Magnapoets Japanese Form

tanka previously published in Ribbons

image taken and copyrighted by A. Sarkilahti

afterglow . . .

in the soft light she looks

like his ex-wife

Previously published in Haiku Harvest

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• [photo of Thor, 1963]

 

new kindergarten class –
hiccupping sobs
from several moms

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full trashcans --
unplanted impatiens and
summer's to-do list

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not quite October:
holly wreaths fill
the sweet corn bins

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not that kind
of Goose Day
the old geezer ducks

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Haiku published in The Heron's Nest, September 2007

fine print on her tee-shirt
she glares at me
for squinting

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- added 8:30 PM:

startled
from this dream
my lips
with the kiss
that never reaches you

first published in Ribbons

image provided and copyrighted by Poppy

overtime . . .

through my office window

the harvest moon

under the harvest moon
a cartful
of groceries

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toilet seat up -
stuck in a dog house
under the harvest moon

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under the harvest moon
a thick, dark, moist
layer of clouds