Under the Bashō 2023
Haiku
Editor: Marilyn Ashbaugh (current)
Previous Editor: Kala Ramesh (2013 to August 2023)
in the jewel case
my father's watch
heartbeats
the first picotee
in the flowerbed ...
I make a wish
flower seeds
explode skywards
fireworks
Sunrise—
slashes of light briefly
on the western wall
April sun—
a warm letter
from an old friend
paperwhite narcissus
in front of the mirror
feeling ugly again
summer writing class
the teacher insists on
seventeen syllables
sun-dried grains
aunt’s backyard fills with
chirps and clucks
red signal
the lad runs barefoot
to sell a string of jasmine
wind has changed
among the violets
swallows in flight -
there is always something
to remember
the blossoms...
so lightly
they take their leave
a log burl
semi-submerged
the turtle
half moon
the chirp of crickets
fills shadows
September sunrise
over breaking waves
a seagull's cry
dying hydrangea
a champagne cork
came to rest
in a rush
we all walk past
the cherry blossom
box of dried bulbs
in the cellar…
smell of rain
the allegro begins
in my ear buds…
dahlias bursting red
dog's ear
soft against my cheek
the scent of grass
whir of the fan
through thickening heat
cicadas stir