Issue #6

Posted July 5, 2015

Featuring haiku by: Allyson Whipple, Aneesha Roy, Anita Roberts Soupir, Audrey Samuelson, Bill W. Melton, Chris Gusek, Christopher Oie Keller, Colin W Campbell, David J Kelly, Deborah Guzzi, Dennis Lowe, Gene Grabiner, J. Todd Hawkins, James Garside, Jesus Chameleon, John J. Han, John Tustin, Kasha Nystrand, Kennita Ballard, Leanne Kinkopf, Lucy Q. Williams, Marianne Paul, Mark L. Volz, Melissa Davis, Monika Proffitt, Nancy May, Nells Wasilewski, Perry L. Powell, Rob Goss, Tim Gardiner, Troy Harris, Tyson West, Zoe Dickinson.

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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 John J. Han Untitled Kennita Ballard Yum-kus Bill W. Melton At Sea Bill W. Melton Approaching Storm David J Kelly Untitled Deborah Guzzi Untitled Jesus Chameleon Through A Portal Melissa Davis Untitled Nancy May Untitled John J. Han Untitled Christopher Oie Keller Among Frozen Rivers Nells Wasilewski Untitled Tim Gardiner Unhappy Birthday Dennis Lowe Untitled Zoe Dickinson April John Tustin Untitled John Tustin Untitled J. Todd Hawkins Untitled Nancy May Untitled Bill W. Melton Ladybug Rob Goss Untitled Lucy Q. Williams The One Nightstand Leanne Kinkopf Untitled Mark L. Volz Untitled Troy Harris Untitled
  5. Poems 26-50 Tyson West Untitled Audrey Samuelson Untitled Kasha Nystrand Untitled Monika Proffitt haiku (you) Colin W Campbell Long Shadows David J Kelly Untitled Dennis Lowe Untitled Zoe Dickinson Cubicle Gene Grabiner Bushido Colin W Campbell In Monsoon Clouds Nancy May Untitled Marianne Paul Untitled Marianne Paul Untitled John J. Han Untitled Anita Roberts Soupir The Toll of Time Aneesha Roy Spun Symphonies Nells Wasilewski Untitled Allyson Whipple Untitled Perry L. Powell Untitled Bill W. Melton Modern Mockingbird David J Kelly Untitled David J Kelly Untitled Chris Gusek Untitled James Garside Untitled Aneesha Roy Resplendent Assemblage
  6. ONE
  7. JOHN J. HAN UNTITLED SUMMER HEAT MY DOG AND I PANT FACING EACH OTHER
  8. TWO
  9. KENNITA BALLARD YUM-KUS RICE, KIMCHI, AND EGGS EGGS, KIMCHI, AND RICE, MORE THAN NICE BUT BOON OF LIFE
  10. THREE
  11. BILL W. MELTON AT SEA AN APRIL MORNING THE TASTE OF SALT ON MY TONGUE WAVES CARESS THE BOW
  12. FOUR
  13. BILL W. MELTON APPROACHING STORM MOMENTARY SUN AS DEEPENING DARKNESS CALLS THE DISTANT THUNDER
  14. FIVE
  15. DAVID J KELLY UNTITLED MELTING UNDER YOUR STEADY GAZE MY COOL EXTERIOR
  16. SIX
  17. DEBORAH GUZZI UNTITLED THE BABY’S CAUGHT RED-FINGERED IN THE STRAWBERRIES: SUNBURNED CHEEKS
  18. SEVEN
  19. JESUS CHAMELEON THROUGH A PORTAL THROUGH A PORTAL THE VIRGIN FOREST HIDES IMAGINARY FRIENDS
  20. EIGHT
  21. MELISSA DAVIS UNTITLED WINTER BREEZES WAKE WITHIN THE SOUL IS REFRESHED
  22. NINE
  23. NANCY MAY UNTITLED SPATE OF BURGLARIES IN THE GARDEN POND MISSING GOLDFISH
  24. TEN
  25. JOHN J. HAN UNTITLED SPRING BREEZE HER HAIR UNTIED AND FLOWING
  26. ELEVEN
  27. CHRISTOPHER OIE KELLER AMONG FROZEN RIVERS SEASONS BLOOM FLOWERS, FLOW WATERS; ONE WHITE LILY STILL COVERED WITH SNOW.
