Issue #18

Posted January 24, 2022

Featuring fine haiku by Becky Aijala, Kendra Ashcraft, Paul B Allen III, Gabrielle Bernier, Daniel Blackston, Emery Busk, Frank Carellini, C.J. Carter-Stephenson, Joshua Carver, Carolyn Clark, Amy Dagit, Kara De Folo, Valerie Diamond, Emma Diede, Kathryn Eberly, Jessica Foster, Ryan Gallagher, Rich Glinnen, Shweta Govind, Erica Hom, E.S.S. King, Alexandria Lacayo, Caroline Laganas, Olivia Larson, Bruce Levine, Micheal Li, Angela McCann, Bill Melton, Timothy Mueller, Megan Nicholson, Rebecca Olson, Harley Palmer, Shelby Perez, Jonathan Pettit, Alana Rader, Lillian Ramirez, Peter Randazzo, Anastazia Rudolph, Eric Schleder, Greg Schwartz, Hannah Schwed, Ella Shively, Danielle Shojaie, Giuseppe Sloan, Valerie Staton, Katie Stewart, Jennifer Thompson, JR Vork, James Eric Watkins, and Paul Watson.

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  1. 50 Haikus 50 poems by select poets Prolific Press Inc.
  2. 50 Haikus Issue 18 ISBN: 978-1-63275-224-6 Edited by Glenn Lyvers Cover art licensed by Ingram Images Biographies supplied by the poets appear online: https://50haikus.com/submit/biographies.php ©2022 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 100 Word Fiction: http://100WordFiction.com Jitter Press: http://JitterPress.com
  3. Table of contents: poets and page numbers
  4. Table of contents: poets and page numbers
  5. 1 JR VORK UNTITLED LIGHTS OFF LAKE A BLACK VELVET DRESS
  6. 2 GREG SCHWARTZ #716 COMMUTER TRAIN. . . STRANGERS SWAY TO THE SAME BEAT
  7. 3 CAROLYN CLARK A ‘LAWN’ HAIKU EACH DUSK I WATER SKITTISH GRASS AND STUBBORN LOAM BY A WHEEL OF STARS
  8. 4 BILL MELTON 18-3 AN INK BLACK WALL CLOUD CERULEAN SKY ABOVE GREY DELUGE BELOW
  9. 5 BRUCE LEVINE UNTITLED FALL LEAVES TURN COLORS BECKONING THEY LEAD THE WAY CARPETING THE PATH
  10. 6 PAUL B ALLEN III THERE IS ALWAYS LIGHT LOVE IS ETERNAL THOUGH THE MOON WAXES AND WANES THERE IS ALWAYS LIGHT
  11. 7 HANNAH SCHWED HUNGRY THERE’S NO FOOD TO EAT MAYBE THE NEIGHBOR WON’T MIND IF I BORROW SOME
  12. 8 PAUL WATSON MOVING RESTLESS IN MY SEAT THE SAME SONGS PLAY OVER AND OVER 12 MORE HOURS UNTIL LA
  13. 9 RYAN GALLAGHER AN AUTUMN MORNING THE NOVEMBER CHILLS SWEEP ME AWAY WITH THEIR WIND AS THE LEAVES STILL FALL
  14. 10 MICHEAL LI UNTITLED SNIPPETS OF STORIES NEVER TO BE WRITTEN DOWN COMMITMENT IS HARD
  15. 11 C.J. CARTER-STEPHENSON THE WHISPER OF WATER WATER LAPS THE PIER WHISPERING SECRET STORIES OF SHIPWRECKS AND DEATH.
  16. 12 LILLIAN RAMIREZ UNTITLED OMINOUS BEAUTY CHARCOAL CLOUDS COLOR THE SKY LIGHTING UP MY HEART
  17. 13 VALERIE STATON BRINY TROOP SALT PILES, SIDE BY SIDE NATURE’S BRINY TROOP ALIGN SEA SHORE DRESSED IN ICE
  18. 14 FRANK CARELLINI OMAKASE I AM SASHIMI RAW, GLIMMERING, OVER RICE — SERVED OMAKASE
  19. 15 ANGELA MCCANN WINTER BEGINS SIGHS LADEN WITH FOG FROZEN CRYSTALS ON THE TREES THE FIRST BLUSH OF WHITE
  20. 16 KENDRA ASHCRAFT DEW LITTLE RAINBOW ORBS HANG, DELICATE, OFF GREEN BLADES, VANISH WITH SUNRISE.
  21. 17 KATHRYN EBERLY STEADFAST OLD CHILD WHO RISES TODAY. I LOOK TO THE TREES. STEADFAST IN THEIR CONFIDENCE.
  22. 18 HARLEY PALMER MOON TIGHTROPE CABLE MOON TIGHTROPE CABLE SHAMBLING AND SLIDING TREETOPS LEAFY APPLAUSE
  23. 19 JOSHUA CARVER FEAR FEAR HIDES IN TWILIGHT WISDOM LURKS IN THE DARKNESS LONELINESS STANDS TALL
