Issue #11

Posted online June 3, 2017

SUNSET’S RAYS TURNOLD CONCRETE OVERPASSGOLDEN
Shasta Hatter, page 109 of this book

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  1. 50 Haikus 50 poems by select poets
  2. 50 Haikus Volume 1 Issue 11 ISBN: 978-1-63275-101-0 Edited by Glenn Lyvers and April Zipser ©2017 Prolific Press Inc. All Rights Reserved; No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. Published by Prolific Press Inc., Johnstown, PA
  3. Table of contents: poets and page numbers
  4. Poems 1-25 Poem Poet Untitled Sandra Barnett Starry Twilight Anna Cates Untitled Ron Scully Old Man's Hair Banwynn Oakshadow Fall Illusion Bill Melton Marching Band Erin Jones Butterfly Rachel Pond Time Will Tell Susan Gentry Iberis Erin Castaldi Untitled Martha Magenta Haiku 378 Robert J. Howe Determination Sandra Wells Ocean in Air Kate Alsbury Petrichor Steven Duncan Tides Jackie Maugh Robinson Untitled Jackie Maugh Robinson Insects Ingrid Bruck Untitled Joseph Kleponis Choices Adam Leckrone Legacy of Roots Eve Chilicas Untitled Ayaz Daryl Nielsen Beach Scene Dawn Wing Canyon Lake Kylie Benavides Untitled Michael Flanagan How to Fill the Spaces Rebecca Wener that You Left Behind
  5. Poems 26-50 Poem Poet Untitled Linda Sacco Snowdrops Stephanie De Haven Untitled Joseph J Kozma Raindrops Rachel Pond Untitled Beth Mathison Beyond Forever JR Vork Fall Leaf JR Vork Untitled Connor Bjotvedt Untitled Craig Kittner Untitled Craig Kittner April Haiku 1 David Anthony Sam April Haiku 2 David Anthony Sam Live Oaks and Palm Trees Bruce Levine Untitled Clarise Samuels Untitled Clarise Samuels Sunday Evening Angela Sargent Daylily Connor Bjotvedt Fleeting Muse Eliah Medina A Man's Truth Lfj Gill The Moon Donald Clermont Monsoon Melinda Irvine Untitled Thomas Locicero Separated Lianne Kamp Untitiled Shasta Hatter Untitled Rebecca Kane
  6. One
  7. SANDRA BARNETT UNTITLED THE MORNING GLORY VINE CRAWLS ALONG THE FENCE TO MEET THE NEIGHBOR’S SHEARS
  8. Two
  9. ANNA CATES STARRY TWILIGHT STARRY TWILIGHT A FALLEN PLUM SUCCUMBS TO MUSH
  10. Three
  11. RON SCULLY UNTITLED SLATTER PARK CHANGED FOREVER THE DAY THEY FOUND THE MISSING BLACK SWAN
  12. Four
  13. BANWYNN OAKSHADOW OLD MAN'S HAIR SPRING BREEZE RUFFLES OLD MAN'S HAIR A DANDELION –
  14. Five
  15. BILL MELTON FALL ILLUSION THE TRANSLUCENT HAZE OF AUTUMN’S SOFTENED SUNLIGHT WARNS OF WINTER CHILL
  16. Six
  17. ERIN JONES MARCHING BAND MARCHING BAND PRACTICE OFF IN THE DISTANCE AUTUMN MEMORIES
  18. Seven
  19. RACHEL POND BUTTERFLY DAINTY WINGS FLUTTER VIBRANT BLUR OF ENERGY LOST IN REVERIE
