Bart Solarcyzk & Lisa Espenmiller: Wednesday Haiku, #214

Her princess dreams
& ragdoll dress
come morning

Bart Solarczyk

Photo by plochingen

 

morning bath
ghosts
rise with the steam

Lisa Espenmiller

Photo by Cecil Beaton

the beggar child prays
with trembling voice...
for a doll

Issa
trans. by David G. Lanoue

best,
Don

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Chen-ou Liu & Lisa Espenmiller: Wednesday Haiku

Kaji-jo by Chooro Kuniyoshi 

in twilight
cherry petals fall
without a sound

Chen-ou Liu

Photograph by Robert Ashworth

early morning
redwoods shrouded
in the sound of fog

Lisa Espenmiller

Ash man by @doug88888

the cherry tree
that made blossom clouds
becomes charcoal 

Issa
trans. by David G. Lanoue

best,
Don

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Lisa Espenmiller & Michael Newell: Wednesday Haiku, #117

Photo by Bernt Rostad

listening to the wind
sing to the redwood -
fiftieth birthday

Lisa Espenmiller

 

 Photo by Sleepyjeanie

ally ally in come free
down the street
my past calls

Michael L. Newell

Photo by Oryctes

spring rain--
there's one window
per person

Issa
translated by David G. Lanoue

best,

Don   

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Lisa Espenmiller & K. Ramesh: Wednesday Haiku, #97

Photo credit: VinothChandar / Foter / CC BY

fifth breath in
rattle of loose window --
ten thousand drops of rain

Lisa Espenmiller 

Photo credit: mckaysavage / Foter / CC BY

 


muezzin’s  call…
the touch of an evening breeze
on leaves of the banyan

K. Ramesh

Photo by Penywise

cool breeze--
from Buddha's direction
blowing a blessing

 Issa

 translated by David G. Lanoue 

best,
Don

   

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Ed Baker & Lisa Espenmiller: Wednesday Haiku, #88

frog on lily-pad
reflecting
frog on lily-pad

Ed Baker

From 100 Aspects of the Moon by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

in the gallery
art on Summer walls
outside - the moon

Lisa Espenmiller

the little Buddha's head
a launch pad too...
frogs

Issa
translated by David G. Lanoue

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Don 

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Bart Solarczyk & Lisa Espenmiller: Wednesday Haiku #86

 Photo by Gage Skidmore

Before the day
turns hard
the cat's orange head

Bart Solarczyk

Photo by LoopZilla

long shadow
of morning's empty tea cup

Lisa Espenmiller

 Photo by Tevaprapas Makklay

temple tea--
the cat is served
too

Issa
translated by David G. Lanoue

best,
Don 

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Bill Killen and Lisa Espenmiller: Wednesday Haiku, Week 75

Photo by Saveourhill

by the old pond
in morning light
blue heron-very still

Bill Killen

Rain. Pittsburgh, PA by John Vachon

4 a.m. piss -
through the open window
the sound of rain

Lisa Espenmiller

listening to the insect chorus
right after
night's second piss

Issa
translated by David G. Lanoue

best,
Don

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2nd Annual Bashō Haiku Challenge Chapbook

Now that the contributor copies are in the mail, the 2nd Annual Bashō Haiku Challenge Chapbook is ready for purchase.   54 poems by 53 poets, it is 18 pages in length and standard digest, 5.5 x 8.5", up from the previous year's mini 4.25 x 5.5." It may be purchased for $3.00 postpaid ($4.00 overseas, ditto) via PayPal on the sidebar to the right or check or money order (or carefully sequestered cash).  Payment should be made out to "Don Wentworth." Address: Lilliput Review, Don Wentworth, Editor, 282 Main Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201.

Poets included:

William Appel, Jacek Margolak, Eduard Tara, Peter Newton, Terry Ann Carter, Dubravko Korbus, Andrea Grillo, Floyd Cheung (pg. 10), Paul Truesdell, Barbara A. Taylor, Ed Baker, Tom Drescher, Roberta Beary, Lisa Espenmiller, J. Zimmerman, Marija Pogorilic, Gary LeBel, Bart Solarczyk (2), Ann Schwader, Antonella Filippi, Bozena Zernac, Bob Carlton, William Cullen, Cherie Hunter Day, Darrell Lindsey, Deborah P. Kolodji, Ruth Holzer, D. V. Rozic, Ed Markowski, Gail Priest, Gerry Grubbs, Gary Schwartz, Gary Hotham, K. Ramesh, Karen Cesar, Keith A. Simmonds, Larry Barak, Marilyn Hazelton, Stjepan Rozic, Tanya Dikova, Thomas Martin, Tony Burfield, Victor P. Gendrano, Alan S. Bridges, Guy Simser, John Stevenson, Patrick Sweeney, Geoffrey A. Landis, John Frazier, Michael Stephenson, Scott Metz, and the Honorable Matsuo Bashō.

For a taste, the winning poem and 5 runners-up may be found here.

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a farting contest
under the moonflower trellis...
cool air

Issa
translated by David G. Lanoue 

best,
Don

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