The Toast Point Haiku Contest!

Entries from
July, 1996

Chris Goudy writes 07/31/96

Mmmm...Bit-O-Honey,
the sweet honey tastes so good.
I think it's honey.

Wendy Lee Klenetsky writes 07/31/96

"YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT!"
That's what all the people say.
Then I guess I'm NUTS...

April Malig writes 07/31/96

End of archer's bow
Very beautiful colors
It is a rainbow

Pretty spring flowers
Primrose, Violet, Tulip
Blooming in forest

Wildflowers blooming
Trees are growing back their leaves
Spring is so pleasant

Gold Star! Sylph, how was your day?
Did you give a gentle breeze?
Or a roaring wind?

Sylph (silf) - fabled elemental being inhabiting the air

Small undines swimming
Searching for the sea's treasures
In the deep blue sea

Undine - fabled elemental being inhabiting the sea

Graham Miles writes 07/31/96

Don't count syllables
when composing a haiku.
It's the thought that counts.

And yet 5/7/5...

Child, don't run down stairs
Toothbrush gripped tight in teeth.
We parents worry.

The poet comments, "Any parent knows the sentiment."

Dale writes 07/30/96

Sumo wrestlers, skilled
Samurai and elusive
Ninja write Hai Ku

Graham Miles writes 07/30/96

Twilight. Sparkling fields,
Embers floating in the night.
Fireflies dance for me.

The poet comments, "A memory from a warm summer's night outside Florence in 1974. Walking up a dark country lane to the Youth Hostel I saw a field of fireflies."

collins7 writes 07/30/96

this night bodes dark fear
shadowy fingers clutching
holding captive light

such a simple thing
the sound of one hand clapping
Godšs call to order

truth comes silently
and all sound, as ritual,
heralds its presence

April Malig writes 07/30/96

Stars glint in night sky
Twinkling like pretty jewels
Glittering above

Pearl white unicorns
Galloping thru rolling hills
With their shining horns

Daenan writes 07/29/96

Moon over bare trees
Beneath the sea, morning sings
remember my light

April Malig writes 07/29/96

Fish-tailed mermaids
Sweetly sing underwater
Hiding beneath sea

Lively dancing pixies
Circling crackling fire
Until black night ends

Velvety soft roses
Ruby red,snow white, or peach
Very fragrant buds

Erin writes 07/29/96

Under still trees, ducks
Sleep with their bills tucked under
Silken wings and dream.

collins7 writes 07/29/96

a ranging forest
fire burning in the distance;
geese high overhead

the social aspect
and my solitude collide;
a smashing event

inquisitive girl
who pries the earth so fertile
still more fertile thee

Chris Goudy writes 07/28/96

The town's in trouble.
Who will be found to save it?
Batman and Robin!

Collins7 writes 07/28/96

unbalanced mind is
trapped in endless loop of thought
hostage from the soul

as a vessel held
to capture rivers quenching
the empty mind serves

political high
ugly violent hate
a bloody haiku

Gold Star! five lonely senses
and a sixth surrounding these
threadbare comforter

Momonari Junta writes 07/27/96

Amefurashi
Little child-sprite of the rain
Brings sadness to all

Amefurashi (Ah-may-foo-rah-she): Japanese rain sprite

collins7 writes 07/24/96

a new world order
interactive internet
invisible dove

endless text instructs
while endless effort unstructs
endless truth to choose

love uncertainty
each moment a bright new dawn
each wrapped gift your own

away from nature
(all insects outweigh all man)
my awareness flies

conscious, unconscious
information interchange
high road to haiku

Ted de Hoog writes 07/24/96

in English:
the trees are swaying
what a reassuring sight:
the moon does not move

in Dutch:
de bomen zwiepen
een geruststellend gevoel:
de maan waait niet weg

Dale writes 07/23/96

Celestial Gods
Saw Eve's green eyes and from her
tears, they gave us jade.

Travis Wyatt writes 07/23/96

Like the moon over
The day, my genius and brawn
Are lost on these fools

The poet comments, "I like this haiku. It is an ego booster!"

Collins7 writes 07/23/96

circle of the known;
an inflatable beach ball
holding all our things
thought formations fly
in search of unborn children;
high eagles soaring

Kivas Fajo writes 07/23/96
My muse has returned.
Funny, how one has to com-
pensate empty and
sordid times with some
rare bursts of "joie de vivre".
She makes me human.
Haiku, you are my
Answer to many questions:
Asked and unasked.
Homing pigeons find
Their way home. I shall always
Teturn to Toast Point.
Kivas has always been a welcome contributor.
Craving for fame is
one thing. Being among some
experts, quite another.

Barkley Collins writes 07/22/96
why is it lovers
focus and then leave kisses
in folds of the flesh?
though i'm not your love
i covet the idea
it be thee who is

Wirenot writes 07/22/96
Ring..ring..ring..ring.ring
Ring..ring..ring.. leave a message
After the beep, please..
The poet comments: Is anybody really out there?

C.E. Jannuzi writes 07/22/96
This heat in stillness
Cicada's sibilance one
Movement modulates
The poet comments: Cicadas are indeed sibilant insects, and the word "sibilance" itself, linguistically speaking, is sibilant (with the sound /s/). In fact, the poem is full of the sibilant /s/.

