Issue #5

Posted July 5, 2015

Featuring haiku by:
Tim Gardiner, Mary Gunn, John J. Han, Emily Jo Scalzo, Guy Traiber, Bill Melton, BM Ward, Tyson West, Melissa Anne Walker, Vic Kerry, Audrey Samuelson, Laura Taylor, Alexis Ellyse, Nancy Gauquier, Rachel Blackbirdsong, Kasha Nystrand, Patricia Pella, Nells Wasilewski, Brandon Barrows, Deborah Guzzi, Colin W Campbell, Nancy May, Joseph T Smith, Maria Kelly, Biff Rushton, Brian Bell, Jesus Chameleon, SB Wright, Brian Glaser, Leggett Charles, Nathaniel Hunt, Alissa Oliverson, Valentina Ranaldi-Adams, Frank Geurrandeno, Charman R. Goodwin, Lawrence J. Krips, Robert Witmer.

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  1. 50 Haikus
  2. 50 Haikus 50 poems by select poets Prolific Press
  3. 50 Haikus ©2014 Prolific Press www.50Haikus.com Printed in the USA Distributed in the USA, Canada and Europe All Rights Reserved. No portions of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any manner without the express permission of Prolific Press.
  4. Poems 1-25 Tim Gardiner The Handover Tim Gardiner Confetti Tim Gardiner Semi-detached Mary Gunn Untitled John J. Han Untitled John J. Han Untitled Emily Jo Scalzo Untitled Guy Traiber Untitled Bill Melton False Gods Bill Melton The Longest Trail BM Ward Untitled BM Ward Untitled BM Ward Untitled Tyson West Pink Needle Melissa Anne Walker Scarlet Ink Vic kerry Bibliophobia Audrey Samuelson Roots Laura Taylor Anniversary Alexis Ellyse Skyward Haiku Alexis Ellyse Luna Nancy Gauquier Dragonflies Nancy Gauquier Death Rachel Blackbirdsong Corvus Rachel Blackbirdsong Last Tuesday Kasha Nystrand A Tree Becomes a Motherly Figure
  5. Poems 26-50 Patricia Pella Untitled Patricia Pella Self Portrait Nells Wasilewski Untitled Brandon Barrows Untitled Brandon Barrows Untitled Deborah Guzzi Untitled Deborah Guzzi Untitled Colin W Campbell Wind Ripples Water Nancy May Untitled Joseph T Smith Regenerate Maria Kelly Still Life, With Plums Biff Rushton Every Line Brian Bell Choices? Jesus Chameleon Untitled SB Wright Untitled Brian Glaser Public Library Leggett Charles Autumn Birch Nathaniel Hunt Untitled Alissa Oliverson Learning Curve Valentina Ranaldi-Adams Untitled Frank Geurrandeno The Longing Pilot Charman R. Goodwin Winters Springs Lawrence J. Krips Heartfelt Robert Witmer Untitled Robert Witmer Untitled
