Issue #9

Posted online March 27, 2016

EVAPORATING RAINA CHILD'S LOST SHOEIN THE PUDDLE
Christopher Gusek, page 99 of this book

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  1. 50 Haikus 50 poems by select poets
  2. 50 Haikus Volume 1 Issue 9 ISBN: 978-1-63275-063-1 Edited by Glenn Lyvers and April Zipser ©2016 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., Harborton VA
  3. Poems 1-25 UNTITLED BILL SIMMONS UNTITLED BREA MCCONNAL AWAKENING ALETHEA KEHAS WIPERS OFF JR VORK APPLE PIE DEBORAH GUZZI GREEN MAPLE LEAF JR VORK HAIKU STORM KIM DREW WRIGHT UNTITLED JAY FRIEDENBERG BARN DISCOVERY DAVID WHITE UNTITLED SANDRA BARNETT FALL 2 ELIZA CALLARD WEEKEND MEMORIES REBECCA KANE WEEKEND ESCAPE REBECCA KANE ROAMING FREE LORRAINE CIPRIANO WORK ON AMY FLETCHER ACCEPTING NICHOLAS D'ANGELO BACK TO CHILDHOOD MARTIN KNABE YARD VERSE #1 JENNY SANDERS CARIBBEAN STORM BILL MELTON SPRINKLES SUSAN GENTRY SHADOWS SUSAN GENTRY RIGHT BEFORE WINTER LORRAINE CIPRIANO THE ROAD MAP JOSEPH J KOZMA CHRISTMAS BEGGAR GREG STIDHAM ORION'S FIXED GAZE JACKIE MAUGH ROBINSON
  4. Poems 26-50 SOGGY SPRING ERIN CASTALDI SPRING PERCUSSION . . . ANNA CATES TRASH REBECCA KANE UNTITLED PAUL BEECH SPRING RACHEL POND UNTITLED ERIN CASTALDI UNTITLED ERIN CASTALDI OAKS AND ELMS MICHAEL FLANAGAN SNACKTIME RON SCULLY AZALEA BLOSSOM PATRICIA CAMPION WHITE POLKA DOT PATRICIA CAMPION EXPOSURE IAN MULLINS THIS SUNDAY MORNING TANYA GRAE UNTITLED BOB CARLTON UNTITLED BOB CARLTON SPRING HAIKU JOYANNE O'DONNELL SUNSHINE JOYANNE O'DONNELL ARSON JOHN REINHART NATURE'S PERFORMANCE KASHA NYSTRAND UNTITLED CHRISTOPHER GUSEK CONTEST JAMES CROAL JACKSON COCKTAIL DRESS RACHEL POND PAST CATFISH MCDARIS UNTITLED ROBERT BEVERIDGE POBLANO PEPPERS JACKIE MAUGH ROBINSON
  5. ONE
  6. BILL SIMMONS UNTITLED A CERAMIC ANGEL IN THE ROCK GARDEN DREAMS OF THE FLESH
  7. TWO
  8. BREA MCCONNAL UNTITLED IN AUTUMN SHE BLOOMS THE PALE SHADOW OF SUMMER AND READY FOR DEATH
  9. THREE
  10. ALETHEA KEHAS AWAKENING CHILD INSIDE DANCE THE SACRED RHYTHM OF SOUL TRUTH, ECHO THE LIGHT
  11. FOUR
  12. JR VORK WIPERS OFF WIPERS OFF AS RAIN SPRINKLES MONET
  13. FIVE
  14. DEBORAH GUZZI APPLE PIE APPLE PIE WITH VANILLA ICE CREAM: DEER IN THE ORCHARD
  15. SIX
  16. JR VORK GREEN MAPLE LEAF GREEN MAPLE LEAF FADES TO BRITTLE BROWN -- HER LAUGHTER
  17. SEVEN
  18. KIM DREW WRIGHT HAIKU STORM WAKING FROM A NAP, SHE CLIMBS THE STAIRS TO HER ROOM FILLING WITH BRANCHES.
  19. EIGHT
