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Volume 36.2
Summer 2005

 

sample haiku & senryu

 

news from Mars—
my toddler’s searching hand
under my shirt
Susan Antolin

 

August twilight ...
he reminds me
of my shortcomings
Francine Banwarth

 

summer heat
moving the argument
to the shade
Jack Barry

 

home from the war
not your prayers
he says just luck
Randy M. Brooks

 

   i center her punch bowl
on antique lace
      day of the wake
Ellen Compton

 

star-studded sky
the gleam of stepping stones
across the frozen creek
Angie Hawk

 

August heat—
no more clothes
we can take off
P M F Johnson

 

inside the mirror ...
shaving
the monkey
Robert Mainone

 

the tide rises
a hint of orange
in winter sky
Laura Podeschi

 

heirloom quilt—
of course the cat
thinks it’s hers
Emily Romano

 

extra innings—
the vendor sips
his own beer
Mathew V. Spano

 

winter cabin
I find the cookie tin
in the dark
Zach Zufall

 

 

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