welcome to #85 of hedgerow. this week features art by Debbie Strange. you can visit her blog here — http://www.debbiemstrange.blogspot.ca/. as always, grateful to contributors & readers alike. enjoy!
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the distance
of the harrier’s cry
withered moor
.
freeing itself
of itself
the thawing stream
.
mayfly
rippling
stars
Paul Chambers is a haiku author from Newport, South Wales. His work can be viewed at www.paulchambershaiku.com
fluffy white cloud
our old cat
is gone
Ben Moeller-Gaa is the author of two haiku chapbooks, the Pushcart nominated Wasp Shadows (Folded Word Press 2014) and Blowing on a Hot Soup Spoon (poor metaphor design 2014). Learn more about Ben at www.benmoellergaa.com.
protection
this rune resembles a tree
arms lifted up
to the maddening sky…I raise
my arms and dance with myself
transformation
rune like mountain peaks
daring us
to leap like warriors
ready to crash or fly
gateway rune
like a deer among woods
meditating
on the space “between
heaven and mundane”
Carole Johnston lives in her imagination most of the time, but sometimes, she lives in Lexington, Kentucky. She writes short poems every day and has published two books of poetry: “Journeys-Getting Lost” and “Manic Dawn.”
sand dunes
the deepening creases
in my skin
.
wind chimes
the fledgling’s
first flight
Christina Sng writes haiku to immerse in nature amid life in the city. She finds joy in gardening, birdsong, and sakura tea. Find her at christinasng.com.
long road trip…
reaching the dead end
of our relationship
Debbi Antebi (@debbisland) exhales oxygen while writing poems. She lives in Istanbul, Turkey, with her husband and books.
roar of chainsaws
the green man
sobs
Pat Davis lives in Pembroke, New Hampshire, USA. She enjoys her family, reading, writing, painting, and going places with her husband.
parked bulldozer
a field of daises
overtakes the blade
.
“RV/ Camping”
black snags poke
out of a swamp
.
no scarves, no pipes
since when did the snowmen
quit smoking?
Richard Stevenson, Nanaimo, BC, Canada
winter moon
a coat of mismatched buttons
left on the curb
Nika is the pen name of Jim Force. He has published two chapbooks: frogs singing (1993) and snail my friend (2015). Nika lives in Victoria BC where he writes with The Heron’s Quill. He is a member of Haiku Arbutus as well as Haiku Canada.
for fifteen years
my mother walks back
through time
returning at the end
to where it all began
Susan Constable lives on the west coast of Canada, where she’s been writing haiku and tanka for the past ten years. She was the tanka editor from 2012-2016 for the online journal, A Hundred Gourds.
the art in this issue was brought to you by Debbie Strange. you can read more about her here — http://www.hedgerowpoems.wordpress.com/poet-artist-in-conversation/
publication credits —
Debbie Strange – torn petals – Failed Haiku, May 2016
Debbie Strange – folding unfolding – brass bell, September 2015
Debbie Strange – sunrise sunflower – brass bell, November 2015
Debbie Strange – summer storm – Frameless Sky, June 2015
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