  6. ONE
  7. TIM GARDINER THE HANDOVER BY NEON LIGHTS WILTING GARAGE FLOWERS PARENTS EXCHANGE
  8. TWO
  9. TIM GARDINER CONFETTI BLOSSOM EXPLOSION FUTILE CONFETTI BEARS NO FRUIT
  10. THREE
  11. TIM GARDINER SEMI-DETACHED FOR SALE FAMILY HOUSE GREAT POTENTIAL
  12. FOUR
  13. Table of contents: poets and page numbers
  14. FIVE
  15. JOHN J. HAN UNTITLED SNOWFALL MORE WHITE DOTS ON HER KIMONO
  16. SIX
  17. JOHN J. HAN UNTITLED MORNING BREEZE SHE STICKS A PINK PETAL IN HER HAIR
  18. SEVEN
  19. EMILY JO SCALZO UNTITLED "I BROUGHT THE FIRST STONE" A TRANSGENDERED WOMAN TELLS A COUNCIL MEMBER
  20. EIGHT
  21. GUY TRAIBER UNTITLED FINDING THE RHYTHM AFTER THREE DAYS WALKING HOME BAREFOOT
  22. NINE
  23. BILL MELTON FALSE GODS EVEN THE FALSE GODS SERVE THEIR PURPOSE JUST AS WELL FOR THEIR BELIEVER
  24. TEN
  25. BILL MELTON THE LONGEST TRAIL THE FINALITY IS SOMETIMES MARKED BY JUST ONE TRACK OF A SPENT TEAR
  26. ELEVEN
  27. BM WARD UNTITLED A MILLION DEAD FLOWERS- THE WIND A USEFUL RAKE
  28. TWELVE
  29. BM WARD UNTITLED OUT IN THE GARDEN OF ZEN, A HUMMINGBIRD CHECKS FLOWERS FOR NECTAR
  30. THIRTEEN
  31. BM WARD UNTITLED ONE STRAND OF A SPIDERS WEB FIDDLING IN THE MELLOW WIND
  32. FOURTEEN
  33. TYSON WEST PINK NEEDLE SUNSET VAPOR TRAIL PINK NEEDLE SHOOTING INTO HEAVEN'S DEEP BLUE VEIN
  34. FIFTEEN
  35. MELISSA ANNE WALKER SCARLET INK VISCERAL IMAGE OF MY IMAGINATION ETCHED IN SCARLET INK
  36. SIXTEEN
  37. VIC KERRY BIBLIOPHOBIA I ESCAPED AND DON’T PLAN ON RETURNING TO THOSE INK COVERED PAGES.
  38. SEVENTEEN
  39. AUDREY SAMUELSON ROOTS SHE REMAINED INACTIVE LONG ENOUGH TO PUT DOWN ROOTS HER DREAMS WITHERING IN THE WOMB
  40. EIGHTEEN
  41. LAURA TAYLOR ANNIVERSARY HER SCARS ARE ITCHING. THE ANNIVERSARY LOOMS; NO CELEBRATION.
  42. NINETEEN
  43. ALEXIS ELLYSE SKYWARD HAIKU I DO NOT FEEL DOWN. IF I TURN MY HEAD SKYWARD, WILL YOU BELIEVE ME?
  44. TWENTY
  45. ALEXIS ELLYSE LUNA WANING CRESCENT MOON, SILENTLY SLIMMING YOUR SHAPE. SMALLER, SMALLER STILL
  46. TWENTY- ONE
  47. NANCY GAUQUIER DRAGONFLIES STICKS WITH WINGS GRACEFULLY DANCE IN THIN AIR - FLYING MAGIC WANDS.
  48. TWENTY- TWO
  49. NANCY GAUQUIER DEATH THE SPIRIT SOARS, LIKE A NEW BIRD DISCOVERING THE USES OF WINGS.
  50. TWENTY- THREE
  51. RACHEL BLACKBIRDSONG CORVUS BLACK-WINGED WARRIOR SKY BOUND HUNTRESS, BLOODY BEAK CAWING, DEAD MOUSE, FEAST.
  52. TWENTY- FOUR
  53. RACHEL BLACKBIRDSONG LAST TUESDAY DREAMS ABOUT HORSES PUMMELED MY PILLOWS. GOOSE FEATHERS FALL LIKE CLOUDS.
  54. TWENTY- FIVE
  55. KASHA NYSTRAND A TREE BECOMES A MOTHERLY FIGURE HANDS OF TREES REACH HIGH GATHERING BIRDS SO TO NEST SWAYS TO CRADLE THEM
  56. TWENTY- SIX