  20. Eight
  21. SUSAN GENTRY TIME WILL TELL TRIBULATIONS PASS KNOWLEDGE CHANGES PERCEPTION TIME REVEALS ALL TRUTH
  22. Nine
  23. ERIN CASTALDI IBERIS FIRST DAY HOME HEFTY IBERIS BLOSSOMS FILLS CHILLY VOIDS
  24. Ten
  25. MARTHA MAGENTA UNTITLED MOVIE NIGHT FROM A HILLOCK SUNSET
  26. Eleven
  27. ROBERT J. HOWE HAIKU 378 THE WIND FROM NOWHERE SHAKES A RED OAK’S KNOBBY LIMBS NIGHT IN APRIL’S HANDS
  28. Twelve
  29. SANDRA WELLS DETERMINATION MY OLD SKIN FALLS AWAY, SHINING, I BURST FORTH ON FIRE, DETERMINATION
  30. Thirteen
  31. KATE ALSBURY OCEAN IN AIR EVENING MIST CREEPS ENDLESS VIEWS OF EERIE GLEAM LINGERING TILL DAWN.
  32. Fourteen
  33. STEVEN DUNCAN PETRICHOR PETRICHOR STIFLES, OVERWHELMS MY EVERY SENSE PARALYZING ME.
  34. Fifteen
  35. JACKIE MAUGH ROBINSON TIDES LONE SEAGULL FOLLOWS THE RECEDING TIDE‒ WIDOW’S WALK
  36. Sixteen
  37. JACKIE MAUGH ROBINSON UNTITLED UNTANGLING LEASHES‒ STRANGERS ON THE DOG PARK PATH FINDING COMMON THREADS
  38. Seventeen
  39. INGRID BRUCK INSECTS WEB WEAVER YELLOW-BLACK CARNIVORE HUNTS I PICK HER TOMATOES KAMIKAZES THE KITCHEN LIGHT IS ON JUNE BUGS POUND THE SCREEN STINK BUG CLOUDS KNOCK THE HOUSE’S WARM SUN SIDE SEEKING HOME CHRISTMAS IN JULY FIREFLIES BLINKING IN THE GARDEN GYPSY MOTH KILLERS EAT LEAVES IT’S RAINING TREES
  40. Eighteen
  41. JOSEPH KLEPONIS UNTITLED SHIVERING CLOUDS IN AN ICY RIVER REFLECTIONS OF SKY
  42. Nineteen
  43. ADAM LECKRONE CHOICES STANDING ON THE EDGE ICY BLUE WATER SHIMMERS WE ALL TAKE THE PLUNGE
  44. Twenty
  45. EVE CHILICAS LEGACY OF ROOTS TREES REMINDING ME HOW LOVE GROWS IN EACH OF US, LIKE LEAVES ON A BRANCH.
  46. Twenty-One
  47. AYAZ DARYL NIELSEN UNTITLED MIDWESTERN BACK ROADS FORESTS, RIVERS, HILLS AND WILDLIFE THEIR HEARTS WIDE OPEN
  48. Twenty-Two
  49. DAWN WING BEACH SCENE COFFEE CUPS, BEER CANS, CANDY WRAPPERS, UNDERWEAR- STREWN ACROSS THE BEACH
  50. Twenty-Three
  51. KYLIE BENAVIDES CANYON LAKE GOLD AND BLUE LIGHTS SWIRL THE STILLNESS OF THE WATER FROGS DISTANTLY SIGH
  52. Twenty-Four
  53. MICHAEL FLANAGAN UNTITLED BLUE SKY OVERHEAD SNOWFLAKES ENVELOP MY PATH THE YEARS SLIP AWAY
  54. Twenty-Five
  55. REBECCA WENER HOW TO FILL THE SPACES THAT YOU LEFT BEHIND NOW THAT YOU ARE GONE THE WORDS HAVEN'T STOPPED COMING. THE SILENCE STILL HURTS.
  56. Twenty-Six
  57. LINDA SACCO UNTITLED CONDUCTOR OF WARMTH. WINTER RAIN, TEARS ABSORBER. ONE-EYED TEDDY BEAR.
  58. Twenty-Seven
  59. STEPHANIE DE HAVEN SNOWDROPS SNOW ON EYELASHES-- FROZEN BLUE FORGET-ME-NOTS MELT TO TEARS, STREAMING.
  60. Twenty-Eight