  24. 20 GIUSEPPE SLOAN NEW WINTER MY TIRED LUNGS ARE TICKLED AS THE FIRST COLD AIR ENTERS WELCOME NEW WINTER
  25. 21 DANIELLE SHOJAIE A QUIET NIGHT LIVING ROOM SNORING, A BIRD SINGS SOFTLY AT NIGHT, SWEET DREAMS FAMILY.
  26. 22 ELLA SHIVELY GEESE FLEW SOUTH BY NIGHT SILVER ARROW PIERCED THE SORRY MOON AND VANISHED INTO BRILLIANCE
  27. 23 EMMA DIEDE MODERN BASTET HONEY-COLORED FUR BASKING IN THE SUN’S GOLD LIGHT, DOMESTIC GODDESS.
  28. 24 ERICA HOM RAIN HAIKU SOFT BEADS OF RAIN KISS MY SKIN, FALL TO MY FEET LIKE DIMMING STARS.
  29. 25 KATIE STEWART DEPRESSION SHE IS FADING SLOW ON THE EDGE OF EMPTINESS VOID OF EMOTION
  30. 26 TIMOTHY MUELLER HAIKU #2 DECIPHER THE NIGHT RUB DREAMS BETWEEN YOUR FINGERS CODED MESSAGES
  31. 27 AMY DAGIT FORTRESS IMPENETRABLE FORTRESS BY THE OCEAN; BREACHED WAVES LAPPING THE SHORE
  32. 28 MEGAN NICHOLSON IN DEFERENCE TO OUR MOTHER AUTUMN’S DAYS DWINDLE. TREES ABLAZE IN EULOGY. BARE, THEIR MOURNING CLOTHES.
  33. 29 ALANA RADER SKY CEDARS, SENTIENT GUARDIANS OF THE FOREST PARTING ENDLESS SKY
  34. 30 ALEXANDRIA LACAYO SNOWY SERAPH A RED CARDINAL PERCHING ON THE FROSTED PINE NESTLESS NIRVANA
  35. 31 BECKY AIJALA EXOTIC THINGS BANANA PLANTS, AZALEAS: HOW I ENVY YOU MY FATHER’S ADORATION
  36. 32 SHELBY PEREZ GENTLEMEN OF WINTER PALE GREY AND SILVER FOUR GENTLEMEN OF WINTER STAND TALL IN THE COLD.
  37. 33 SHWETA GOVIND AVALANCHE CRUSHED BY THE RUBBLE OF OTHERS’ EXPECTATIONS WAITING FOR RELIEF
  38. 34 CAROLINE LAGANAS AUGUST IN SUMMERTIME HEAT, PROMISES OF FOREVER DISSOLVE LIKE SEA FOAM.
  39. 35 GABRIELLE BERNIER SCARS I STILL CARRY THEM THE DEEP SCARS I LEFT YOU WITH DO YOU CARRY MINE?
  40. 36 ANASTAZIA RUDOLPH PARAMEDIC AMBULANCE SIRENS FLASHING RED AND YELLOW LIGHTS DEATH-FIGHTERS AT WORK
  41. 37 REBECCA OLSON GREY CASHMERE SWEATER GRAY CASHMERE SWEATER DRAPED ACROSS THE SOFA BACK CLOUDS ROLL OVER MOUNTAIN
  42. 38 JAMES ERIC WATKINS ITS PETALS MOON FLOWER-- A SENSE OF HOPE IN ITS PETALS
  43. 39 E.S.S. KING WORDS FOR YOU SPOKEN, UNSPOKEN, DESCRIPTIONS AND CONJECTURES- ALL MY WORDS ARE YOURS.
  44. 40 ERIC SCHLEDER AFTER TRANSPLANT IN REMISSION NOW I IMAGINE A FUTURE WALKING IN THE WOODS
  45. 41 VALERIE DIAMOND SWEET SECRET BEFORE THE WEDDING WHITE HYACINTHS BLOOM BRAVELY IN THE DARK GARAGE.
  46. 42 KARA DE FOLO SMALL HOURS THE BEND IN MY ARM, STIFFENED BY THE STRETCH OF NIGHT, ACHES FOR YOUR YOUNG DAWN
  47. 43 DANIEL BLACKSTON INSPIRATION HE PRAYS UNDER STARS FOR THE ROSES TO SHOW HIM AN IMMORTAL POEM.
  48. 44 PETER M. RANDAZZO REGENERATION EYES GAZE LANGUIDLY, THE RUMPLED MAN EMBRACING YOU, AS RED SKY DESCENDS.
  49. 45 RICH GLINNEN HAIKU 9-17-20 DRAGGING CHAIRS UPSTAIRS SOUND LIKE VIOLINS YAWNING BEHIND A CURTAIN
  50. 46 JESSICA FOSTER AFTER LILTING SIDEWAYS, THE DRUNKEN DAFFODILS GIGGLE DRIPPING RAINWATER
  51. 47 JENNIFER THOMPSON PAPER FLOWER A PAPER FLOWER IN A VASE NEEDS NO WATER BUT WILL NEVER BLOOM
  52. 48 OLIVIA LARSON CHANGE CHANGE BLOWS THROUGH LIFE STRONG GUSTS NEVER CEASING OBSTACLES VANISH
  53. 49 EMERY BUSK BONKEI HANDS MOLD CLAY LANDSCAPES CREATING WORLDS OF BEAUTY ART AND MINDFULNESS
  54. 50 JONATHAN PETTIT WINDSONG THAT SONG MADE WIND SING — AND IT WAS ONLY A CHILD PLAYING WITH BELLS
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