  20. JAY FRIEDENBERG UNTITLED AGAIN SEEING THAT PERFECT FACE - SNOWMELT
  21. NINE
  22. DAVID WHITE BARN DISCOVERY YELLOW ENVELOPES ADDRESSED TO YOU BUT DUSTY NEAR FISHING TACKLE
  23. TEN
  24. SANDRA BARNETT UNTITLED BABY ELEPHANT SITTING BACK ON ITS HAUNCHES -- JAPANESE NETSUKE
  25. ELEVEN
  26. ELIZA CALLARD FALL 2 LEAVES LIKE A SHATTERED PEACH. BRANCHES DARK RIVERS, LIKE MICROSCOPE KIWI.
  27. TWELVE
  28. REBECCA KANE WEEKEND MEMORIES LOADING LAUNDRY SAVORING MY CLOTHING'S CAMPFIRE BOUQUET
  29. THIRTEEN
  30. REBECCA KANE WEEKEND ESCAPE CAMPFIRE DYING A BRIEF CADENCE OF ZIPPERS
  31. FOURTEEN
  32. LORRAINE CIPRIANO ROAMING FREE HORSES LEFT ALONE WILD OUT ON THE RANGELAND HIS UNTAMED MUSTANGS
  33. FIFTEEN
  34. AMY FLETCHER WORK ON CICADAS SCREAMING SALT ABOVE MY LIP AND BROW WAVE AWAY FATIGUE
  35. SIXTEEN
  36. NICHOLAS D'ANGELO ACCEPTING SLOW WALKING ON SHATTERED GLASS ACCEPTING
  37. SEVENTEEN
  38. MARTIN KNABE BACK TO CHILDHOOD BALL SKIPPING ON SAND - CHILDREN PRACTICING SOCCER DURING CEASEFIRE.
  39. EIGHTEEN
  40. JENNY SANDERS YARD VERSE #1 HOPELESS FEATHERWEIGHT SOFT BIRD, QUIET IN MY HAND A TINY STILL HEART
  41. NINETEEN
  42. BILL MELTON CARIBBEAN STORM FLICKER OF LIGHTNING BRIEF GLIMPSE OF A SHROUDED CLOUD SLANTING RAIN BELOW
  43. TWENTY
  44. SUSAN GENTRY SPRINKLES MOONLIGHT REFLECTIONS ILLUMINATE MEMORIES SPRINKLES OF LIFE STARS
  45. TWENTY- ONE
  46. SUSAN GENTRY SHADOWS TREES DIFFUSE SUNLIGHT AS TIME FILTERS MEMORIES SHADES OF OUR SHADOWS
  47. TWENTY- TWO
  48. LORRAINE CIPRIANO RIGHT BEFORE WINTER PINK CHRYSANTHEMUMS INSIDE THE HIDDEN GARDEN ALONG THE ENTRANCE
  49. TWENTY- THREE
  50. JOSEPH J KOZMA THE ROAD MAP GIVE ME THE ROAD MAP THE STARS STOPPED TALKING TONIGHT RIVERS KEEP FLOWING
  51. TWENTY- FOUR
  52. GREG STIDHAM CHRISTMAS BEGGAR ANCIENT ACNED FACE SQUATTING OUTSIDE LIQUOR STORE COINED CAN AT HIS SIDE
  53. TWENTY- FIVE
  54. JACKIE MAUGH ROBINSON ORION'S FIXED GAZE ORION'S FIXED GAZE PIERCES THE DARKNESS- OUTRIGGER NIGHT WATCH
  55. TWENTY- SIX
  56. ERIN CASTALDI SOGGY SPRING SPRING SOAK, SOGGY GROUND BUDS PUSH THROUGH LOOMY SOIL A MURDER HOVERS.
  57. TWENTY- SEVEN
  58. ANNA CATES SPRING PERCUSSION . . . SPRING PERCUSSION . . . L I G H T R A I N UPON THE ROOFTOP . . .
  59. TWENTY- EIGHT
  60. REBECCA KANE TRASH CURIOUS CROWS LIFT AND LAND, LIFT AND LAND ATOP A MCDONALD'S BAG
  61. TWENTY- NINE
  62. PAUL BEECH UNTITLED BLACK ANVIL CLOUD METEORS SPARK CHURCH BELLS RING
