Prune Juice Issue 15, March 2015

   

 

To begin reading the whole issue of Prune Juice Issue 15,

click here. Mine is on page 80.

 

Tanka Poets on Site (Madame Butterfly prompt)

the words of promise
lulling her to sleep
only to wake up...
with no single sign
of a butterfly

the flutter
of her child's eyes . . .
a dandelion wish
whisks her into
another dream



prompt: Madame Butterfly
See comments here.

Tanka Poets on Site (October 8 prompt)

this moment
when you cup my face
as tears roll down our eyes...
you don't have to say
NO to chemotherapy



prompt: beyond words
See comments here. 
 

Tanka Poets on Site (August 27 prompt)

seeing the first light

of morning in your eyes

I start to smile

from the memory

of last night's kisses

prompt: waking up from a different place

See comments here.
 

Tanka Poet on Site (August 23 prompt)

his glazed look
like I'm not there at all . . .
I feel my life
being sucked out of me
before he even leaves



Prompt: saying goodbye
See my post here. 

Tanka Poets on Site (July 14 prompt)

the shift of colors
of Emerald bay . . .
my heart unwavering
under your eyes that turn
from blue to green

revision:

the sparkle and depth
of Emerald bay . . .
my heart unwavering
under his gaze that turn
from blue to green



prompt: eyes
See comments here.

He Doodles, You 'Ku - Day 26

his eyes fixed

on the candy dish

sugar moon

See doodle here.

He Doodles, You 'Ku - Day 21

trying to recall

the color of her eyes . . .

spring garden

See doodle here.

 

With Cherries on Top

   The most awaited haiku and senryu collection, With Cherries on Top: 31 Flavors from NaHaiWriMo, is available now for FREE download here. Special thanks to the 31 prompters, the contributors, and most especially to Michael Dylan Welch for all his hard work in putting together this beautiful pdf book. 

     For each daily prompt, at least five haiku were carefully selected. I'm thrilled and honored  because aside from being one of the 31 prompters, three of my haiku are among the cream of the crop. Thanks to the NaHaiWriMo community for all the support and inspiration. 

     tide pool

     a gulls plucks a starfish

     along with my dream

     prompt by Patty Hardin: tide pool

                           

        

     hospital bed

     the way his eyes light up

     when he sees me

                   

     prompt by Gillena Cox: love

     cotton-candy clouds—

     days when I am

     one of the butterflies

     prompt by Cara Holman: childhood in summer
      

    Also included in the book are Michael Dylan Welch's fantastic photos, one of which is on the front cover.

 

Sunset Glow

 

     This is my own haiku for the photo I posted on the 2nd Haiku My Photo Challenge last August 2012. Among the twenty-four entries from 10 different countries, Rick Daddario's haiku won first place. The full details of this peer reviewed contest are here.

     Alegria Albano Imperial just recently tweaked her own response, which I agreed to put in this photo. Check out jornales for the haiga, and while you're there, take the time to read all her wonderful poetry and prose. 

The 2nd Haiku My Photo Challenge

Dear haiku friends,

Yes, the Haiku My Photo Challenge is back! This time I’m experimenting on another set of rules. Instead of having a judge to select the winning haiku, why don’t we try a kukai-like (peer reviewed) haiga contest?  

Here’s how it goes:

1. Submit one haiku for this photo. Haiku must be your original work and may not be published anywhere, including online or in print.

     Example:

  the sunset glow

  still warm in our eyes

  blueberry kisses

  

Christine L. Villa

  

2. Email your haiku to chrissivilla@hotmail.com. Please type "2nd HMPC - haiku" as the subject line.

    Sign your entry and include your country of residence.

3. Deadline for sending your entries is August 31, 2012.

4. All participants are going to receive an invitation to vote with a list of all the entries. The list is numbered without the author's name.

    Please vote as shown in this example.

    Haiku #12 -- 1 pt. 

    Haiku #20 -- 2 pts.

    Haiku #51 -- 3 pts.

    Each voter has a total of SIX (6) points to distribute. It can be in increments of 1, 2, or 3.

    Reminders: Please don’t vote for your own haiku and don’t forget to sign your votes.

    You may leave comments while voting, but don’t exceed three lines. When published, the comments and votes will be given anonymous listings.

5. Email your votes to the same email address. Please type "2nd HMPC vote" as your subject line.

6. Deadline for sending votes is on September 10, 2012.

7. Results will be posted here on Blossom Rain no later than September 20, 2012.

    

8. All haiku entries will be posted with the author’s name. Votes will appear as follows:

Ex. 0, 5, 4 = 14

This means that no voter gave three points, 5 voters gave two points, and 4 voters gave 1 point. Total votes is equivalent to 14 points. 

   

9. Prizes: Since it is going to be our wedding anniversary on the 3rd of September and I’m in festive mood to celebrate all the blessings we’ve had in our marriage, I’m giving away a dozen postcards to the first prize winner. For the 2nd and third placer, I’m giving away six postcards each.

    Here are a few samples of my postcards, created using my own photos. 

10. Enjoy the challenge!

Chrissi

Love

     August 13 NaHaiWrimo prompt is "love", provided by Gillena Cox.

hospital bed
the way his eyes light up

whenever he sees me

      Comments on my haiku may be found here. Click this for more information on the 31 Different NaHaiWriMo Prompters in August 2012. 
 

Grass

    August 10 NaHaiWrimo prompt is "grass", provided by Melissa Allen.

 

ocean breeze
his eyes locked

on her grass skirt

 

 

 

     Comments on my haiku may be found here. Click this for more information on the 31 Different NaHaiWriMo Prompters in August 2012.