  28. TWELVE
  29. NELLS WASILEWSKI UNTITLED ICE CUBES IN A GLASS AS CLEAR AS YOUR INTENTIONS SUITCASE BY THE DOOR
  30. THIRTEEN
  31. TIM GARDINER UNHAPPY BIRTHDAY THE CAKE SCOFFED A CHILD’S CANDLE ALONE ON THE TABLE
  32. FOURTEEN
  33. DENNIS LOWE UNTITLED CANDLELIT FACES; GHOSTS TREADING THROUGH MUDDY DREAMS OF ANOTHER LIFE
  34. FIFTEEN
  35. ZOE DICKINSON APRIL OH, THE YELLOW SUN ON THE STONE WALLS OF THE CONVENT! HOOD, I AM FINISHED WITH YOU.
  36. SIXTEEN
  37. JOHN TUSTIN UNTITLED ON YOUR KILLING FLOOR HATE ME HARD OR LOVE ME LOOSE FEELS THE SAME TO ME
  38. SEVENTEEN
  39. JOHN TUSTIN UNTITLED FILL MY EMPTINESS WITH YOUR LIQUID COMPASSION FLOOD ME WITH YOUR LOVE
  40. EIGHTEEN
  41. J. TODD HAWKINS UNTITLED MORNING CATS ROLL IN A KNOT OF FUR UNDER BIRDLESS SKY
  42. NINETEEN
  43. NANCY MAY UNTITLED PROTECTION SUNFLOWER IN THE GREENHOUSE DAUGHTER IN A FATHER’S EYE
  44. TWENTY
  45. BILL W. MELTON LADYBUG LADYBUG ALIGHTS ON MY NOSE AND NOW I SEE SPOTS BEFORE MY EYES
  46. TWENTY- ONE
  47. ROB GOSS UNTITLED HIGHWAY BUS – RAIN DAPPLING WINDOWS OBSCURING TEARS
  48. TWENTY- TWO
  49. LUCY Q. WILLIAMS THE ONE NIGHTSTAND IT WAS NEVER LOVE PASSION TOO MUCH TO CONTAIN A FATHERLESS CHILD
  50. TWENTY- THREE
  51. LEANNE KINKOPF UNTITLED TADPOLES ON A ROCK UNDER THE WATER CREATING WAVES
  52. TWENTY- FOUR
  53. MARK L. VOLZ UNTITLED SOLITUDE OF COLD CRUNCHING GROUND, BARREN AND BROWN RECOLLECTION'S FAITH
  54. TWENTY- FIVE
  55. TROY HARRIS UNTITLED HOT MISERABLE THE STAGNATION OF JUNE
  56. TWENTY- SIX
  57. TYSON WEST UNTITLED PALE ASPEN SPROUTS QUIVERING LEAVES KITE OVER THOUSAND YEAR OLD ROOTS
  58. TWENTY- SEVEN
  59. AUDREY SAMUELSON UNTITLED RADIATING CRISP LEAVES VIBRANTLY OCTOBER BURNING RUSTY-ORANGE
  60. TWENTY- EIGHT
  61. KASHA NYSTRAND UNTITLED PRETTY RAINBOW FISH THEY ARE COLORING STREAMING AS THEY SWIM
  62. TWENTY- NINE
  63. MONIKA PROFFITT HAIKU (YOU) LIKE THE MOON MIGHT COME I SLOSH AROUND HEAVILY A SWELL ON MY LIPS
  64. THIRTY
  65. COLIN W CAMPBELL LONG SHADOWS LONG SHADOWS BRING GENTLE SANTUBONG SUNSETS MONSOON DAYS CAN WAIT
  66. THIRTY- ONE
