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founding editor
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Tag Archives: moon
#69
welcome to #69 of hedgerow. as always, grateful to contributors & readers alike! the art in this issue was brought to you by Debbie Strange. read more about her here (https://hedgerowpoems.wordpress.com/poet-artist-in-conversation/). thank you & enjoy!
if you missed this last week–
wildflower poetry press will be publishing a new title called ‘wild voices: an anthology of small poems & art by women’. if this is something that appeals to you, you can find the guidelines here —
https://wildflowerpoetrypress.wordpress.com/2016/03/08/call-for-submissions/
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with love & kindness,
caroline skanne
founding editor
crack by crack
the sound of spring
on the pond
.
somersault
not the words
I was expecting
.
first thaw
a single shoot bathes
in sunlight
Rachel Sutcliffe, from Yorkshire, UK, has suffered from a serious immune disorder for the past 15 years, throughout this time writing has been her therapy, it’s what keeps her from going insane!
ides of March
celebrating the return
of buzzards
.
midday drift more and more of me slows the river
Julie Warther (@JulieWarther) serves as Midwest Regional Coordinator for the Haiku Society of America.
thelengthofmyshadow
thelengthofmyfathersshadow
spring day
Emmanuel Jessie Kalusian is a young haiku writer from Nigeria. He is the co-founder of Africa Haiku Network.
these poems by Debbie Strange previously appeared in The Bamboo Hut Press in 2015.
In memory of my first husband
chill drives
away the lingering birds
his body
so shockingly shrunken,
my prince of lost dreams
blackbird
already in flight
the worst part
is not being able to say
words he’ll now never hear
love letters
fading in the chest
tomorrow
the flag will fold over
memories of ‘Nam’
cradle moon
fading near daybreak
i wonder
if he rode it last night
for one last farewell
he slides
through a slice in time
a soft touch
halts tears, shows me hope
in the afterglow of absence
Pris Campbell, of West Palm Beach, FL, U.S. , writes both short forms and free verse. Both have been published widely. A former Clinical Psychologist and avid sailer, she was sidelined by ME/CFS in 1990 and now leads a far quieter life.
dormant buds
on the fingertips of branches
the moment of hope
before I leave
darkness behind
.
spring cherry branches the promise of pink
Kat Lehmann (Connecticut, USA) is a poet and a scientist who enjoys exploring the grandiose captured within the minute. Her full length poetry book, Moon Full of Moons (2015), describes the personal transformation of finding happiness after sadness. Visit her on twitter (@SongsOfKat).
the faintest hint
of a breeze
among the blossoms —
that’s how I imagine
your lips against my skin
.
I’ll hold you
in my heart
if not
in my arms —
spring moon
Paul Smith is a poet from Worcester in the UK. Alongside poetry Paul enjoys Japanese style ink painting, building cigar box guitars and playing old time blues.
#53
welcome to the latest issue of hedgerow. as always grateful to contributors & readers alike. thank you all for turning up!
october’s resident artist is Alexis Rotella. if you enjoy her art, please have a peek at the link below —
https://hedgerowpoems.wordpress.com/poet-artist-in-conversation/
with love & kindness.
she sings
on the rainswept corner
her bags
full of rubies and frogs
a green fairy plays a flute
Carole Johnston lives and writes in Lexington, Kentucky, USA, although she is from “nowhere zen.”
Bat in the belfry
her chipped mug
nothing remains
unbroken
.
temple bell tolling the emptiness inside things
.
sun shower
darting this way and that
skink on the cobblestones
Mark Miller lives in a tiny seaside village on the east coast of Australia, where he has been writing haiku for many years.
Traveling to the other side
blood moon
I still
love you
Grant Savage (Marmota monax x Homo sapiens) is a WASP groundhog hybrid living in Ottawa, Canada. The more the wind and cold eat at his bones the more fat he puts on them. He loves to photograph snow!
