Neighborhood Haiku in Lexington, Massachusetts

My haiku is painted on the entrance door of the Lexington Historical Society building, which used to be a train station. Poetry reading and celebration were held last night in this building. Thank you so much, Brad Bennett, for reading my haiku and for taking these pictures. So thrilled and grateful! So grateful to your, Lord!!! You make all these things possible!

If you want to know more about this haiku project, Neighborhood Haiku in Lexington, click here. 

brass bell: a haiku journal

My two haiku about childhood memories published in brass bell: a haiku journal. Thank you so much, Zee Zahava. Looking forward to the next issue!

Cold Moon Journal

Sharing my monoku, dedicated to my father, published in Cold Moon Journal. Thank you so much, Robin Jacobson. 

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hedgerow a journal of small issue (Issue 132)

first rain                                          

my pulse etching

a sunbeam

 

did it start                                      

with a smile?

 

this opposite end of silence   

 

*Found poetry culled from pages 33 and 67 of Raindrops Chasing Raindrops by Paresh Tiwari

Christine L. Villa

geese flying
across the full moon
this moment
when dreaming of you
takes me home  

 

Christine L. Villa

Sonic Boom's Sixth Annual Senryu Contest

I'm so happy that I was given this opportunity to judge the Sixth Annual Senryu Contest of Sonic Boom . It was a pleasure picking out the winners and writing my commentaries for each poem. 

I took screenshots of the results because I know one day only the list of winners will be posted. I'd like to keep a photo of my commentaries. If you would like to read them, here they are below. Right now, you can still view the whole thing by clicking here. 

First Issue 2017 of The Cherita

     It has been more than 90 days so now I can post these 3 cherita that were published in the first issue of the cherita: your storybook journal.

      If you'd like to read the current issue, Be Amazed, edited by Larry Kimmel, here's the link. http://www.thecherita.com/flipbook.

Red Lights Vol 12, No. 1 January 2016

     Yay! My first appearance in Red Lights. Here are my two tanka.

 

 

 

 

     Red Lights has no website, but you can email marilynhazelton@rcn.com for submission or purchasing guidelines. You can also check out the Facebook page here.

 

Ribbons Journal (Fall 2015)

     Are you enjoying every single page of Ribbons (Fall 2015)? I hope you haven't skipped my tanka sequence, "Last Sip," on page 45. For those who don't have a copy, here it is.

 

Last Sip

 

parch lips . . .

for you I draw a well

of memories

from steel drum music

to the sound of waves

 

a sparrow's last sip
from the birdbath . . .
on your birthday

how I didn't want to believe

in your goodbyes

 

my thoughts

spinning counterclockwise

the silence

after I decide to turn off

the oxygen machine

 

streaks of foam

tail away from the reef . . .

how I remember

your wishes for me

when you're gone

 

Celebrating National Haiku Writing Month 2015 (Part 3)

 

 

 

 

February 21 prompt: newlywed

See comments here.

 

 

 

 

 

February 22 prompt: nudge

See comments here.

 

 

 

February 23 prompt: name

See comments here.

 

 

 

February 24 prompt: nag

See comments here.

 

 

 

February 25 prompt: navigate

See comments here.

 

 

 

February 26 prompt: narrow

See comments here.

 

 

 

February 27 prompt: nominate

See comments here.

 

 

 

February 28 prompt: neglect.

See comments here.

 

NaHaiWriMo (January 2015 prompts)

 

a piece of sky

mirroring myself . . .

spring pond

 

 

January 1 prompt: mirror

See comments here.

 

marmalade sky  . .

just knowing I'll see you

one day

 

 

January 2 prompt: marmalade

See comments here.

 

that feeling of knowing

you were already gone . . .

murmur of stars

 

 

January 3 prompt: murmur

See comments here.

 

a squirrel nibbles

the afternoon silence . . .

autumn song

 

 

January 4 prompt: morsel

See comments here.

 

purple magnolia . . .

