Day 3 Highlights

Day 3 was all about that funny little form the haiku. Some people complained; others moaned; but everyone took a shot (or even several shots) at writing this Japanese classic. Here are some of the pieces that made me stop and ponder.

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Crescent moon at dawn

frosted blossoms bowing low

to the rising light

Lorraine Hart |lorrainehartAT NOSPAMgmail dot com

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Scarlet clouds

drift over the sun.

Hawks snatch their prey.

Margaret Fieland |infoAT NOSPAMmargaretfieland dot com

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Soaring hawk

On a cold blue morning

A mole’s destiny

Judy Brassard |judyb144AT NOSPAMhotmail dot com

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Sudden rain

Pitter-patter shore of flamenco

Flip-flop

Zona Yi-Ping Tsou |besidelakeAT NOSPAMgmail dot com

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yellow jackets hum

hanging on old-barked branches

late for the party

Khara House |leftnwrite08AT NOSPAMyahoo dot com

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Girls in the driveway

hopping up and down, twirling,

above white clouds dance.

patti williams |pwilliamswriterAT NOSPAMaol dot com

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Flaming trees herald

the last drunken flight of butterflies

before the first frost

A.C. Leming |fackorfAT NOSPAMhotmail dot com

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Two trails through cracked leaves.

Light and twigs cast chickenscratch

Warmly on two trails.

David Edwards |zehayeAT NOSPAMmsn dot com

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as wet as the pond

fishing with my son

in the June rain

Mike Barzacchini |mjbarzAT NOSPAMyahoo dot com

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My corgis pause

to water the dogwoods;

coats wet with spring dew

Marcus Smith |sleeperdesuAT NOSPAMhotmail dot com

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wind whips aloft

fire light filtered through

tree branches

AlaskanRC |Ruffian_chick24AT NOSPAMyahoo dot com