLIDAY FIRE HYDRANTS LET LOOSE OCEANS SWELL ON CURBS. URGENT TORRENTS. WE SOAK, FROLIC— MAKESHIFT, ANGLED BEACH.
  22. 18 COLLEEN ANDERSON RIPPLES IN WATER RIPPLES IN WATER HANDS CLASPED TIGHTLY IN LAUGHTER A CIRCLE OF FRIENDS
  23. 19 RUSSELL SPERA TWILIGHT TWILIGHT DROPPED THE SUN AND IT SHATTERED INTO STARS DAWN CLEANS UP THE MESS
  24. 20 ROSEANN PASSIATORE UNTITLED BRANCHES AS BRIDGES CRITTERS SCURRYING ABOUT HIGHWAYS OF NATURE
  25. 21 WESLEY SIMS TWO TREE SWALLOWS TWO GRAY TREE SWALLOWS SKIMMING OVER LAKE SURFACE PRACTICING GYMNASTICS.
  26. 22 BRIAN CHAFFEE SOLSTICE FLOATING DOCK, THE SNOW FLAKES LANDING IN THE WATER: A HALO: FIREWORKS
  27. 23 SUSAN BENNETT FRAGILE WHITE BLOSSOMS FRAGILE WHITE BLOSSOMS SPRINKLED ON DROOPY PINE LIMBS TAP DANCE IN THE BREEZE
  28. 24 ASHLEY KNOWLTON MY LITTLE BOY'S GAP-TOOTH GRIN SPLITS THROUGH MELANCHOLIA, CRACKS MAMA'S SMILE; SWEET SON.
  29. 25 VIVIAN NIXON PURPOSE IMPRESSIVE, DISTANT SPLENDID MOUNTAIN PEAKS LOOM TALL, DEMANDING CLIMBERS.
  30. 26 MICHAEL LEACH HOME OFFICE VIEW OPEN SHUTTERS REVEAL BIRDS IN THE BIRDBATH SOCIALIZING
  31. 27 MICHAEL COONEY FIREFLIES THEY ARE NOT EASILY DISCOURAGED - THE FIREFLIES ON THIS RAINY NIGHT
  32. 28 MICHAEL GRIFFITH HANDS HANDS TINGLE ENVELOPE FEELS ELECTRIC A LETTER FROM YOU
  33. 29 MARIA THERESA DIMACALI CALIFORNIA FIRE A CITY IS SIEGED TRAPPED IN A FIERCE INFERNO MY HEART IS BLEEDING
  34. 30 PATRICE WILSON HAWAII FLOWERS BIRDS OF PARADISE, STRONG COLORS BUT NO FRAGRANCE-- ISLANDS’ STRANGE PUZZLE.
  35. 31 JUDITH KERMAN ENGLISH TEACHER HAIKU WRITTEN ON THE FROZEN POND, A BIRD FOOTPRINT ESSAY. I WILL NOT GRADE THIS.
  36. 32 MAGGIE MAIZE IN SAVANNAH, GEORGIA WARM RAINWATER POOLS IN ROUGH POTHOLES. DRAWN UP MURK TRAILS BEHIND THE CAR AS IF THE DRIVER HAD ART ON THEIR MIND.
  37. 33 LYNETTE G. ESPOSITO UNTITLED FIRE FINE TUNES SEEDS BURST OPEN IN THE WHITE HEAT SOWING EARTH WITH HOPE
  38. 34 CHUCK WHEELER FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN PARCHED OMINOUS WINDS CARRY SCENTS OF BURNING PINES MOUNTAINS TO ASHES
  39. 35 ASHLEY EDWARDS WINTER HEART YOU TURNED ME FRIGID MY HEART, NOW AN ICICLE THAT NO ONE CAN MELT
  40. 36 MARTINA LITTY CHILD CLIMBING MAGNOLIA BRANCHES: RUNGS OF A SOUTHERN LADDER. I SEE EVERYTHING.
  41. 37 PETER HUFF ANNA FREUD FAMOUS MAN’S GOOD GIRL, WE SHARED A BED IN MY DREAM. HANDS NOT BY OUR SIDES.
  42. 38 LYNNE PLEDGER APRIL WATER DRIPS OFF WOOL. PLEASING SHADES OF BROWN AND CREAM. SHEEP ARRANGE THEMSELVES.
  43. 39 NANCY HATCH WOODWARD CHAIR BY THE WINDOW CHAIR BY THE WINDOW SCENTS OF SUN, RAIN AND GARDENS THE EARTH IN A TEACUP
  44. 40 NICHOLAS GENTILE UNTITLED WIND FREED LEAF SOMERSAULTING TO THE GROUND NATURES ACROBAT
  45. 41 DONALD SUTTON A FINE JEST THE FALLING RAIN, HER SECRETS WHISPERED TO THE LEAVES MAKE THE TREES CHUCKLE.
  46. 42 ANDREW LANKFORD AT THE PARTY PLUMP GRAPES ON THE TRAY— SOMEONE SINGS OF PASSING TIME— AROMAS OF WINE.
  47. 43 DAVID CAPPELLA HEAVY HEAT A GRASSHOPPER LANDS CLUMSILY BESIDE MY FOOT – AUGUST’S HEAVY HEAT
  48. 44 MATTHEW KING THE SNOW ROSE THE SNOW ROSE OVER THE DEAD WINTER BLOOMS
  49. 45 STACEY ALDRIDGE SMOKE LUNGS FILLED WITH SMOKE CHOKING ON THE DEATH YOU BRING DROWNING IN MY LIFE
  50. 46 ANA PUGATCH LUCIDITY EMERALD MOSS BLANKETS THE STREAM’S EDGE : : THE AFTERNOON STILLS FOR STEADY RAIN
  51. 47 ROSE MENYON HEFLIN SUNDAY SLOW SUNDAY MORNING ATHEISTIC HOMILY THE FARMERS’ MARKET
  52. 48 STEPHEN CURRO UNTITLED PUNK SONG I'M SIXTEEN AGAIN FOR THREE MINUTES
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  54. 50 DEBORAH DYBOWSKI HUMMINGBIRD HUMMINGBIRD HOVERS OVER RED GERANIUM NECTAR’S SWEET SUPPLY
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