I plunge into the deep

colors of sunset

 

 

January 6 prompt: magnolia

See comments here.

 

star magnolias

even on a moonless night . . .

dreaming again

 

 

January 7 prompt: mask

See comments here.

 

silent war ends . . .

her jar of mango jam

on my welcome mat

 

 

January 9 prompt: mango

See comments here.

 

first date

she hands him

a peppermint candy

 

 

January 14 prompt: mint

See comments here.

 

a firefly blinking

through the fountain mist . . .

memories of you

 

 

January 15 prompt: mist

See comments here.

 

autumn night . . .

a photo frame on her mantel

still empty

 

 

January 16  prompt: mantel

See comments here.

 

Moonbathing Issue 11 (Fall/Winter 2014)

this quiet space
between missing  you
and moving on
I catch myself whispering
to a dragonfly

Seize the Poem (October '14 prompt - December '14 prompt)

 

my yesterdays

a river of scarlet tears . . .

now I only dream

of purple cotton candy

and blossom rain

 

 

October 19 prompt: mist/river/shapes

See comments here.

 

 

I hold my breath

between these words

I long to hear . .

the soft, hushed sound

of a violin

 

  

November 23 prompt: violin music/in silence/the unexpected

See comments here.

 

 

winter sun . . .

all it takes to heal

after a night

of heavy silence

is a ringtone

 

 

 

December 6 prompt: winter sun

See comments here.

 

 

the day

I asked you not

to hold my hand . . .

at the corner of my heart

love was just waiting

to bloom

 

 

 

prompt: unexpected places

See comments here.

 

 

a white butterfly

carries my prayer . . .

cancer remission

 

 

each moment with you sea asters

 

 

 

December 26 prompt: white butterfly/sea asters

See comments here.

 

World Haiku Association (114th Haiga Contest)

   World Haiku Association 

(114th Haiga Contest, November 2013)

 

NaHaiWriMo #22-28 Prompts

   

our fingers touch

on the elevator button . . .

floating clouds

Feb. 28 prompt: button

See comments here. 

between life and death

we meet again . . .

butterfly wings

Feb. 27 prompt: bridge

See comments here. 

coffee stains . . .

what you shouldn't have

told me

Feb. 26 prompt: brew

See comments here. 

our silence

braiding the moonlight . . .

first kiss

Feb. 25 prompt: braid

See comments here. 

empty sea . . .

in a fisherman's net

a bucketful of stars

Feb. 24 prompt: boat
See comments here. 

latest buzz . . .

she spreads more butter

on her toast

Feb. 23 prompt: beehive

See comments here.

barn door . . .

the grunts of horses

slide out into the sunshine

Feb. 22 prompt: barn

See comments here. 

He Doodles You 'Ku - Day 1-8

     Take a peek at what's happening on Auburie Cox's Yay Words! You won't believe how much the group has grown in a week, not to mention the fantastic haiku and tanka for HM Yuan's doodles that have piled up. 

     Catching  up on the days that I've missed, here's what I came up with. Nothing compared to my personal favorites, but hey, at least I'm trying. :-) 

     Click a specific day to see the doodles and everybody's posts. 

the sinking sun

lingers at the brim

of your cup

how long can I stop you

from leaving

~ 0 ~

no time left 

to say goodbye . . .

withered rose

Day 8

I let the wind

speak for me . . .

winter tree

Day 7

holding on

to what's left of him . . .

fading sun

Day 6

Christmas moon—

the memory of her

peppermint breath

Day 5

winter buds

the morning unfolds

between my silence

Day 4

fork on the road—

his choices

almost identical

Day 3

cloud formation

where do I begin

telling you

Day 2

sudden wind—

her childhood days

snatched too soon

Day 1

Fence

   August 30 NaHaiWriMo prompt is "fence", provided by Terri Hale French.

silence  between us . . .
the criss cross fence
of spider silk
   

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

Winter Silence

Notes From the Gean (Fall 2011: Vol. 3, Issue 2)