  57. PATRICIA PELLA UNTITLED RED LOTUS RISING THROUGH MUDDY WATERS A STEADFAST HEART
  58. TWENTY- SEVEN
  59. PATRICIA PELLA SELF PORTRAIT MY REFLECTION ON THE WINDOW SHADOWBOXING THE RAINDROPS SELF PORTRAIT
  60. TWENTY- EIGHT
  61. NELLS WASILEWSKI UNTITLED LUCID THOUGHTS FLEEING INSIDE HIS WITHERING MIND HE STILL CLIMBS MOUNTAINS
  62. TWENTY- NINE
  63. BRANDON BARROWS UNTITLED DINING ALONE REFLECTING ON THE WASTE OF COOKING FOR ONE
  64. THIRTY
  65. BRANDON BARROWS UNTITLED SO CLOSE THE MOON EARTH'S CHILD LOOMING LARGE SO SMALL MY REACH
  66. THIRTY- ONE
  67. DEBORAH GUZZI UNTITLED AN ORANGE PEEL SCENT REMINDS ME OF GRANDMOTHER – MY GNARLED HANDS
  68. THIRTY- TWO
  69. DEBORAH GUZZI UNTITLED RIPPLES SPREAD FROM THE TURNING WATERWHEEL – SPARROW SONG
  70. THIRTY- THREE
  71. COLIN W CAMPBELL WIND RIPPLES WATER WIND RIPPLES WATER GRASSHOPPER FLOATING ON LEAF MUST STAY VERY STILL
  72. THIRTY- FOUR
  73. NANCY MAY UNTITLED ON THE LAWN WEARING SNOW BOOTS A ROBIN
  74. THIRTY- FIVE
  75. JOSEPH T SMITH REGENERATE IN LOVE WILLOWS WEEP SUMMER BASKS IN A COOL TREE GOLDEN AS THE GRASS
  76. THIRTY- SIX
  77. MARIA KELLY STILL LIFE, WITH PLUMS HER SMALL, SUN-BROWNED HANDS LIFT UP THE BASKET OF PLUMS, A FRUITFUL HARVEST.
  78. THIRTY- SEVEN
  79. BIFF RUSHTON EVERY LINE YOUR SKIN A SONNET I READ EVERY LINE SLOWLY UNTIL MORNING LIGHT
  80. THIRTY- EIGHT
  81. BRIAN BELL CHOICES? YOUNG MUM DECIDING – FLUFFY DIAPERS ON THE LINE, OR THE EARTH'S FUTURE?
  82. THIRTY- NINE
  83. JESUS CHAMELEON UNTITLED COLD IN EARLY SPRING— YAMA YAKI MEMORIES MENDING OFFENSES
  84. FORTY
  85. SB WRIGHT UNTITLED MIDDAY HEAT THE WATER SONG OF MAGPIES
  86. FORTY- ONE
  87. BRIAN GLASER PUBLIC LIBRARY FIRST SCENT OF JASMINE, FAINT AND CERTAIN— WHOM TO TELL?
  88. FORTY- TWO
  89. Table of contents: poets and page numbers
  90. FORTY- THREE
  91. NATHANIEL HUNT UNTITLED WIND CHANGES DIRECTION— BULLFROGS SHOW THEIR NOSE IN A SHRINKING POND.
  92. FORTY- FOUR
  93. ALISSA OLIVERSON LEARNING CURVE HEADSTRONG, STOUT YOUNG STREAM WHITE WATER TRIALS PROVE ROUGH WISDOM OF THE FALL
  94. FORTY- FIVE
  95. VALENTINA RANALDI-ADAMS UNTITLED IN SUBURBIA A LIVE GOOSE STANDS ON THE ROOF OF A NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE
  96. FORTY- SIX
  97. FRANK GEURRANDENO THE LONGING PILOT A PECK ON MY WRIST, LONGING FEATHERS AND NESTLER NOW WINGLESS AND WHIST.
  98. FORTY- SEVEN
  99. Table of contents: poets and page numbers
  100. FORTY- EIGHT
  101. LAWRENCE J. KRIPS HEARTFELT NO OBJECT OF LOVE, NO ONE SO DEEP IN MY HEART AS DREAMS’ DEVOTIONS
  102. FORTY- NINE
  103. ROBERT WITMER UNTITLED LEMON TEARS SUNLIGHT FALLING THROUGH RAIN
  104. FIFTY
  105. ROBERT WITMER UNTITLED OUR LOVE TREMBLES MOONLIGHT ON THE RIVER