  63. THIRTY
  64. RACHEL POND SPRING BEGINNING OF SPRING-- EVEN THE RAINDROPS HINT AT GREEN EUPHORIA
  65. THIRTY- ONE
  66. ERIN CASTALDI UNTITLED CRINOLINE WINGS TAKE HOSTAGE MY LAMPLIGHT LAZY AUGUST NIGHT.
  67. THIRTY- TWO
  68. ERIN CASTALDI UNTITLED FULL MOON, SLOW TO RISE MOUNTAINS SCREAM SHADES OF CORAL ROARING ITS DANCE.
  69. THIRTY- THREE
  70. MICHAEL FLANAGAN OAKS AND ELMS OAKS CLOTHED IN LEAVES, ELMS UNCARING IN THEIR NUDITY-- GRAY NIGHT WITH BLACK TREES
  71. THIRTY- FOUR
  72. RON SCULLY SNACKTIME ANIMAL CRACKERS SHE RESCUES THE ELEPHANTS FROM MY MANELY LIONS
  73. THIRTY- FIVE
  74. PATRICIA CAMPION AZALEA BLOSSOM UNSEASONABLE AZALEA BLOSSOM SHIVERS AND WILTS - MUCH TOO SOON
  75. THIRTY- SIX
  76. PATRICIA CAMPION WHITE POLKA DOT WHITE POLKA DOT STREWN ON THE HILL, IBISES GRAZE ON WINTER’S DRY GRASS.
  77. THIRTY- SEVEN
  78. IAN MULLINS EXPOSURE NIGHT-THUNDER CLIPS THE QUIET SHADOWS OF THE PEAK - LIGHTNING X-RAY
  79. THIRTY- EIGHT
  80. TANYA GRAE THIS SUNDAY MORNING THIS SUNDAY MORNING ONE EYE OPENED, ONE EYE CLOSED LOOKING AT THE CLOCK
  81. THIRTY- NINE
  82. BOB CARLTON UNTITLED WRITHING BENEATH NEWLY SPROUTED WEEDS: DROWNING EARTHWORMS.
  83. FORTY
  84. BOB CARLTON UNTITLED THE MOCKINGBIRD PLUCKS ONE RED BERRY-- WHOLE TREE SHAKES.
  85. FORTY- ONE
  86. JOYANNE O'DONNELL SPRING HAIKU THE TULIPS STAND PROUD COLORS SING SOUNDS OF WATER SUNSHINE WARMS PETALS.
  87. FORTY- TWO
  88. JOYANNE O'DONNELL SUNSHINE RAY OF PEACE SINGING RAYS OF BLUE TRULY BRINGING ROSES OF SWEET AIR.
  89. FORTY- THREE
  90. JOHN REINHART ARSON BLAZING SUNLIGHT MORNING LIKE NO OTHER HOME IN FLAMES
  91. FORTY- FOUR
  92. KASHA NYSTRAND NATURE'S PERFORMANCE WIND BLOWS MAKING MUSIC FLOWERS SWAY IN SUN RAYS DANCING IN THE SPOTLIGHT
  93. FORTY- FIVE
  94. CHRISTOPHER GUSEK UNTITLED EVAPORATING RAIN A CHILD'S LOST SHOE IN THE PUDDLE
  95. FORTY- SIX
  96. JAMES CROAL JACKSON CONTEST ENTERED THE CONTEST A KID RAN INTO THE STREET THERE IS NO WINNING
  97. FORTY- SEVEN
  98. RACHEL POND COCKTAIL DRESS COMPLIMENTED CURVES SLIPPING INTO A RED COCKTAIL DRESS ENRAPTURING HIS THOUGHTS
  99. FORTY- EIGHT
  100. CATFISH MCDARIS PAST BUFFALO GHOSTS DANCE TUMBLEWEEDS MELT IN GRAY SNOW FISH EAT THE CRICKETS
  101. FORTY- NINE
  102. ROBERT BEVERIDGE UNTITLED PENNSYLVANIA DAWN: SUN CRACKS AGAINST COAL ADRIFT WITH FRAGRANT PINE BOUGHS
  103. FIFTY
  104. JACKIE MAUGH ROBINSON POBLANO PEPPERS POBLANO PEPPERS BURNING MY TONGUE HEATED DEBATE