  61. JOSEPH J KOZMA UNTITLED UNDERGROUND PEACE HEDGEHOG IN THE BASEMENT ROACHES RUNNING SCARED
  62. Twenty-Nine
  63. RACHEL POND RAINDROPS RAINDROPS BEADED ON SOFT PINK PEONY PETALS SPRINGTIME ENCHANTMENT
  64. Thirty
  65. BETH MATHISON UNTITLED A GARDEN SNAKE STILL IN THE CUT GRASS A MOTOR WHINES
  66. Thirty-One
  67. JR VORK BEYOND FOREVER BEYOND FOREVER YOUR SMILE A ROSE BLOOMS
  68. Thirty-Two
  69. JR VORK FALL LEAF FALL LEAF FLUTTERS ON GROUND BUT SPRING
  70. Thirty-Three
  71. CONNOR BJOTVEDT UNTITLED THE NIGHT, A SOFT GLOW, THE FIREWORKS EXPLODING. HOT SUMMER EVENING.
  72. Thirty-Four
  73. CRAIG KITTNER UNTITLED RAIN FILLS THE STREET BRIGHT LAMP IN GRAY TWILIGHT ON THE LAKE, A LONE COOT
  74. Thirty-Five
  75. CRAIG KITTNER UNTITLED FLAGS POP AND SNAP IN A SKY SOFT WITH CLOUDS GULLS RACE THE WIND
  76. Thirty-Six
  77. DAVID ANTHONY SAM APRIL HAIKU 1 SOMEHOW AT SUNSET NOT YET DEAD OR QUITE ALIVE, I CALL TO THE OWLS.
  78. Thirty-Seven
  79. DAVID ANTHONY SAM APRIL HAIKU 2 THE SALT OF MY BREATH BELIEVES IN THE OCEAN WIND– STORM NEAR HORIZON.
  80. Thirty-Eight
  81. BRUCE LEVINE LIVE OAKS AND PALM TREES LIVE OAKS AND PALM TREES RING AROUND COMMUNITIES FLORIDA DREAMERS
  82. Thirty-Nine
  83. CLARISE SAMUELS UNTITLED A LONE GOOSE FLYING MADLY; THE MOON IS PALE AND MILKY.
  84. Forty
  85. CLARISE SAMUELS UNTITLED ROMAN STATUES BROKEN, ARMLESS, BEHEADED— SHATTERED MAJESTY.
  86. Forty-One
  87. ANGELA SARGENT SUNDAY EVENING SUN IS SETTING FAST NEW WORK-WEEK WILL BE HERE SOON GOD, PLEASE MAKE ME RICH.
  88. Forty-Two
  89. CONNOR BJOTVEDT DAYLILY DAYLILY, WILTED, STILL SOFT—I’M SORRY YOU PASSED. I SHOULD HAVE EATEN YOU.
  90. Forty-Three
  91. ELIAH MEDINA FLEETING MUSE THE STENCH OF OUR SHEETS HAUNTS ME LONGER THAN MY VICE. UNCONSUMMATED. I AM A ROCK STAR.
  92. Forty-Four
  93. LFJ GILL A MAN'S TRUTH A MAN’S TRUTH IS NOT IN SECONDARY SOURCES BY DEFINITION
  94. Forty-Five
  95. DONALD CLERMONT THE MOON SLEEP INTO THE NIGHT THE MOON WILL STAY AWAKE SILENT SELFLESSLY
  96. Forty-Six
  97. MELINDA IRVINE MONSOON STORM’S PRECIPICE MONSOON STRIKES THE MOUNTAIN EVANESCENT
  98. Forty-Seven
  99. THOMAS LOCICERO UNTITLED HUMMINGBIRD HOVERS ADMIRING ITS REFLECTION CAT GRINS UNDERNEATH
  100. Forty-Eight
  101. LIANNE KAMP SEPARATED LONE TREE ADRIFT ON THE LAKE THE FOREST IS PINING
  102. Forty-Nine
  103. SHASTA HATTER UNTITILED SUNSET’S RAYS TURN OLD CONCRETE OVERPASS GOLDEN
  104. Fifty
  105. REBECCA KANE UNTITLED WIND UNLOADS SNOW FROM TREES DUMPING IT DOWN MY BACK NATURE-AN OBNOXIOUS BROTHER
  106. Page 112

