Issue #2

Posted online July 5, 2015

DAWN BREAKSIN THE OLD CANTINAA SIGH OF RELIEF
Joann Grisetti, page 15 of this book

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  1. 50 Haikus
  2. 50 Haikus 50 poems by select poets Prolific Press
  3. 50 Haikus ©2014 Prolific Press www.50Haikus.com Printed in the USA Distributed in the USA, Canada and Europe All Rights Reserved. No portions of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any manner without the express permission of Prolific Press.
  4. Poems 1-25 Thom Norgang Untitled Thom Norgang Untitled Joann Grisetti Untitled Bryan Bridges Winter Slumber Bryan Bridges Sinister Crow Bryan Bridges Old German Shepherd Matt Dennison Untitled Joe Nicholas Old Oak Ramesh Anand Untitled Raymond Gibson Untitled Luke Roe Untitled Luke Roe Untitled Ashok Rajamani Kindness Scorches Kaila Philo Winter Jack Galmitz Untitled Jack Galmitz Untitled Ross McCooey Ripples Colin W Campbell Skyvilla Watches Damon Ferrell Marbut Untitled Chris Gusek Untitled Sherry Steiner Velvet Jan Evans Snow Angels Frank Geurrandeno Our Friends Saw the Beginning Miriam Sagan Untitled Miriam Sagan Untitled
  5. Table of contents: poets and page numbers
  6. ONE
  7. THOM NORGANG UNTITLED BENEATH THE ICE TURTLES AWAIT SPRING’S KEYS TO RATTLE IN THE LOCK
  8. TWO
  9. THOM NORGANG UNTITLED SPRING MAKES PROMISES WITH SLEEPING FROGS AND CRICKETS EACH HAS LEARNED TO TRUST
  10. THREE
  11. JOANN GRISETTI UNTITLED DAWN BREAKS IN THE OLD CANTINA A SIGH OF RELIEF
  12. FOUR
  13. BRYAN BRIDGES WINTER SLUMBER SLUMBER WRAPPED IN A NEW WHITE BLANKET CORN STUBBLE
  14. FIVE
  15. BRYAN BRIDGES SINISTER CROW NOT AS DARK AS SINISTER CROW HIS SHADOW
  16. SIX
  17. BRYAN BRIDGES OLD GERMAN SHEPHERD MY OLD SHEPHERD CHASES SQUIRRELS WITH HER EYES
  18. SEVEN
  19. MATT DENNISON UNTITLED AT THE SOUND OF THUNDER ALL THE TREES LIFT UP THEIR LIMBS
  20. EIGHT
  21. JOE NICHOLAS OLD OAK DEW-WET TWIG BROKEN BY WIND. OLD OAK FEELS NOTHING.
  22. NINE
  23. RAMESH ANAND UNTITLED AUTUMN TWILIGHT MY PARENTS IN SILENCE ON THE SWING
  24. TEN
  25. RAYMOND GIBSON UNTITLED DAWN'S DEW AND WHITE MUSHROOMS WON'T LAST THE DAY
  26. ELEVEN
  27. LUKE ROE UNTITLED FROZEN OAK TREE, BLACK MANGLED IN A BITTER COLD I’LL SEE HIM IN THE TERROR