Day of the Dead
spider silk…
to catch a river
moon shifting
.
horses in the dusk. . .
half-remembered dreams
of a rail journey
Alan Summers, born London, resides in Wiltshire, England and enjoys French and Indian food, and wine from France, Italy, and Spain, and a few other
places too. He enjoys both good and bad science fiction movies, and zombies in Rom Coms as well as The Walking Dead and Z Nation. Alan prefers nightmares
to dreams, and making new zombie friends. Alan’s blog: http://area17.blogspot.com
november eve dance…
in moonlight on the hill
spirits wander round
whispering this dark night
tales of endings passed
Pat Geyer lives in East Brunswick, NJ, USA. Her home is surrounded by the parks and lakes where she finds her inspiration in Nature. She is an amateur photographer and poet.
Spirits of the mountains
the art in this issue was brought to you by Alexis Rotella —
I’ve been playing with words since I was a toddler. I remember sitting
on our front stoop in Southwestern Pennsylvania with a handwritten
letter from Uncle Bill to my mother. I thought if I stared at it long
enough I would be able to read…
https://hedgerowpoems.wordpress.com/poet-artist-in-conversation/
#49
welcome to #49 of hedgerow! thrilled to announce that october’s resident artist is Alexis Rotella. find out more about the artist behind the art at the link below. as always, grateful to contributors & readers alike.
https://hedgerowpoems.wordpress.com/poet-artist-in-conversation/
with love & kindness.
moonrise
a little more silver
in the wishing well
Simon Hanson lives in rural South Australia where he often walks the back roads down to the nearby limestone coast. Some of his haiku have been hatched on a clifftop overlooking the Great Southern Ocean and others while tiding the house overlooking the kitchen sink.
Dream jar
black-eyed susans i awaken from a spell
.
dismantling my bad mood a chickadee’s song
Meik Blöttenberger was born in Baltimore to German immigrant parents. He is currently living in Hanover, Pennsylvania and in a decade will be retiring to the high desert of Arizona. His other passions are photography and traveling.
Prayer for the earth
zendo
inspiration
with every breath
.
a change
of atmosphere
breathing in moonlight
David J Kelly lives and works in Dublin, Ireland, where he finds scientific and artistic inspiration in the natural world.
Harvest moon
Do you love me?
I love everyone
and no one …
her last words like dust motes
hang in a slant of moonlight
Chen-ou Liu is currently the editor and translator of NeverEnding Story, http://neverendingstoryhaikutanka.blogspot.ca/, and the author of five books, including Following the Moon to the Maple Land (First Prize, 2011 Haiku Pix Chapbook Contest) and A Life in Transition and Translation (Honorable Mention, 2014 Turtle Light Press Biennial Haiku Chapbook Competition)
Death poem
pink dawn
the blue ghost stumbles
through all the rooms in the house
Mike Andrelczyk is currently living in Strasburg, Pa. Also lived in Los Angeles, Ca. and Lewes, De. He likes writing haiku about the ocean, potatoes, moons, plants – mostly little things except the ocean which is huge, and the moon which looks little but isn’t. Poems and fiction have been featured in Modern Haiku, Haiku 2015 (Modern Haiku Press), A New Resonance 8 (Red Moon Press), The Inquisitive Eater, The Bitchin’ Kitsch. Follow on Twitter @MikeAndrelczyk.
the art in this issue was brought to you by Alexis Rotella —
I’ve been playing with words since I was a toddler. I remember sitting
on our front stoop in Southwestern Pennsylvania with a handwritten
letter from Uncle Bill to my mother. I thought if I stared at it long
enough I would be able to read…
https://hedgerowpoems.wordpress.com/poet-artist-in-conversation/
#44
welcome to #44 of hedgerow. this week’s issue features The Altered Reality Series by august’s resident artist… thanks for this month Debbie Strange! thanks also to the five other poets contributing to this issue & of course the readers. next week we’ll have a new resident artist & hopefully a few new reviews. stay tuned…
with love & kindness.
slow revolutions . . .
