Heavy snowfall

it even hides

my grief —

heavy snowfall

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Published in Acorn: A Journal of Contemporary Haiku, fall 2019.

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The Amazing Pumpkin Carve 2019, part 2

Entrance to The Amazing Pumpkin Carve at Woolsey Park, Hopewell Township, New Jersey. Photo courtesy of Nancy Waters.

The Amazing Pumpkin Carve, which I described in The Amazing Pumpkin Carve 2019, part 1, has come and gone. Omigosh, those huge sculpted pumpkins!  :- D

“Mmm Brains”, by Eric Schultz. Photo courtesy of Nancy Waters.

It was an honor, indeed, to have had a small part in the success of this big annual event. The Hopewell Valley Arts Council, who ran it, generously allowed me to place ten of my micro-poem signs around the fairgrounds for the five-day duration of the fall festival’s run.

Here are some photos of my signs. I hope you enjoy them!

Photo courtesy of Nancy Waters.

Photo courtesy of Nancy Waters.

Photo courtesy of Nancy Waters.

Photo by Bill Waters.

Photo courtesy of Nancy Waters.

Photo by Bill Waters.

Photo courtesy of Nancy Waters.

Photo by Bill Waters.

Photo courtesy of Nancy Waters.

Photo courtesy of Nancy Waters.

Is that a ghost behind me?! Call the Ghostbusters!

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Hopewell Valley Arts Council: https://www.hvartscouncil.org

Poetry in Public Places Project: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PoetryInPublicPlacesProject/

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The Amazing Pumpkin Carve 2019, part 1

Earlier this month, the Hopewell Valley Arts Council ran its 5th-annual Amazing Pumpkin Carve, a local fall festival in Central New Jersey featuring 40 massive pumpkins imaginatively sculpted and lit. These pumpkins truly looked amazing, by day . . .

Mmm Brains, by Eric Schultz. Photo courtesy of Nancy Waters.

Georgi’s Room, by Aleece Davis and Jill Thomas.

. . . and by night:

By Michael Davies. Photo courtesy of Mary Galioto.

By Patrick Pasquito. Photo courtesy of Mary Galioto.

New this year, the event also included a little poetry — or, to be precise, a lot of little poems. Dotting the fairgrounds on yard signs, ten of my haiku and senryu were on display for the enjoyment of visitors.

Here are the signs, without their stands. (Pumpkin-colored cat not included.)

Poem signs . . . and a cat!

If you’d like to see how the signs looked on site, please check out The Amazing Pumpkin Carve 2019, part 2.  ;- )

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Hopewell Valley Arts Council: https://www.hvartscouncil.org

Poetry in Public Places Project: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PoetryInPublicPlacesProject/

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Afternoon

 

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Published in DailyHaiga (http://www.dailyhaiga.org/haiga-archives/2583/-afternoon-by-bill-waters-usa), 10/9/19.

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Fallen leaves

some in the water

some in the boat:

fallen leaves

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