The Art of Haiku
| Selections from Ukku Spring Haiku 2006 |
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 End of my last road across the deep ravine hata blooms, sweet moonrise * hata = the magical flower in W.H. Hudson's Green Mansions. |
 sing, fish moon! from a cold, dark sea call the shad home |
 black-bottomed clouds careening seaward— cacophony of gulls |
 sapphire sea— rising from far below drawn by the light |
 after long stillness the ice recedes and we may travel safe again our path together, can we try this one more time, my love? |
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hummm starts and stops an early hornet tests its wings |
fragrance of plowed fields— chirping sparrows still feeding after dusk |
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budding hyacinth— how lovely, dressed for her first formal dance |
spring forest bare branches and blossoms that awkward time |
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cacophony of spring ... everything calling out for love |
drumming rain— geishas dance quickly down the path |
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weeping cherry tree fills the breeze with petals— soft april shower |
 April showers what new thing will grow this year |
 in this light such weightless wings |
 rising spring tide we dine alfresco— bountiful sea |
 sun-soaked earth shines back at the sky |
 bright birds gather to sing spring ukku |
| Denis M Garrison |
| Denis M. Garrison is the editor and publisher of Modern English Tanka. He lives near Maryland's Chesapeake Bay with his wife, Deborah. A graduate in English literature, he taught creative writing for Johns Hopkins University's Free University. He has edited a number of webzines, including Simply Haiku and has led several online haiku poetry elists. |
| Angelee Deodhar | Gerald England | Laryalee Fraser | Denis M Garrison | David A Giacalone | Eric Houck Jr (1) | Eric Houck Jr (2) | Eric Houck Jr (3) | J Andrew Lockhart (1) | J Andrew Lockhart (2) |Paul David Mena | Alan Summers (1) | Alan Summers (2) | Alison Williams |
The other contributors were Aurora, John Barlow, Jason Sandford Brown, Norman Darlington, Dustin aka Texas Haijin, Eric Dutton, Little Onion, Matt Morden, RedGreenBen, Sangeet, Timothy and Yansidara.
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