the soft clay
of a collapsed bowl
Julie Warther (@JulieWarther) lives in Dover, Ohio and serves as Midwest Regional Coordinator for the Haiku Society of America. (www.hsa-haiku.org). Her haiku chapbook “What Was Here” is available through Folded Word Press. http://foldedword.bigcartel.com/product/what-was-here
3rd Place, UHTS Second Annual “AHA” Awards, 2014
poem published in Cattails, May 2014
setting aside
my reading glasses
I search
for the tree
where the redbird sings
Ken Slaughter has been writing and publishing tanka since 2011. In 2015 he won the Tanka Society of America International contest and had two honorable mentions. He maintains a website: https://tankanews.wordpress.com/ to help tanka writers keep track of submissions deadlines. Ken lives in Massachusetts with his wife and two cats.
Runner-up, British Haiku Society Tanka Awards, 2014/15
poem published in Soft Thunder, 2015
morning drizzle
her pulse
upon my chest
Ben Moeller-Gaa is the author of two haiku chapbooks, the Pushcart nominatedWasp Shadows (Folded Word Press 2014) and Blowing on a Hot Soup Spoon (poor metaphor design 2014). His work has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies. Learn more about Ben at http://www.benmoellergaa.com.
poem published in Undertow Tanka Review, Issue 1, August 2014
thrift store scent
a mint green shirt
missing buttons
Anna Cates resides in Wilmington, Ohio with her two cats, Freddie and Christine. She holds an M.F.A. in Creative Writing, and several other advanced degrees related to English studies, and teaches English online for several universities. She is a regular contributor to short form poetry publications, and her first full length collection of haiku and other poems, “The Meaning of Life,” from Cyberwit.net, is now available on Amazon.
Honourable Mention, World Tanka Competition, 2013
poem published in Lyrical Passion Poetry E-zine, October 2013
waking from a dream
I cry out for my sister
the crow also cries
this morning
not a single person
returns my hello —
but oh
the crow the crow the crow
the crow — your departure
the crow — your return
Sister Crow
with your drum and kazoo
flying off to welcome spring
Sister Crow
my only regret —
I never invited you for tea
Zee Zahava edits an online haiku journal called Brass Bell. The next issue will come out on September 1st.
http://brassbellhaiku.blogspot.com/
poem published in Moonbathing, Issue 11, Fall/Winter 2014
The Altered Reality Series by Debbie Strange —
I have a lot of fun enhancing my photographs with a variety of digital techniques. This gives me double the creative pleasure and helps to extend the reach of the original works…
read more about the artist behind the art here —https://hedgerowpoems.wordpress.com/poet-artist-in-conversation/
#42
welcome to #42 of hedgerow. this week features the watercolour series by august’s resident artist Debbie Strange, along with work by five different poets. thanks everyone for being here.
with love & kindness…
brook song
the forsythia’s
first yellow buds
.
at the muddy end
of a walking stick
wild oats
Anna Cates resides in Wilmington, Ohio with her two cats, Freddie and Christine, writes. She holds an M.F.A. in Creative Writing, and several other advanced degrees related to English studies, and teaches English online for several universities. She is a regular contributor to short form poetry publications, and her first full length collection of haiku and other poems, “The Meaning of Life,” from Cyberwit.net, is now available on Amazon.
poem published in Acorn, Number 34, Spring 2015
Winnie the Pooh country
we cross paths with
a woolly bear
David J Kelly lives and works in Dublin, Ireland, where he finds scientific and artistic inspiration in the natural world.
poem published in Atlas Poetica, Number 20, February 2015
no more than four, the girl half-skips,
half-dances down the store aisle
her tiny feet spring up and down
in perfect time to the fairylike tune
she sings, the words grow softer,
soft, now a whisper as I pass by
Mary Kendall can often be found in her Chapel Hill, North Carolina garden, tending plants, feeding birds, watching dragonflies and playing with the dog. She meditates and writes there as well.
poem published in GUSTS, Number 21, Spring/Summer 2015
faded maps
all the adventures
we shared
.
steaming tea
the warmth
of friendship
Rachel Sutcliffe, from Yorkshire, UK, has suffered from a serious immune disorder for the past 14 years, throughout this time writing has been her therapy, it’s what keeps her from going insane!
