thrilled to bring you #5 of hedgerow, featuring work from 14 different poets & artists. please keep sending in your work and thanks also for spreading the word, every effort is appreciated! thanks to contributors and readers alike. with love & kindness…
S.M. Abeles
whatever gets you
to the end of the line
my muse
wears a flower dress,
ties a sunbeam through her hair
S.M. Abeles is just a simple poet.
Peter Wilkin
‘Brontë Waterfall’
Peter Wilkin is a writer, poet & iphoneographer who lives in West Yorkshire, England.
Robyn Cairns
end of pier
lovers entwine
an egret moon
Robyn Cairns, Melbourne Australia, enjoys writing haiku, tanka and micropoetry for pleasure and publishes her work on twitter @robbiepoet. She has a passion for nature and photography
Dave Read
awash
in silver light –
all the moon
poems I
never meant to write
Dave Read is a Canadian poet whose work has appeared in many journals. His micropoetry can be found on Twitter, @AsSlimAsImBeing.
Sandi Pray
Sandi Pray is a wild child who roams between mountain and marsh in North Carolina and Florida, http://ravencliffs.blogspot.com.
Chase Gagnon
In a makeshift boat
I paddle through her enchanting iris
trying to reach the black island
of her soul…
but the sirens that sing
of her fear of love
pull me to the depths
of crystal green lust.
For Angel
Chase Gagnon is a student from Detroit, who loves staying up all night drinking coffee and writing poetry. His poems have appeared in a number of journals and anthologies over the past two years.
Veronika Zora Novak
winter garden . . .
his warm touch revives
a frozen orchid
Veronika Zora Novak is simply a daydreamer.
Debbie Strange
Debbie Strange is a published tanka and haiku poet, as well as an avid photographer. Her current passion is for creating haiga and tanshi (small poem) art.
Jo Waterworth
IN BED
She promises to make him a coat.
He promises to beat her carpets.
She kisses his little toe.
He kisses her breakfast bar.
She murmurs into his armpit.
He murmurs into her cellar.
She agrees to heaven on earth.
He agrees to a garage conversion.
Jo Waterworth lives in Glastonbury and has had a pamphlet of short poetry published by Poetry Space of Bristol.
Zee Zahava
dear one
come closer
my flame is going out
the two of us
breathing into the silence —
when did the clock stop?
I pour the tea
you butter the toast —
our waitress thinks we are sisters
Zee Zahava lives in Ithaca, N.Y. She writes most of her poems in a small notebook while taking her early morning walks. She is the editor of brass bell, an online haiku journal: http://brassbellhaiku.blogspot.com/
Christine L. Villa
Aside from being a children’s book author and a poet, Christine L. Villa is also the editor of Frameless Sky – a video journal showcasing poets, artists, and musicians in collaborative projects http://framelesssky.weebly.com.
Roary Williams
what he never said
to the girl who fell in love
with the man
who loved her almost
as much as he did
Roary Williams, Albuquerque New Mexico, USA, is a simple poet who loves nature and the seasons (@CoyoteSings)
Ed Bremson
the eloquence
of heart
of image
of love —
no limits
Ed Bremson is an award-winning haiku poet, and founder of Mijikai Press, book publisher. He has been writing and publishing poetry for fifty years. Ed lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, in the USA.
Kanchan Chatterjee
Kaimur range on my left–
‘Delhi – 1092 Kms’
the milestone says. . .
I step on the gas &
leap
towards the sun
&
you’re only
a breath away. . .
Kanchan Chatterjee lives in Jamshedpur, India, he loves to write short poems/haiku and sharing a hearty meal with his family.
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