John Mulder, the Netherlands, writes 07/19/96
Among the branches
A cobweb motionless hanging
While catching the rain
Ducks are not aware
Of swimming around always
In their own shadow
Longing for
the first swallow to arrive-
Father-to-be

Barkley Collins writes 07/18/96
fall fashion pages
scarlet red and bright yellow;
from my neighbor's tree

Jennifer Chilcoat writes 07/18/96
Has no one told you?
Your greed will land you in hell.
Leggo my Eggo.

Aref N. Dajani writes 07/18/96

"Desperation"
Let's get together!
If not today, then how 'bout
Tomorrow? Call me!

"Daydreaming at Work, 7:41am"
Smelling a rosebud,
Toasting to sunsets and peace,
Tonight, I feel blessed.

"A Comment"
It's been a long time
Since I have written Haiku.
My soul is gladdened.
Toast Point comments, "And we are gladdened as well!"

Gianna Sami (age 10) writes 07/17/96
All birds roam the air
In winter they fly away
Then come home again

Barkley Collins writes 07/17/96
Spontaneous girl;
I cannot remember her
personality
The Sage has given
An opportunity here
For self expression
It's an awesome thing,
To send haiku by E-mail;
Sage, hear my thank you
The Sage bows.

Jonathan M. Yuschock writes 07/17/96
Listen to nature
for it cries out in anguish
and its tongue is sharp

Barkley Collins writes 07/16/96
In haiku heaven,
crickets dance and ants jump rope;
syllables serve wine
homeless man pushing
a full cart in a hot street;
broken glass and grit
a struggling man
and a determined boy, six;
beach understanding

Dale writes 07/15/96
Skyshadow's passage
Betrays a hunting eagle
This bright summer day

James Satoshi writes "Canadian Winter". 07/15/96
A sordid cold dawn:
robins fallen awkwardly
upon quiet snow

Carnation writes 07/14/96
When purple night falls
Down on my sleepy garden
Toads and trolls wake up

Barkley Collins writes 07/14/96
It's about spirit
To manifest its essence
I know nothing more
Spirit of haiku
Elusive, ever present
Selfless and entire
Warrior spirit
Guide each move with cunning mind
That Guinevere live

Barkley Collins writes 07/10/96
a cricket chirping
smiling Sayako silent
cool evening love song
itšs very simple
one canšt find their heart alone
nor two together
silence after sound
awareness as all senses
strain to break the code
the cosmos is grand
yet spins lightly in my hand
the earth a millstone

Lisa Schapiro writes 07/09/96
Sunburn - eyes more blue.
Sculpt a summer full of you,
Twilight on our feet

Dale writes 07/08/96
An old red fox hunts
The summer's bountiful gifts
Of food and sunshine

Barkley Collins writes several nice ones 07/07/96
Spirit fills the heart
Heart lifts man to greater heights
Thought charts the process
no gives rise to yes
a force so strong itšs thrilling
and everything grows
oak boardroom table
dark suit shows no emotion
car horn far below
farmer walking home
a lantern light shadow dance
his brown horse nickers
legislate values
print them in the penal code
abysmal fools work

Diana writes 07/06/96
Luminescent globe
ruling tides, controlling births,
generations watched.

Vince writes 07/06/96
dreams darken
modern grapes of wrath
vint bitter wine

Rien writes 07/04/96
Relatively sad
Sage and Lowntlee Mackintosh
This 4th of July

Lowntlee Mackintosh writes 07/03/96
Sad message from Sage.
New month but no new haikus.
Let me be the first.
Albert Einstein said
E=mc squared. Died
Relatively old

Anonymous writes 07/02/96
The Founding Fathers
Were all silly, rich elites
Fighting for tax breaks.
The poet comments, "Some things never change. But they should."

Daniel writes 07/02/96
Oh, how i desire
Caressing your soft, warm neck
With passionate lips.
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Entries from July, 1996

Chris Goudy writes 07/31/96

Wendy Lee Klenetsky writes 07/31/96

April Malig writes 07/31/96

Graham Miles writes 07/31/96

Dale writes 07/30/96

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Dale writes 07/23/96

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Kivas Fajo writes 07/23/96

Barkley Collins writes 07/22/96

Wirenot writes 07/22/96

C.E. Jannuzi writes 07/22/96

John Mulder, the Netherlands, writes 07/19/96

Barkley Collins writes 07/18/96

Jennifer Chilcoat writes 07/18/96

Aref N. Dajani writes 07/18/96

"Desperation"

"Daydreaming at Work, 7:41am"

"A Comment"

Gianna Sami (age 10) writes 07/17/96

Barkley Collins writes 07/17/96

Jonathan M. Yuschock writes 07/17/96

Barkley Collins writes 07/16/96

Dale writes 07/15/96

James Satoshi writes "Canadian Winter". 07/15/96

Carnation writes 07/14/96

Barkley Collins writes 07/14/96

Barkley Collins writes 07/10/96

Lisa Schapiro writes 07/09/96

Dale writes 07/08/96

Barkley Collins writes several nice ones 07/07/96

Diana writes 07/06/96

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Rien writes 07/04/96

Lowntlee Mackintosh writes 07/03/96

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Entries from
July, 1996