Honourable Mention, Haiku Canada Betty Drevniok Award, 2015
mother shucks peas
with grandmother’s hands…
winter sunlight
.
light blows across the bay a cormorant
Joanna M. Weston. Married; has two cats, multiple spiders, a herd of deer, and two derelict hen-houses. Her middle-reader, ‘Those Blue Shoes’, published by Clarity House Press; and poetry, ‘A Summer Father’, published by Frontenac House of Calgary. Her eBooks found at her blog: http://www.1960willowtree.wordpress.com/
poem published in A Hundred Gourds, Issue 4:2, March 2015
The Watercolour Series by Debbie Strange —
I am drawn to the serenity of watercolours. These original photographs were digitally manipulated in order to create painterly effects…
read more about the artist behind the art here —https://hedgerowpoems.wordpress.com/poet-artist-in-conversation/
#40
welcome to #40 of hedgerow. thrilled to announce that from next week onwards we will have a ‘resident artist’ (art / visual pieces) where you will be able to gain a glimpse into the artist behind the art over the course of a month. further we have added two new reviews to the ‘poetry / art book reviews’ (https://hedgerowpoems.wordpress.com/poetry-art-book-reviews/). there will also be a brand new poet / artist in the spotlight next week. so, stay tuned! thanks for being here everyone, it is a beautiful thing!
with love & kindness.
long way home
from night shift
I drag my shadow
.
alone at twilight …
a blue butterfly
here and gone
.
my summer night
rounding
into a crescent moon
Chen-ou Liu is currently the editor and translator of NeverEnding Story, http://neverendingstoryhaikutanka.blogspot.ca/, and the author of five books, including Following the Moon to the Maple Land (First Prize, 2011 Haiku Pix Chapbook Contest) and A Life in Transition and Translation (Honorable Mention, 2014 Turtle Light Press Biennial Haiku Chapbook Competition)
Debbie Strange (Canada) is a short form poet and an avid photographer. She enjoys creating haiga and tanshi (small poem) art. You are invited to visit her on Twitter @Debbie_Strange, and an archive of published work may be found at debbiemstrange.blogspot.ca
open window
a loose leaf flutters
under my pen
Dave Read is a Canadian poet whose work has appeared in many journals, including hedgerow. You can find his micropoetry on Twitter, @AsSlimAsImBeing.
observations come in layers…
the unraveling of a river, I pick at
the thread it releases when it’s ready
a tangled string for the careful
embroidery of thoughts
words arrive with the
frolic of a bounding kitten
scurrying I pick it up and hold it close:
wet words with an unsteady beat
Kat Lehmann lives in Connecticut, USA, by the river where she writes. She is a scientist and a poet who enjoys the unity of these perspectives of nature. Her work has been published in both poetry and science journals. Her first book of poetry, Moon Full of Moons, was published in February 2015 by Peaceful Daily. Visit her on twitter (@SongsOfKat).
fireworks
a child notices
the stars
.
hibiscus rain . . .
a hummingbird driven off
by a hummingbird
.
neighborhood walk
past each housetop
the gibbous moon
Julie Warther (@JulieWarther) lives in Dover, Ohio and serves as Midwest Regional Coordinator for the Haiku Society of America. (www.hsa-haiku.org). Her haiku chapbook “What Was Here” is available through Folded Word Press. http://foldedword.bigcartel.com/product/what-was-here
rushwater
over gleaming icicles
afternoon sun
Mike Andrelczyk is currently living in Strasburg, Pa. Also lived in Los Angeles, Ca. and Lewes, De. He likes writing haiku about the ocean, potatoes, moons, plants – mostly little things except the ocean which is huge, and the moon which looks little but isn’t. Poems and fiction have been featured in Modern Haiku, Haiku 2015 (Modern Haiku Press), A New Resonance 8 (Red Moon Press), The Inquisitive Eater, The Bitchin’ Kitsch. Follow on Twitter @MikeAndrelczyk.
no longer a puppy —
the clay between
his paws
.
distant thunder —
a firefly brushes the edge
of my hand
Theresa A. Cancro (Wilmington, Delaware, USA) enjoys observing nature, writing poems and short fiction, especially the challenge of haiku and related short-form poetry. Her work has been published internationally in print and online journals, including Presence, Chrysanthemum, Shamrock, Hailstones, A Hundred Gourds, A Handful of Stones, Cattails, and Plum Tree Tavern, among others.
