The last five poems marked *** were published in 2010 by Interweave Press. They were among 13 winning haikus submitted for a contest for which there were 125 submissions. If you are good at math, you can easily figure out probability and percentages; don't forget the 3 * and the year of publication. Everything counts.
Bold and Brave the Dog
Bold and brave the dog
Watching out for the shadow
Of an airborne cat
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On a Rock Forlorn
On a rock forlorn
At high tide two lizards peer
Waiting for Noah
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Arms Across the Pond
Arms across the pond
Rah-rah skirted hyacinths
Dipping hairy feet
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Spinning Maple Key
Spinning maple key
Cast off by my jailer Sky
Unseal Earth for me
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Stretching For the Moon
Stretching for the moon
Hungry for pie and deceived
Insufficient arm
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Twitch Your Nose No More
Twitch your nose no more
Relax Let me doff your coat
Angora rabbit
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Southern Snow ***
In southern fields snow
From afar turns out to be
Cotton blooms to spin
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Silk ***
Promise of luster
In China, mulberry leaves
Munched by eager worms
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Ice ***
Ice hangs from the trees
On precarious crystal threads
Suspended spindles
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Summer Blooms ***
Blooms are teasing me
Conjuring through the window
Sweet dreams of dyeing
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Tale ***
My tale is of wool
Of shepherds tromping through snow
To my spinning wheel
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