Published in Tinywords: Haiku and Other Small Poems (https://tinywords.com/2022/06/03/37326/), 6/3/22.
rusted basketball hoop
and the wind chimes
hanging from it
Published in the Nick Virgilio Haiku Association’s Haiku in Action series (https://www.instagram.com/p/CdjBtEDLGeh/), 5/19/22.
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into an old tin cup
a pristine trickle
of pineland water
Published in Brass Bell: A Haiku Journal (http://brassbellhaiku.blogspot.com/2022/05/drinkable-haiku.html), 5/1/22.
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National Poetry Month was especially kind to me this year. :- )
Not only did two of my haiku get displayed on yard signs at Mercer County Library (N.J.), two others got a similar treatment at the New Jersey Botanical Garden as part of the Haiku Poets of the Garden State’s annual installation!
first spears then trumpets: hostas emerging shrub bed — scratching out a living the sparrow
I don’t have photos of the signs to share, but one of my poems is part of a collage created by the NJBG:
Poems placed outdoors are such a pleasant surprise! Have you ever seen any? And if so, where? I’d love to hear from you! :- )
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Making fairy doors is fun! Here is my fifth one: Shell Cottage. :- )
burnished copper beaten gold . . . sunrise on the wet sand
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To celebrate National Poetry Month last April, Mercer County Library (Lawrence, New Jersey, branch) graciously hosted an installation of my haiku: ten yard signs placed in the grass and gardens across the front of the building.
The concept was a hit, and this year the library adopted the program and produced a dozen signs of their own! (Two of my haiku are in the mix.)
What began as a one-time “proof of concept” initiative has transformed into an annual event. Let’s hear it for poetry-loving librarians everywhere! ::applause, applause::
For more information about the Mercer County Library System: https://mcl.org/branches/lawrence
For more information about the Poetry in Public Places Project: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PoetryInPublicPlacesProject
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from nowhere
to nowhere . . .
bridge in fog
Published in Charlotte Digregorio’s Writer’s Blog (https://charlottedigregorio.wordpress.com/2022/03/31/daily-haiku-april-1-2022/), 4/1/22.
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