Barbara Kaufmann can be found (or lost) in the woods, beaches and gardens in New York, her camera and notebook in hand, hunting for poems. Her website is http://www.wabisabipoet.wordpress.com.
for years
I’ve thought of memory
as a pond
images float to surface
submerge again at random
now how deep the pond
Carole Johnston spends summer days driving around Bluegrass backroads with a notebook, a camera and her dog. Her chapbook, Journeys: Getting Lost, can be ordered from Finishing Line Press.
#39
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with love & kindness.
I remember the air
from the summer we met:
heavy and thick
with a new sweetness
I desired to touch
Kat Lehmann lives in Connecticut, USA, by the river where she writes. She is a scientist and a poet who enjoys the unity of these perspectives of nature. Her work has been published in both poetry and science journals. Her first book of poetry, Moon Full of Moons, was published in February 2015 by Peaceful Daily. Visit her on twitter (@SongsOfKat).
Steve Wilkinson, Co.Durham, England. Editor of the Bamboo Hut and currently exploring the avenue of TanshiArt. http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/1515183017/
skipping stones
reminiscing—four skips, five
we find a memory
that she forgets
I get to tell her about us
.
moon glow
just enough to see
the page
does it reflect yesterday’s
or tomorrow’s sun?
Patrick Doerksen is a student of social work and lives with his wife in Victoria, Canada, where flowers bloom as early as January and it is very difficult to be unhappy. He writes poetry as a way of experiencing life more fully.
the moon
paints willow leaves
on my walls
with her sumi’e wind brush
dancing through my dreams
Carole Johnston spends summer days driving around Bluegrass backroads with a notebook, a camera and her dog. Her chapbook, Journeys: Getting Lost, can be ordered from Finishing Line Press.
summer dawn
crawling over the hill
dandelions
.
cricket song
I turn to speak in
Dad’s good ear
Dave Read is a Canadian poet whose work has appeared in many journals, including hedgerow. You can find his micropoetry on Twitter, @AsSlimAsImBeing.
Sparrow perches on open window
a foil to the pain of bone
lying on bone
Sunshine ripening tomatoes
Jo Waterworth has lived in Glastonbury UK for thirty years. Sometimes she takes her poetry seriously enough to send it out and get published. Other times she’s busy with art or singing. She is a part-time mature student at Bath Spa University and blogs at https://jowaterworthwriter.wordpress.com/
butterfly wings
sweep the sky —
no dust remains
Kevin Trammel recently published his book Gathered Rain, a season-traversing dance of poetry, prose and artwork, written over years of reflective delight in the fields of Indiana, the forests of the Pacific Northwest, the oak graced foothills of the Sierra. Now living in Georgetown, California, he enjoys riveting conversation with his cats, the passing foxes, the wind in the tulip tree and the pines, and does his best to take down their words as creative prose meditations or as haiku.
blue lagoon
parrot fish graze
on pink coral
.
blue spirals into violet
mother of pearl
Simon Hanson lives in rural South Australia where he loves to walk the back roads at an ambling pace down to the nearby limestone coast. He no longer collects shells, leaving them instead on the beach where they belong, but does sometimes bring home an idea for a haiku or two.
sewing
the pineapple bedspread
the marshmallow dessert
the blue jay’s squawk
the evergreens sway
the cat who sat by the stove
the women tying stitches in knots
the rug embroidered with orange red threads
the women who girdle their thoughts
Irene Koronas is the poetry editor for Wilderness House Literary Review. She has three full length books, Portraits Drawn from Many, Ibbetson Street Press; Pentakomo Cyprus, Cervena Barva Press; and Turtle Grass; Muddy River Books. She has numerous chapbooks and poetry in many anthologies. She reviews poetry books for the small press community.
hedgerow #31
welcome to #31 of hedgerow! if you haven’t already passed by our new ‘poet / artist spotlight’, have have a peek here — (https://hedgerowpoems.wordpress.com/poet-artist-spotlight/ ). as always, a warm thank you to readers & contributors alike.
with love & kindness.