In this issue

Issue #9 features poems by: Sandra Barnett, Paul Beech, Robert Beveridge, Eliza Callard, Patricia Campion, Bob Carlton, Erin Castaldi, Anna Cates, Lorraine Cipriano, Nicholas Dangelo, Michael Flanagan, Amy Fletcher, Jay Friedenberg, Susan Gentry, Tanya Grae, Christopher Gusek, Deborah Guzzi, James Croal Jackson, Joseph J Kozma, Rebecca Kane, Alethea Kehas, Martin Knabe, Brea McConnal, Catfish McDaris, Bill Melton, Ian Mullins, Kasha Nystrand, JoyAnne ODonnell, Rachel Pond, John Reinhart, Jackie Maugh Robinson, Jenny Sanders, Ron Scully, Bill Simmons, Greg Stidham, JR Vork, David White, and Kim Drew Wright.

Themes in this issue

Rain and StormsChildren and ChildhoodFlowersMemorySpringTrees and ForestsAll themes

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A CERAMIC ANGELIN THE ROCK GARDENDREAMS OF THE FLESH
Bill Simmons
Issue #9, page 11
IN AUTUMN SHE BLOOMSTHE PALE SHADOW OF SUMMERAND READY FOR DEATH
Brea McConnal
Issue #9, page 13

AWAKENING

CHILD INSIDE DANCETHE SACRED RHYTHM OF SOULTRUTH, ECHO THE LIGHT
Alethea Kehas
Issue #9, page 15

WIPERS OFF

WIPERS OFFAS RAIN SPRINKLESMONET
JR Vork
Issue #9, page 17

APPLE PIE

APPLE PIEWITH VANILLA ICE CREAM:DEER IN THE ORCHARD
Deborah Guzzi
Issue #9, page 19

GREEN MAPLE LEAF

GREEN MAPLE LEAFFADES TO BRITTLE BROWN --HER LAUGHTER
JR Vork
Issue #9, page 21

HAIKU STORM

WAKING FROM A NAP,SHE CLIMBS THE STAIRS TO HER ROOMFILLING WITH BRANCHES.
Kim Drew Wright
Issue #9, page 23
AGAIN SEEINGTHAT PERFECT FACE -SNOWMELT
Jay Friedenberg
Issue #9, page 25

BARN DISCOVERY

YELLOW ENVELOPESADDRESSED TO YOU BUT DUSTYNEAR FISHING TACKLE
David White
Issue #9, page 27
BABY ELEPHANTSITTING BACK ON ITS HAUNCHES --JAPANESE NETSUKE
Sandra Barnett
Issue #9, page 29

FALL 2

LEAVES LIKE A SHATTEREDPEACH. BRANCHES DARK RIVERS, LIKEMICROSCOPE KIWI.
Eliza Callard
Issue #9, page 31

WEEKEND MEMORIES

LOADING LAUNDRYSAVORING MY CLOTHING'SCAMPFIRE BOUQUET
Rebecca Kane
Issue #9, page 33

WEEKEND ESCAPE

CAMPFIRE DYINGA BRIEF CADENCEOF ZIPPERS
Rebecca Kane
Issue #9, page 35

ROAMING FREE

HORSES LEFT ALONEWILD OUT ON THE RANGELANDHIS UNTAMED MUSTANGS
Lorraine Cipriano
Issue #9, page 37

WORK ON

CICADAS SCREAMINGSALT ABOVE MY LIP AND BROWWAVE AWAY FATIGUE
Amy Fletcher
Issue #9, page 39

ACCEPTING

SLOW WALKINGON SHATTERED GLASSACCEPTING
Nicholas D'Angelo
Issue #9, page 41

BACK TO CHILDHOOD

BALL SKIPPING ON SAND- CHILDREN PRACTICING SOCCERDURING CEASEFIRE.
Martin Knabe
Issue #9, page 43

YARD VERSE #1

HOPELESS FEATHERWEIGHTSOFT BIRD, QUIET IN MY HANDA TINY STILL HEART
Jenny Sanders
Issue #9, page 45

CARIBBEAN STORM

FLICKER OF LIGHTNINGBRIEF GLIMPSE OF A SHROUDED CLOUDSLANTING RAIN BELOW
Bill Melton
Issue #9, page 47

SPRINKLES

MOONLIGHT REFLECTIONSILLUMINATE MEMORIESSPRINKLES OF LIFE STARS
Susan Gentry
Issue #9, page 49

SHADOWS

TREES DIFFUSE SUNLIGHTAS TIME FILTERS MEMORIESSHADES OF OUR SHADOWS
Susan Gentry
Issue #9, page 51

RIGHT BEFORE WINTER

PINK CHRYSANTHEMUMSINSIDE THE HIDDEN GARDENALONG THE ENTRANCE
Lorraine Cipriano
Issue #9, page 53

THE ROAD MAP

GIVE ME THE ROAD MAPTHE STARS STOPPED TALKING TONIGHTRIVERS KEEP FLOWING
Joseph J Kozma
Issue #9, page 55

CHRISTMAS BEGGAR

ANCIENT ACNED FACESQUATTING OUTSIDE LIQUOR STORECOINED CAN AT HIS SIDE
Greg Stidham
Issue #9, page 57

ORION'S FIXED GAZE

ORION'S FIXED GAZEPIERCES THE DARKNESS-OUTRIGGER NIGHT WATCH
Jackie Maugh Robinson
Issue #9, page 59

SOGGY SPRING

SPRING SOAK, SOGGY GROUNDBUDS PUSH THROUGH LOOMY SOILA MURDER HOVERS.
Erin Castaldi
Issue #9, page 61

SPRING PERCUSSION . . .