  28. TWELVE
  29. LUKE ROE UNTITLED YOUR ANGRY LOGIC IS SO MUCH A FAILED POEM STEAM OVER BUILDING
  30. THIRTEEN
  31. ASHOK RAJAMANI KINDNESS SCORCHES HIS HEART IS FRIGID: DANCING IN THE FLAMES, HE IS, AT LAST, FREE.
  32. FOURTEEN
  33. KAILA PHILO WINTER TREES LAYERED IN DEATH, CHAMPAGNE AND SWEAT MIXED ON SHEETS, BLACK LEAVES FROM LAST YEAR.
  34. FIFTEEN
  35. JACK GALMITZ UNTITLED HOW PAINT MOVES IN WATER LIKE A RIBBON OR A WEB TO BUILD A COLISEUM
  36. SIXTEEN
  37. JACK GALMITZ UNTITLED I NEEDED RED TO DRAW A FIELD FOR BLACK TREES AND A BOG WITH SEATS
  38. SEVENTEEN
  39. ROSS MCCOOEY RIPPLES RIPPLES DISPERSING ON A TIDEPOOL EVENING WHERE DROWNS THE SUNSET
  40. EIGHTEEN
  41. COLIN W CAMPBELL SKYVILLA WATCHES SKYVILLA WATCHES ANCIENT RAINFORESTS BEYOND ITS WELL CARED POOLSIDE
  42. NINETEEN
  43. DAMON FERRELL MARBUT UNTITLED BARISTA IS KIND, JUST ME AT THE REGISTER HANDING THANK YOU BILLS
  44. TWENTY
  45. CHRIS GUSEK UNTITLED ADOLESCENT DREAM VISIONS OF AMERICA – COUNTING HIGHWAY LINES
  46. TWENTY- ONE
  47. SHERRY STEINER VELVET SEARCHING ALLEYWAYS HEAVEN DOZED OFF SILENTLY VELVET COLLARS WEPT
  48. TWENTY- TWO
  49. JAN EVANS SNOW ANGELS DECEMBER SNOW STORM-- FLIGHTS CANCELED, TRAVEL ON HOLD, SNOW ANGELS TAKE SHAPE
  50. TWENTY- THREE
  51. FRANK GEURRANDENO OUR FRIENDS SAW THE BEGINNING WE PLAYED TETHERBALL AT SUNSET'S RADIANT RISE FELT WITH COLORED LEAVES.
  52. TWENTY- FOUR
  53. MIRIAM SAGAN UNTITLED HOW THEY FIGHT OLD COUPLE WHO CAN'T REMEMBER
  54. TWENTY- FIVE
  55. MIRIAM SAGAN UNTITLED ORANGE MALLOWS AS PRETTY AS ANYTHING PLANTED ON PURPOSE
  56. TWENTY- SIX
  57. SUSAN KOENIG GIFT A COAT FOR THE COLD GIFT OF HOPE TO ANOTHER LIGHT SMILES IN TIRED EYES
  58. TWENTY- SEVEN
  59. DAVID WILLIAMS STARRY NIGHT AFTER A LONG NIGHT SHE'S MAKING HER PRESENCE KNOWN… THE TRANSIT OF VENUS
  60. TWENTY- EIGHT
  61. ELLIOT GREINER HOME YOU REST YOUR HAND ON MINE, WARM LIKE A FLAME. I CANNOT MOVE
  62. TWENTY- NINE
  63. ELAINE MATTINGLY UNTITLED STONE-FACED GRAVITY REMINDS SHIVERING BRANCHES TO TRUST SPRING’S RETURN
  64. THIRTY
  65. ELAINE MATTINGLY UNTITLED SHAME-MELTING FIRES FORGE PILLARS TO INFINITY, EACH VISION, AIRBORNE
  66. THIRTY- ONE