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ambulance siren –
an albatross dragging the sun
out of waves
.
empty home –
mom’s lipstick on a teacup
so vivid
.
after divorce –
the dog carries your slipper
to its nook
Lavana Kray is from Iasi – Romania. She is passionate about writing and photography. Nature and the events of her life are topics of inspiration. Her work has been published in: Haiku Canada Review, Asahi Shimbun, The Mainichi, World Haiku Association, Daily Haiga, Heron’s Nest, Frogpond, Eucalypt, Acorn, Ardea, Ginyu, Presence, Traversées and others. She has been chosen for Haiku Euro Top 100-edition 2014. This is her blog: http://photohaikuforyou.blogspot.ro
last time
i saw grandpa
just before he died
when I was fourteen
he didn’t know me
but his hand in my hand
knew our kite flying days
Robyn Cairns is a Melbourne based poet who shares her poetry and photography on twitter @robbiepoet.
Tom Slagle loves wilderness, wild rivers, good coffee, literature, travel, play, and kindness. A native of Colorado, he now lives and loves in the desert southwest, USA.
hemming curtains by hand
suddenly my mother…
school summer dresses
sun breaks through the day’s cloud
now I can hang the washing out
Jo Waterworth lives in Glastonbury, UK, where she has been writing poetry for many years. She blogs at jowaterworthwriter.Wordpress.com and has had a pamphlet of short poetry published by Poetry Space of Bristol.
Bear Moon
I’m all out of honey
but please come for tea anyway
Walking Moon
in your brand new sneakers
I can hardly keep up with you
Worn-Out Moon
now is the time
to sink into a lavender bubble bath
Roller Skating Moon
who would have thought you could be
so graceful on wheels?
Purple Moon
I almost mistook you
for a field of irises
Ice Cream Moon
not everyone can handle 3 scoops
but you can
Garden Moon
thank you for reminding me —
nobody owns the flowers
Shakespearean Moon
surely it is better to be
than not to be
Laughing Moon
I love the way
your belly rises and falls
Matchmaker Moon
what a brilliant introduction —
bee, meet flower
Midnight Moon
when you can’t sleep
do you count stars?
Brave Moon
you stood up for me
I’ll do the same for you
Fashionista Moon
on you
the hot pink feather boa is divine
Mango Moon
impossible
to get enough of you
Thrifty Moon
shopping with you isn’t as much fun
as I thought it would be
Tango Moon
claiming the horizon
as your own private ballroom
No-Poem Moon
all I can do is love you
there are no words
Zee Zahava lives in Ithaca, New York (USA) and is the editor of the online haiku journal “brass bell.”
enchanted garden…
the languages of flowers,
butterflies and birds
are all that remain
when moonlight ceases
Ed Bremson speaks lovingly of the moon in his forthcoming chapbook, Like a Summer Night, https://finishinglinepress.com/product_info.php?products_id=2375
Tony Johnson lives in Moreno Valley, CA where he writes by the light of the moon, seeking his creativity from a dark past and emerging with poems about love, relationships, and childhood. On the side, he is a amateur photographer.
moon lake
paper boat
rendezvous
Vibeke Laier lives in Randers, Denmark. A few minutes of mindful attention helps her to engage with the world. She likes the process of capturing moments of the day in small sentences and micro poems… it is as a way to be open to the magic.
forgotten frost
the mother
I’ll never be
.
splashing through spring
my goddaughter
in her new pink boots
.