SPRING PERCUSSION . . .L I G H T R A I NUPON THE ROOFTOP . . .
Anna Cates
Issue #9, page 63

TRASH

CURIOUS CROWSLIFT AND LAND, LIFT AND LANDATOP A MCDONALD'S BAG
Rebecca Kane
Issue #9, page 65
BLACK ANVIL CLOUDMETEORS SPARKCHURCH BELLS RING
Paul Beech
Issue #9, page 67

SPRING

BEGINNING OF SPRING--EVEN THE RAINDROPS HINT ATGREEN EUPHORIA
Rachel Pond
Issue #9, page 69
CRINOLINE WINGSTAKE HOSTAGE MY LAMPLIGHTLAZY AUGUST NIGHT.
Erin Castaldi
Issue #9, page 71
FULL MOON, SLOW TO RISEMOUNTAINS SCREAM SHADES OF CORALROARING ITS DANCE.
Erin Castaldi
Issue #9, page 73

OAKS AND ELMS

OAKS CLOTHED IN LEAVES,ELMS UNCARING IN THEIR NUDITY--GRAY NIGHT WITH BLACK TREES
Michael Flanagan
Issue #9, page 75

SNACKTIME

ANIMAL CRACKERSSHE RESCUES THE ELEPHANTSFROM MY MANELY LIONS
Ron Scully
Issue #9, page 77

AZALEA BLOSSOM

UNSEASONABLEAZALEA BLOSSOM SHIVERSAND WILTS - MUCH TOO SOON
Patricia Campion
Issue #9, page 79

WHITE POLKA DOT

WHITE POLKA DOT STREWNON THE HILL, IBISES GRAZEON WINTER’S DRY GRASS.
Patricia Campion
Issue #9, page 81

EXPOSURE

NIGHT-THUNDER CLIPSTHE QUIET SHADOWS OF THE PEAK -LIGHTNING X-RAY
Ian Mullins
Issue #9, page 83

THIS SUNDAY MORNING

THIS SUNDAY MORNINGONE EYE OPENED, ONE EYE CLOSEDLOOKING AT THE CLOCK
Tanya Grae
Issue #9, page 85
WRITHING BENEATHNEWLY SPROUTED WEEDS:DROWNING EARTHWORMS.
Bob Carlton
Issue #9, page 87
THE MOCKINGBIRDPLUCKS ONE RED BERRY--WHOLE TREE SHAKES.
Bob Carlton
Issue #9, page 89

SPRING HAIKU

THE TULIPS STAND PROUDCOLORS SING SOUNDS OF WATERSUNSHINE WARMS PETALS.
Joyanne O'Donnell
Issue #9, page 91

SUNSHINE

RAY OF PEACE SINGINGRAYS OF BLUE TRULY BRINGINGROSES OF SWEET AIR.
Joyanne O'Donnell
Issue #9, page 93

ARSON

BLAZING SUNLIGHTMORNING LIKE NO OTHERHOME IN FLAMES
John Reinhart
Issue #9, page 95

NATURE'S PERFORMANCE

WIND BLOWS MAKING MUSICFLOWERS SWAY IN SUN RAYSDANCING IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Kasha Nystrand
Issue #9, page 97
EVAPORATING RAINA CHILD'S LOST SHOEIN THE PUDDLE
Christopher Gusek
Issue #9, page 99

CONTEST

ENTERED THE CONTESTA KID RAN INTO THE STREETTHERE IS NO WINNING
James Croal Jackson
Issue #9, page 101

COCKTAIL DRESS

COMPLIMENTED CURVESSLIPPING INTO A RED COCKTAIL DRESSENRAPTURING HIS THOUGHTS
Rachel Pond
Issue #9, page 103

PAST

BUFFALO GHOSTS DANCETUMBLEWEEDS MELT IN GRAY SNOWFISH EAT THE CRICKETS
Catfish McDaris
Issue #9, page 105
PENNSYLVANIA DAWN:SUN CRACKS AGAINST COAL ADRIFTWITH FRAGRANT PINE BOUGHS
Robert Beveridge
Issue #9, page 107

POBLANO PEPPERS

POBLANO PEPPERSBURNING MY TONGUEHEATED DEBATE
Jackie Maugh Robinson
Issue #9, page 109