  67. ELAINE MATTINGLY UNTITLED WITH YOUR TENDERNESS HEARTACHE RECEIVES ITS LAST RITES UNEARTHED, I RISE, GREEN
  68. THIRTY- TWO
  69. ERNESTO P. SANTIAGO UNTITLED METEOR SHOWER THE ELUSIVE PROMISE OF A FIRST KISS
  70. THIRTY- THREE
  71. ANNA YIN UNTITLED ROUGH WAVES FINDING SANDS IN THE BED 20TH ANNIVERSARY
  72. THIRTY- FOUR
  73. ANNA YIN UNTITLED OUT OF POWER A HOUSE OF WIVES GOSSIPY EMPTY BOTTLES
  74. THIRTY- FIVE
  75. C.M. RIVERS OREGON THE WOOD-HEATED HOUSE OF MY REMEMBERED BOYHOOD SMELLS OF LENTIL SOUP
  76. THIRTY- SIX
  77. COLIN W CAMPBELL WINTER MOON SHINING WINTER MOON SHINING QUIET AS SLOW MOVING WATER TURNS TO QUICKSILVER
  78. THIRTY- SEVEN
  79. Table of contents: poets and page numbers
  80. THIRTY- EIGHT
  81. PATTIE FLINT CHILDHOOD GARTER SNAKE WRITHING SLITHERS AWAY AS ANTS CHASE BROTHER PRODS IT BACK.
  82. THIRTY- NINE
  83. TYSON WEST STARS AND OWLS STARS AND OWLS GROW FAT BENEATH A STARVING MOON
  84. FORTY
  85. TYSON WEST JUDGMENT POEM LOOSE FITTING BLACK ROBE RIPPLES AND TWISTS OF DESIRE THE RULING'S BINDER
  86. FORTY- ONE
  87. ZOË MCLAUGHLIN YOGYAKARTA, APRIL 2012 GREY RAMBUTAN TREE WAITS IN THE RAIN WHILE PRAYERS WAFT ON THE WIND LIKE LEAVES
  88. FORTY- TWO
  89. SIMON KEWIN PHOTOGRAPHED IN STONE PHOTOGRAPHED IN STONE YOUR LAST MOMENTS CAPTURED TEN MILLION YEARS AGO
  90. FORTY- THREE
  91. LINDA G HATTON APPLE OF EARTH’S EYE DELICIOUS MOTHER BEARS OFFSPRING, FEEDING CHILDREN OF COLLECTIVE WORLD
  92. FORTY- FOUR
  93. LINDA G HATTON EVERGREEN HAIKU PIPED-FROSTING FOREST CROWDING EACH OTHER FOR SPACE, SHIELDING DIRT-CAKE FLOOR.
  94. FORTY- FIVE
  95. LINDA G HATTON HURRICANE WADING THROUGH KNEE-DEEP FLOODED CITY, CROCODILES PASS BY LIKE LIFEBOATS.
  96. FORTY- SIX
  97. ROGER PFINGSTON UNTITLED DUSK. TONGUE EXTENDED, THE DOE FEEDS WHERE FINCHES FUSSED UNDER MORNING SUN.
  98. FORTY- SEVEN
  99. ROGER PFINGSTON UNTITLED IN EACH LITTLE NEST OF QUEEN ANNE’S LACE, A DOLLOP OF LAST NIGHT’S SNOWFALL.
  100. FORTY- EIGHT
  101. ROGER PFINGSTON UNTITLED NO NEED TO HURRY, PORCH LIGHT SHINING BACK… ICE ON THE TOP STEP.
  102. FORTY- NINE
  103. ROGER PFINGSTON UNTITLED WORKING THE SUET, PILEATED WOODPECKER FEEDS CRUMBS TO THE DOVE.
  104. FIFTY
  105. ROGER PFINGSTON UNTITLED THESE TINY FLOWERS UNKNOWN TO ME…IF ONLY YOU WERE HERE TO SAY.