In this issue

Featuring fine selections of haiku by Kate Alsbury, Sandra Barnett, Kylie Benavides, Connor Bjotvedt, Ingrid Bruck, Erin Castaldi, Anna Cates, Eve Chilicas, Donald Clermont, Stephanie De Haven, Steven Duncan, Michael Flanagan, Susan Gentry, LFJ Gill, Shasta Hatter, Bob Howe, Melinda Irvine, Erin Jones, Lianne Kamp, Rebecca Kane, Craig Kittner, Joseph Kleponis, Joseph J Kozma, Adam Leckrone, Bruce Levine, Thomas Locicero, Martha Magenta, Beth Mathison, Jackie Maugh Robinson, Eliah Medina, Bill Melton, Ayaz Daryl Nielsen, BanWynn Oakshadow, Rachel Pond, Linda Sacco, David Anthony Sam, Clarise Samuels, Angela Sargent, Ron Scully, JR Vork, Sandra Wells, Rebecca Wener, and Dawn Wing.

Themes in this issue

Evening and NightFlowersBirdsLoss and GriefRain and StormsTrees and ForestsAll themes

Read this issue's 49 poems as plain text
THE MORNING GLORYVINE CRAWLS ALONG THE FENCE TOMEET THE NEIGHBOR’S SHEARS
Sandra Barnett
Issue #11, page 13

STARRY TWILIGHT

STARRY TWILIGHTA FALLEN PLUM SUCCUMBSTO MUSH
Anna Cates
Issue #11, page 15
SLATTER PARK CHANGEDFOREVER THE DAY THEY FOUNDTHE MISSING BLACK SWAN
Ron Scully
Issue #11, page 17

OLD MAN'S HAIR

SPRING BREEZERUFFLES OLD MAN'S HAIRA DANDELION –
BanWynn Oakshadow
Issue #11, page 19

FALL ILLUSION

THE TRANSLUCENT HAZEOF AUTUMN’S SOFTENED SUNLIGHTWARNS OF WINTER CHILL
Bill Melton
Issue #11, page 21

MARCHING BAND

MARCHING BAND PRACTICEOFF IN THE DISTANCEAUTUMN MEMORIES
Erin Jones
Issue #11, page 23

BUTTERFLY

DAINTY WINGS FLUTTERVIBRANT BLUR OF ENERGYLOST IN REVERIE
Rachel Pond
Issue #11, page 25

TIME WILL TELL

TRIBULATIONS PASSKNOWLEDGE CHANGES PERCEPTIONTIME REVEALS ALL TRUTH
Susan Gentry
Issue #11, page 27

IBERIS

FIRST DAY HOMEHEFTY IBERIS BLOSSOMSFILLS CHILLY VOIDS
Erin Castaldi
Issue #11, page 29
MOVIE NIGHTFROM A HILLOCKSUNSET
Martha Magenta
Issue #11, page 31

HAIKU 378

THE WIND FROM NOWHERESHAKES A RED OAK’S KNOBBY LIMBSNIGHT IN APRIL’S HANDS
Robert J. Howe
Issue #11, page 33

DETERMINATION

MY OLD SKIN FALLS AWAY,SHINING, I BURST FORTH ON FIRE,DETERMINATION
Sandra Wells
Issue #11, page 35

OCEAN IN AIR

EVENING MIST CREEPSENDLESS VIEWS OF EERIE GLEAMLINGERING TILL DAWN.
Kate Alsbury
Issue #11, page 37

PETRICHOR

PETRICHOR STIFLES,OVERWHELMS MY EVERY SENSEPARALYZING ME.
Steven Duncan
Issue #11, page 39

TIDES

LONE SEAGULLFOLLOWS THE RECEDING TIDE‒WIDOW’S WALK
Jackie Maugh Robinson
Issue #11, page 41
UNTANGLING LEASHES‒STRANGERS ON THE DOG PARK PATHFINDING COMMON THREADS
Jackie Maugh Robinson
Issue #11, page 43
SHIVERING CLOUDSIN AN ICY RIVERREFLECTIONS OF SKY
Joseph Kleponis
Issue #11, page 47

CHOICES

STANDING ON THE EDGEICY BLUE WATER SHIMMERSWE ALL TAKE THE PLUNGE
Adam Leckrone
Issue #11, page 49

LEGACY OF ROOTS

TREES REMINDING MEHOW LOVE GROWS IN EACH OF US,LIKE LEAVES ON A BRANCH.
Eve Chilicas
Issue #11, page 51
MIDWESTERN BACK ROADSFORESTS, RIVERS, HILLS AND WILDLIFETHEIR HEARTS WIDE OPEN
Ayaz Daryl Nielsen
Issue #11, page 53

BEACH SCENE

COFFEE CUPS, BEER CANS,CANDY WRAPPERS, UNDERWEAR-STREWN ACROSS THE BEACH
Dawn Wing
Issue #11, page 55

CANYON LAKE

GOLD AND BLUE LIGHTS SWIRLTHE STILLNESS OF THE WATERFROGS DISTANTLY SIGH
Kylie Benavides
Issue #11, page 57
BLUE SKY OVERHEADSNOWFLAKES ENVELOP MY PATHTHE YEARS SLIP AWAY
Michael Flanagan
Issue #11, page 59