  67. DAVID J KELLY UNTITLED ON CHINA’S GREAT WALL NO LONGER UNCERTAIN WHICH WAY THE WIND BLOWS
  68. THIRTY- TWO
  69. DENNIS LOWE UNTITLED THIS ANCIENT PEBBLE SMOOTHER WITH EACH RAIN, SHINING LIKE YOUR EYES
  70. THIRTY- THREE
  71. ZOE DICKINSON CUBICLE PARKED BETWEEN A CUBE VAN AND AN SUV, ONE DUSTY OFFICE CHAIR.
  72. THIRTY- FOUR
  73. GENE GRABINER BUSHIDO MEDITATE ON DEATH TO BE CALM FOR THE STRUGGLE, FIERCE IN THE MOMENT
  74. THIRTY- FIVE
  75. COLIN W CAMPBELL IN MONSOON CLOUDS IN MONSOON CLOUDS LONG SHADOWS FROM SKYVILLA HIDE FROM THE SUNSET
  76. THIRTY- SIX
  77. NANCY MAY UNTITLED AT THE ART GALLERY AN AFTERNOON STROLL IN A BLUEBELL FIELD
  78. THIRTY- SEVEN
  79. MARIANNE PAUL UNTITLED QUARTER MOON NEAR A RIVER OF CLOUDS BIRDSONG
  80. THIRTY- EIGHT
  81. MARIANNE PAUL UNTITLED RAIN FURIOUS UNDER THE STREETLAMP DAWN
  82. THIRTY- NINE
  83. JOHN J. HAN UNTITLED BALMY BREEZE THE COMING OUT OF FIVE ROBINS
  84. FORTY
  85. ANITA ROBERTS SOUPIR THE TOLL OF TIME TIRED BARN DROOPING; ROOF BOWED, BROKEN DOWN DOORWAYS WINDOWS DARK, COLD
  86. FORTY- ONE
  87. ANEESHA ROY SPUN SYMPHONIES TRITE TASSELS, TIMBREL TONES, LIQUID IVY, LUSTROUS LORE – LIQUORICE GORE.
  88. FORTY- TWO
  89. NELLS WASILEWSKI UNTITLED LATE NIGHT REFLECTIONS YOUR RING SPARKLES IN MY PALM ON ANY CLEAR NIGHT
  90. FORTY- THREE
  91. Table of contents: poets and page numbers
  92. FORTY- FOUR
  93. PERRY L. POWELL UNTITLED SUMMER CONTESTANTS FADING POLICE SIRENS BACKYARD CRICKETS
  94. FORTY- FIVE
  95. BILL W. MELTON MODERN MOCKINGBIRD A MOCKINGBIRD SINGS NOT THE SONGS OF OTHER BIRDS BUT A CELL PHONE RING
  96. FORTY- SIX
  97. DAVID J KELLY UNTITLED YOUR TRANQUILITY DEEPER STILL AFTER SUNSET
  98. FORTY- SEVEN
  99. DAVID J KELLY UNTITLED AT A JUNCTION OF CROSSING CONVERSATIONS BLACKBIRD SONG
  100. FORTY- EIGHT
  101. CHRIS GUSEK UNTITLED QUIET HOUSE - DEAD BATTERIES DEAD MANTLE CLOCK
  102. FORTY- NINE
  103. JAMES GARSIDE UNTITLED WONDERING ABOUT TREES USING HUMAN SKELETONS BUILDING HOUSES
  104. FIFTY
  105. ANEESHA ROY RESPLENDENT ASSEMBLAGE AROMATIC HUES, AMORPHOUS BLUES – SEPIA SONGS, LIMPID LAGOONS.