scan results
the shadow of a fly
in the spider’s web
Rachel Sutcliffe, from Yorkshire, UK, has suffered from a serious immune disorder for the past 14 years, throughout this time writing has been her therapy, it’s what keeps her from going insane!
the universe! in each snowflake
Matthew Moffett lives in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, with his wife and two kids. He thanks you for reading his poems!
beachfront
the ebb and flow
of two worlds
.
frog pool
so many eyes
admire the moon
.
silent night
crossing the lake
a falling star
Simon Hanson lives in rural South Australia relishing the open spaces and distant horizons. He spent a number of years in the philosophy department of Flinders University which he thoroughly enjoyed though he did have a difficult time persuading others that Beauty is an objective feature of the universe and not just in the eye of the beholder.
hedgerow #30
welcome to the 30th issue of hedgerow! we celebrate this milestone with the launch of ‘poet / artist spotlight’ featuring work by four artists. do have a peek! (https://hedgerowpoems.wordpress.com/poet-artist-spotlight/). also a huge thank you to all of you who have continued to support hedgerow week after week… reading, sharing & contributing!
with love & kindness.
s u b w a y |everyone|crammed|sofarapart
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low in the bat sky a talon moon
.
deserted trail
a wagtail
makes way
David Serjeant lives in Derbyshire, UK. He is the current editor of Blithe Spirit, journal of the British Haiku Society. His interests include photography and pottering about (escaping everything) on his allotment. He publishes poetry and works in progress at http://distantlightning.blogspot.co.uk/ He also writes about his experiences with multiple sclerosis at https://davesmagicalbrain.wordpress.com/
Debbie Strange (Canada) is a published tanka and haiku poet and an avid photographer. She enjoys creating haiga and tanshi (small poem) art. You are invited to see more of her work on Twitter @Debbie_Strange.
the length
of my headlights
country road
.
into the puddle
without a splash
moonlight
.
strawberry blossoms
the growing list of
boys she likes
Dave Read is a Canadian poet whose work has appeared in many journals, including hedgerow. You can find his micropoetry on Twitter, @AsSlimAsImBeing.
the weight
of my worries
dream catcher
Rachel Sutcliffe, from Yorkshire, UK, has suffered from a serious immune disorder for the past 14 years, throughout this time writing has been her therapy, it’s what keeps her from going insane!
Night train
East of yesterday
I open the sleepy eye
Of my compartment
Silent and nameless
Lines appear outside and shapes
Still covered in mist
Hills and soft valleys
Waves of an endless green band
Drawn across the sky
Melanie Barbato has recently completed her doctoral studies on Indian Philosophy at LMU Munich/ Germany.
I trip upon the times
When your ghost haunts me
Like a wind that doesn’t blow
Allison M. Peck is an awe-struck traveller on the planet earth who currently resides in the “wilds” of Northwest New Jersey, USA. She is a lover of the natural world, a gardener, mother, physical therapist, and creator of messes- in no particular order of relevance.
Static
When
my
grandfather
died,
his
radio
turned
itself
on.
Mike Jewett is editor and publisher of Boston Poetry Magazine. His work has been published, or is forthcoming, in Eunoia Review, Yellow Journal Magazine, Clarion, Latent Image, Three Drops from a Cauldron, Pankhearst, Coup d’Etat, Orion Magazine, and The Bitchin’ Kitsch. He roosts with his punk rock wife and punk rock son.
dark blue tree
at midnight what is
green
Mike Andrelczyk is currently living in Strasburg, PA. Also lived in Los Angeles, Ca. and Lewes, De. He likes writing haiku about the ocean, potatoes, moons, plants – mostly little things except the ocean which is huge, and the moon which looks little but isn’t. Follow on Twitter @MikeAndrelczyk.
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dew in the starlight in the dew
Julie Warther (@JulieWarther) lives in Dover, Ohio and serves as Midwest Regional Coordinator for the Haiku Society of America. (www.hsa-haiku.org). Her haiku chapbook “What Was Here” is available through Folded Word Press. http://foldedword.bigcartel.com/product/what-was-here
hedgerow: a journal of small poems 