HOW TO FILL THE SPACES THAT YOU LEFT BEHIND

NOW THAT YOU ARE GONETHE WORDS HAVEN'T STOPPED COMING.THE SILENCE STILL HURTS.
Rebecca Wener
Issue #11, page 61
CONDUCTOR OF WARMTH.WINTER RAIN, TEARS ABSORBER.ONE-EYED TEDDY BEAR.
Linda Sacco
Issue #11, page 63

SNOWDROPS

SNOW ON EYELASHES--FROZEN BLUE FORGET-ME-NOTSMELT TO TEARS, STREAMING.
Stephanie De Haven
Issue #11, page 65
UNDERGROUND PEACEHEDGEHOG IN THE BASEMENTROACHES RUNNING SCARED
Joseph J Kozma
Issue #11, page 67

RAINDROPS

RAINDROPS BEADED ONSOFT PINK PEONY PETALSSPRINGTIME ENCHANTMENT
Rachel Pond
Issue #11, page 69
A GARDEN SNAKESTILL IN THE CUT GRASSA MOTOR WHINES
Beth Mathison
Issue #11, page 71

BEYOND FOREVER

BEYOND FOREVERYOUR SMILE A ROSEBLOOMS
JR Vork
Issue #11, page 73

FALL LEAF

FALL LEAFFLUTTERS ON GROUNDBUTSPRING
JR Vork
Issue #11, page 75
THE NIGHT, A SOFT GLOW,THE FIREWORKS EXPLODING.HOT SUMMER EVENING.
Connor Bjotvedt
Issue #11, page 77
RAIN FILLS THE STREETBRIGHT LAMP IN GRAY TWILIGHTON THE LAKE, A LONE COOT
Craig Kittner
Issue #11, page 79
FLAGS POP AND SNAPIN A SKY SOFT WITH CLOUDSGULLS RACE THE WIND
Craig Kittner
Issue #11, page 81

APRIL HAIKU 1

SOMEHOW AT SUNSETNOT YET DEAD OR QUITE ALIVE,I CALL TO THE OWLS.
David Anthony Sam
Issue #11, page 83

APRIL HAIKU 2

THE SALT OF MY BREATHBELIEVES IN THE OCEAN WIND–STORM NEAR HORIZON.
David Anthony Sam
Issue #11, page 85

LIVE OAKS AND PALM TREES

LIVE OAKS AND PALM TREESRING AROUND COMMUNITIESFLORIDA DREAMERS
Bruce Levine
Issue #11, page 87
A LONE GOOSEFLYING MADLY;THE MOON IS PALE AND MILKY.
Clarise Samuels
Issue #11, page 89
ROMAN STATUESBROKEN, ARMLESS, BEHEADED—SHATTERED MAJESTY.
Clarise Samuels
Issue #11, page 91

SUNDAY EVENING

SUN IS SETTING FASTNEW WORK-WEEK WILL BE HERE SOONGOD, PLEASE MAKE ME RICH.
Angela Sargent
Issue #11, page 93

DAYLILY

DAYLILY, WILTED,STILL SOFT—I’M SORRY YOU PASSED.I SHOULD HAVE EATEN YOU.
Connor Bjotvedt
Issue #11, page 95

FLEETING MUSE

THE STENCH OF OUR SHEETSHAUNTS ME LONGER THAN MY VICE.UNCONSUMMATED.I AM A ROCK STAR.
Eliah Medina
Issue #11, page 97

A MAN'S TRUTH

A MAN’S TRUTH IS NOTIN SECONDARY SOURCESBY DEFINITION
LFJ Gill
Issue #11, page 99

THE MOON

SLEEP INTO THE NIGHTTHE MOON WILL STAY AWAKESILENT SELFLESSLY
Donald Clermont
Issue #11, page 101

MONSOON

STORM’S PRECIPICEMONSOON STRIKES THE MOUNTAINEVANESCENT
Melinda Irvine
Issue #11, page 103
HUMMINGBIRD HOVERSADMIRING ITS REFLECTIONCAT GRINS UNDERNEATH
Thomas Locicero
Issue #11, page 105

SEPARATED

LONE TREEADRIFT ON THE LAKETHE FOREST IS PINING
Lianne Kamp
Issue #11, page 107
SUNSET’S RAYS TURNOLD CONCRETE OVERPASSGOLDEN
Shasta Hatter
Issue #11, page 109
WIND UNLOADS SNOW FROM TREESDUMPING IT DOWN MY BACKNATURE-AN OBNOXIOUS BROTHER
Rebecca Kane
Issue #11, page 111