In this issue

Featuring haiku by:
Thom Norgang, Joann Grisetti, Bryan Bridges, Matt Dennison, Joe Nicholas, Ramesh Anand, Raymond Gibson, Luke Roe, Ashok Rajamani, Kaila Philo, Jack Galmitz, Ross McCooey, Colin W Campbell, Damon Ferrell Marbut, Chris Gusek, Sherry Steiner, Jan Evans, Frank Geurrandeno, Miriam Sagan, Susan Koenig, David Williams, Elliot Greiner, Elaine Mattingly, Ernesto P. Santiago, Anna Yin, C.M. Rivers, Darlyn, Pattie Flint, Tyson West, Zoë McLaughlin, Simon Kewin, Linda G Hatton, Roger Pfingston.

Themes in this issue

WinterTrees and ForestsAnimalsEvening and NightHopeLoveAll themes

Read this issue's 50 poems as plain text
BENEATH THE ICETURTLES AWAIT SPRING’S KEYSTO RATTLE IN THE LOCK
Thom Norgang
Issue #2, page 11
SPRING MAKES PROMISESWITH SLEEPING FROGS AND CRICKETSEACH HAS LEARNED TO TRUST
Thom Norgang
Issue #2, page 13
DAWN BREAKSIN THE OLD CANTINAA SIGH OF RELIEF
Joann Grisetti
Issue #2, page 15

WINTER SLUMBER

SLUMBER WRAPPEDIN A NEW WHITE BLANKETCORN STUBBLE
Bryan Bridges
Issue #2, page 17

SINISTER CROW

NOT AS DARKAS SINISTER CROWHIS SHADOW
Bryan Bridges
Issue #2, page 19

OLD GERMAN SHEPHERD

MY OLD SHEPHERDCHASES SQUIRRELSWITH HER EYES
Bryan Bridges
Issue #2, page 21
AT THE SOUND OF THUNDERALL THE TREES LIFT UPTHEIR LIMBS
Matt Dennison
Issue #2, page 23

OLD OAK

DEW-WET TWIGBROKEN BY WIND.OLD OAK FEELS NOTHING.
Joe Nicholas
Issue #2, page 25
AUTUMN TWILIGHTMY PARENTS IN SILENCEON THE SWING
Ramesh Anand
Issue #2, page 27
DAWN'S DEWAND WHITE MUSHROOMS WON'TLAST THE DAY
Raymond Gibson
Issue #2, page 29
FROZEN OAK TREE, BLACKMANGLED IN A BITTER COLDI’LL SEE HIM IN THE TERROR
Luke Roe
Issue #2, page 31
YOUR ANGRY LOGICIS SO MUCH A FAILED POEMSTEAM OVER BUILDING
Luke Roe
Issue #2, page 33

KINDNESS SCORCHES

HIS HEART IS FRIGID:DANCING IN THE FLAMES,HE IS, AT LAST, FREE.
Ashok Rajamani
Issue #2, page 35

WINTER

TREES LAYERED IN DEATH,CHAMPAGNE AND SWEAT MIXED ON SHEETS,BLACK LEAVES FROM LAST YEAR.
Kaila Philo
Issue #2, page 37
HOW PAINT MOVES IN WATERLIKE A RIBBON OR A WEBTO BUILD A COLISEUM
Jack Galmitz
Issue #2, page 39
I NEEDED REDTO DRAW A FIELD FOR BLACK TREESAND A BOG WITH SEATS
Jack Galmitz
Issue #2, page 41

RIPPLES

RIPPLES DISPERSINGON A TIDEPOOL EVENINGWHERE DROWNS THE SUNSET
Ross McCooey
Issue #2, page 43

SKYVILLA WATCHES

SKYVILLA WATCHESANCIENT RAINFORESTS BEYONDITS WELL CARED POOLSIDE
Colin W Campbell
Issue #2, page 45
BARISTA IS KIND,JUST ME AT THE REGISTERHANDING THANK YOU BILLS
Damon Ferrell Marbut
Issue #2, page 47
ADOLESCENT DREAMVISIONS OF AMERICA –COUNTING HIGHWAY LINES
Chris Gusek
Issue #2, page 49

VELVET

SEARCHING ALLEYWAYSHEAVEN DOZED OFF SILENTLYVELVET COLLARS WEPT
Sherry Steiner
Issue #2, page 51

SNOW ANGELS

DECEMBER SNOW STORM--FLIGHTS CANCELED, TRAVEL ON HOLD,SNOW ANGELS TAKE SHAPE
Jan Evans
Issue #2, page 53

OUR FRIENDS SAW THE BEGINNING

WE PLAYED TETHERBALLAT SUNSET'S RADIANT RISEFELT WITH COLORED LEAVES.
Frank Geurrandeno
Issue #2, page 55
HOW THEY FIGHTOLD COUPLE WHO CAN'TREMEMBER
Miriam Sagan
Issue #2, page 57
ORANGE MALLOWSAS PRETTY AS ANYTHINGPLANTED ON PURPOSE
Miriam Sagan
Issue #2, page 59

GIFT

A COAT FOR THE COLDGIFT OF HOPE TO ANOTHERLIGHT SMILES IN TIRED EYES
Susan Koenig
Issue #2, page 61

STARRY NIGHT

AFTER A LONG NIGHTSHE'S MAKING HER PRESENCE KNOWN…THE TRANSIT OF VENUS
David Williams
Issue #2, page 63

