Haiku Harvest - ISSN: 1557-7619 - Volume 1, Number 3 - Fall & Winter 2000

Editor: Denis Michel Garrison

HAIKU

J. D. Heskin
beyond: the river; winging wispy; in the silence; two horses

Kenneth Pobo
September; Fritilaria; My man's hairy chest; Planting tulip bulbs; Shower water runs

Elizabeth St Jacques
this bitter night; winter sunshine; Christmas pre-dawn

Denis Garrison
in the deepest cold; tile roof icicles; cold white lunar light; ice floes and debris; hanging flower pots; below ice clad cliffs; landslide overgrown; yesterday was warm; beneath the snow

TANKA

Kenneth Pobo
Queen Elizabeth

H A I K U

J. D. HESKIN

beyond: the river,
a blue heron leaves
to dry its feathers

winging wispy
from flower to flower:
caterpillar dreams

in the silence
of slumber:
the rooster

two horses
circle each other--
but not to fight

About the Poet

J.D. Heskin makes his home in Duluth, Minnesota along with his wife, K. T., and a rat terrier named Hedda.
He has writing credits in such literary magazines as North Coast Review, Artword Quarterly and The Poets Page.
Lately, J. D. has been submitting to E-zines and has been accepted
in Snakeskin, The Heron's Nest, and Poetry In The Light.

E-Mail: Blueforks@aol.com

KENNETH POBO

September
squirrels
harried K-Mart shoppers

Fritilaria,
your orange hair has the moon
looking for clippers!

My man's hairy chest,
birch trees growing on black dirt,
leaves starting to fall.

Planting tulip bulbs,
cats in underground cages
spring opens right up.

Shower water runs
all over me -- I am land
covered by rivers!

About the Poet

Kenneth Pobo grew up in Illinois. He likes sixties pop music and gardening. His work appears in: Indiana Review, Orbis, The Fiddlehead, Southern Ocean Review, ForPoetry, Templar Phoenix Literary Review, Haiku Harvest, and elsewhere. His new online chapbook, "Open to All", is at The 2River View.

E-Mail: kgpobo@enter.net

ELIZABETH ST JACQUES

this bitter night
seems much warmer now
- icicle lights

winter sunshine
on the braided rug
curled old cat

Christmas pre-dawn
on the couch and fast asleep
dear old Santa Claus

About the Poet

Elizabeth St Jacques' reviews, articles, and poetry have been published internationally, included in a number of anthologies and websites. Over the years, she has judged numerous poetry competitions and served as Poetry Editor of Canadian Writer's Journal, Contributing Editor with Small Press Review, and a Book Review Editor with Albatross (Romania). Presently, she serves as Associate Editor of Sijo West. Elizabeth's book reviews have appeared in Canadian Book Review Annual, Canadian Author, Atlantic Books Today, Freelance, Haiku Canada, Frogpond, Albatross, among others. Author of eight books, two of which are award-winners, her poetry has earned numerous awards. Editor of Poetry In The Light, which features Oriental poetry, related essays, articles, and reviews in the English language by world acclaimed poets. (See also Elizabeth's biography at her excellent website.)
Website: Poetry In The Light.

E-Mail: esj@sympatico.ca

DENIS GARRISON

in the deepest cold
great temple bell tolls thunder ...
shattered ice tinkles

tile roof icicles
hang close to the frozen ground
sunlit crystal cave

cold white lunar light
ice-curtained cliff reflection
captive earth bound moon

ice floes and debris
white water raging torrent
fish stay deep today

hanging flower pots
all rimmed with icicle rings
empty house wind chimes

below ice clad cliffs
trackless snowfield fills the gorge
wind-shrieking, birdless

landslide overgrown
hundreds of six-foot pine trees
Christmas tree forest

yesterday was warm
on the frosty windowsill
a frozen hornet

beneath the snow
gurgling spring fed brook
no cold can tame it

About the Poet

Denis M. Garrison lives in Monkton, Maryland in the U.S.A.
His biography is available at his Poetry Page.

E-Mail: denismgarrison@yahoo.com

T A N K A

KENNETH POBO

Queen Elizabeth
rose stuffed in green bush vase
until winter breaks
the vase and the flower dies
into a fierce white swan of snow

About the Poet

E-Mail: kgpobo@enter.net

Haiku Harvest - ISSN: 1557-7619 - Volume 1, Number 3 - Fall & Winter 2000

H A I K U

J. D. HESKIN

About the Poet

KENNETH POBO

About the Poet

ELIZABETH ST JACQUES

About the Poet

DENIS GARRISON

About the Poet

T A N K A

KENNETH POBO

About the Poet

Copyright © 2000-2001 by Denis M. Garrison.