haiku 575 Vox 2008-07-24T22:44:20Z tag:vox.com,2006:6p00cd971588794cd5/ short attention span poetry Haiku roundup (bonfire to spine). tag:vox.com,2008-07-24:asset-6a00cdf39ce254cb8f00fae8cf17d9000b 2008-07-24T22:44:20Z 2008-07-24T22:44:20Z poissonpen http://poissonpen.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom-full

cinders like fireflies
the summer she turned sixteen
a bonfire of loss

his two grown daughters
anchor him on either side
his last beach visit

small trajectories
the straw wrapper taking flight
across the table

playing with mirrors
determined to see himself
to infinity

opening the book
to find a photo bookmark
a child, date, and age

her eyes shift skyward
to find the familiar moon
staying up past noon

the youthful maestro
convinced of the recorder's
infallible song

waking from a nap
the shadows of mini-blinds
edged with afternoon

kitten in her lap
the sleeping ball of black fur
rising and falling

places I can't reach
droplets running down your spine
from the drowning pool

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]]> *accepting submissions/ ordering info tag:vox.com,2008-07-18:asset-6a00d09e4b25ecbe2b00fa968899af0002 2008-07-18T15:04:11Z 2008-07-23T20:00:53Z Renee/ the p.r. http://reneemarie.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom-full
The Pulchritudinous Review
The Pulchritudinous Review
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Editor
 
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]]> Friday Haikus tag:vox.com,2008-07-11:asset-6a00e398acff80000300fad698ba800005 2008-07-11T17:08:48Z 2008-07-11T18:26:52Z [this is connie] http://conniewong.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom-full
Haiku Friday
Haiku Friday
Test Time



God and His Angels
have always been with me
I shall fear not

Dear Newbie



Thank you for being
a part of my neighborhood
Glad you are here!

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]]> Haiku roundup (finger to fabric). tag:vox.com,2008-07-01:asset-6a00cdf39ce254cb8f00fad696a7d30004 2008-07-01T23:03:43Z 2008-07-01T23:03:43Z poissonpen http://poissonpen.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom-full

summertime's hot winds
bending over the cell phone
finger in my ear

mentally tracing
the outline and deep shadows
of a charmed necklace

near the garbage can
with lettuce and feta cheese
abandoned rabbit

demolition days
the sand castle's western wall
welcoming the tide

waking in the night
fingertips along the wall
to guide her way home

teasing the kite string
dragon huffing and puffing
to a crystal sky

voracious vacuum
grabs hold of the tasseled rug
for some tug o' war

still in the driveway
reading the new manual
cover to cover

summer's first delight
the ripened apricot held
between tongue and cheek

fingering fabric
wondering what it would take
to mismeasure you

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]]> Friday Haikus tag:vox.com,2008-06-27:asset-6a00e398acff80000300fad6944fc90005 2008-06-27T00:36:05Z 2008-07-01T01:06:04Z [this is connie] http://conniewong.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom-full
Just Desserts


When the weather's hot
kelapa muda cools down
with rose syrup, please?


My favorite cake
is the Italian cake
called "tiramisu"

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]]> Haiku roundup (eavesdropping to roses). tag:vox.com,2008-06-24:asset-6a00cdf39ce254cb8f00fad69471fb0004 2008-06-24T17:16:16Z 2008-06-24T17:16:16Z poissonpen http://poissonpen.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom-full

at dawn, two women
laughter rolls from their window
birds caught eavesdropping

wetlands shimmering
singing to one another
a train and cricket

tall reeds giving way
a mother with one duckling
so fiercely guarded

lightning fast spider
peering into the tissue
to find only dust

quick breath of four wings
still fluttering, still tumbling
only the hawk cries

gray cement mixer
casting shadows on the ground
like empty cannons

charging into you
door tugged from opposite sides
charging into me

text message arrives
vibrating hot in my hand
this endless summer

under the window
small dove in the flower box
still stunned and confused

out here in the reeds
we would plant a floating house
and learn how to row

aching legs and chest
from running through fire season
smoke breathed into you

wood planks of the bridge
lift their fingers to trip me
time to stop and play

two dozen roses
nothing so complicated
nor simple as this

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]]> Friday Haikus tag:vox.com,2008-06-20:asset-6a00e398acff80000300fad69311800004 2008-06-20T05:48:02Z 2008-06-21T03:33:26Z [this is connie] http://conniewong.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom-full
Haiku Friday
Haiku Friday
Birthdays



My birthday this year
might be the best one ever!
I really can't wait!

Oh no, I forgot!
My cousin Leo's birthday
just passed last Tuesday

Cousin Daniel
is having birthday today
I'd better call him!

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]]> Haiku: For Your Jaw tag:vox.com,2008-06-19:asset-6a00e398acff80000300fad692c4390004 2008-06-19T06:19:37Z 2008-06-19T06:25:46Z [this is connie] http://conniewong.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom-full
Breakfast
Breakfast
Be well soon, my love
Sorry that I can't do much
since I'm faraway

All I can do now
is sending you hugs, kisses
lots and lots of them! :)

But someday we will
take care of one another
until forever!

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]]> Haiku: Some Happy Day tag:vox.com,2008-06-19:asset-6a00e398acff80000300fa968049f30003 2008-06-19T02:13:17Z 2008-06-19T06:48:27Z [this is connie] http://conniewong.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom-full
03:21PM 06.19.2008
03:21PM 06.19.2008
I got a flower
sent from Kent, Little England
I was so happy

The flower sender
is sleeping at the moment
I miss him so much

I have never had
this feeling for many years
until I met him

But how does he know
I love white flowers only?
I never told him!

He can't read my mind
but he reads my heart and soul
more than anyone

A mind in my heart
A soulful heart in my mind
There is where he stays

So Flower Sender,
once again let me thank you
for everything

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]]> Friday Haikus tag:vox.com,2008-06-13:asset-6a00e398acff80000300fa967e7e570003 2008-06-13T05:19:04Z 2008-06-14T02:30:39Z [this is connie] http://conniewong.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom-full
Haiku Friday
Haiku Friday
Hair


I like my long hair
even though it is not thick
and got some split ends

Sleepless


I do not sleep much
I always stay up so late
Sleep for few hours

Furniture and Furnishings


Sofa needs fixing
Naughty dogs think it is food
It is full of holes

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