HOME

YOU REST YOUR HAND ON MINE,WARM LIKE A FLAME.I CANNOT MOVE
Elliot Greiner
Issue #2, page 65
STONE-FACED GRAVITYREMINDS SHIVERING BRANCHESTO TRUST SPRING’S RETURN
Elaine Mattingly
Issue #2, page 67
SHAME-MELTING FIRES FORGEPILLARS TO INFINITY,EACH VISION, AIRBORNE
Elaine Mattingly
Issue #2, page 69
WITH YOUR TENDERNESSHEARTACHE RECEIVES ITS LAST RITESUNEARTHED, I RISE, GREEN
Elaine Mattingly
Issue #2, page 71
METEOR SHOWERTHE ELUSIVE PROMISEOF A FIRST KISS
Ernesto P. Santiago
Issue #2, page 73
ROUGH WAVESFINDING SANDS IN THE BED20TH ANNIVERSARY
Anna Yin
Issue #2, page 75
OUT OF POWERA HOUSE OF WIVES GOSSIPYEMPTY BOTTLES
Anna Yin
Issue #2, page 77

OREGON

THE WOOD-HEATED HOUSEOF MY REMEMBERED BOYHOODSMELLS OF LENTIL SOUP
C.M. Rivers
Issue #2, page 79

WINTER MOON SHINING

WINTER MOON SHININGQUIET AS SLOW MOVING WATERTURNS TO QUICKSILVER
Colin W Campbell
Issue #2, page 81

...PARTING

A WALL AHEAD OF USNO MORE PATH TO WALK ON-RED LEAVES BLOWN AWAY.
Darlyn
Issue #2, page 83

CHILDHOOD

GARTER SNAKE WRITHINGSLITHERS AWAY AS ANTS CHASEBROTHER PRODS IT BACK.
Pattie Flint
Issue #2, page 85

STARS AND OWLS

STARS AND OWLSGROW FATBENEATH A STARVING MOON
Tyson West
Issue #2, page 87

JUDGMENT

POEM LOOSE FITTING BLACK ROBERIPPLES AND TWISTS OF DESIRETHE RULING'S BINDER
Tyson West
Issue #2, page 89

YOGYAKARTA, APRIL 2012

GREY RAMBUTAN TREEWAITS IN THE RAIN WHILE PRAYERS WAFTON THE WIND LIKE LEAVES
Zoë McLaughlin
Issue #2, page 91

PHOTOGRAPHED IN STONE

PHOTOGRAPHED IN STONEYOUR LAST MOMENTS CAPTURED TENMILLION YEARS AGO
Simon Kewin
Issue #2, page 93

APPLE OF EARTH’S EYE

DELICIOUS MOTHERBEARS OFFSPRING, FEEDING CHILDRENOF COLLECTIVE WORLD
Linda G Hatton
Issue #2, page 95

EVERGREEN HAIKU

PIPED-FROSTING FORESTCROWDING EACH OTHER FOR SPACE,SHIELDING DIRT-CAKE FLOOR.
Linda G Hatton
Issue #2, page 97

HURRICANE

WADING THROUGH KNEE-DEEPFLOODED CITY, CROCODILESPASS BY LIKE LIFEBOATS.
Linda G Hatton
Issue #2, page 99
DUSK. TONGUE EXTENDED,THE DOE FEEDS WHERE FINCHES FUSSEDUNDER MORNING SUN.
Roger Pfingston
Issue #2, page 101
IN EACH LITTLE NESTOF QUEEN ANNE’S LACE, A DOLLOPOF LAST NIGHT’S SNOWFALL.
Roger Pfingston
Issue #2, page 103
NO NEED TO HURRY,PORCH LIGHT SHINING BACK…ICE ON THE TOP STEP.
Roger Pfingston
Issue #2, page 105
WORKING THE SUET,PILEATED WOODPECKERFEEDS CRUMBS TO THE DOVE.
Roger Pfingston
Issue #2, page 107
THESE TINY FLOWERSUNKNOWN TO ME…IF ONLYYOU WERE HERE TO SAY.
Roger Pfingston
Issue #2, page 109