Joan Monahan writes 10/31/97

The poet comments, "My father makes holiday bread every year. At the age of 91 it becomes more difficult, and he becomes more determined. What he cannot verbalize, he puts into every loaf. "

Cindy Ray writes 10/31/97

In the autumn wind
Troupes of brown and yellow leaves
skipping and dancing

The poet comments, "I loved Graham's Monarch Butterfly haiku! Wonderful page.... "

Bob Green writes 10/31/97

Transylvania
The capitol of the Count
Dracula by name!

Which witch is which witch
The black cat was so confused
Biting of her head.

The great Frankenstein
Many so misunderstood
Still lives in the dark.

The poet comments, "BOO!"

Thomas Lanier writes 10/30/97

Matthew Rodbro writes 10/29/97

Mary White writes 10/29/97

The poet comments, "This is a great site! Thank you for accepting my submission."

Rebecca Coleman writes 10/29/97

Evan MacDonald writes 10/28/97

The snow is falling
coloring everything white,
masking ugliness.

The wind is blowing,
swirling snowflakes around me,
making me dizzy.

The sun is rising,
shining a brilliant light,
destroying shadows.

Pumpkins and candy,
ghosts, ghouls, goblins, and monsters.
Happy Halloween!

I swing mightily
sending the ball up skyward,
only to splash down.

The poet comments, "This Haiku is about golf."

Rick Lurding writes 10/28/97

The poet comments, "hope you like it."

John Mulder, the Netherlands writes 10/28/97

The first mother's milk
is flower's nectar alike
sweet sucking sounds

Along the choppy sea
beautiful foamy collars
a nice glass of beer

White and naked bumps
the chestnut on the woodland
loosed his hush too soon

Harley Orr writes 10/27/97

wild grass bends
wind blows through
water changes course too.

a mud-stained
feather wears my soul
once the wind blowed.

ah writes 10/27/97

The poet comments, "just messin' around"

Vinnie the Face writes 10/27/97

Toast Point knew the answer to this once. And "Nov" means 9 and "Dec" means 10.

Anonymous writes 10/27/97

Dussler writes 10/27/97

Brian Mason writes 10/27/97

The poet comments, "Ah, simple pleasures....:)"

Josh writes 10/26/97

Toast Point writes 10/26

Eric Sapp writes 10/25/97

Anonymous writes 10/25/97

Vinnie the Face writes 10/25/97

Penny Merryfield writes 10/24/97

Rachel A. Mortis writes 10/24/97

EAF writes 10/23/97

D.J. Vanden Langenberg writes 10/23/97

Clouds filled with raindrops
waiting to fall to the ground
replenishing Earth.

Fierce wind's strong anger
can destroy all in its path
leaving pain behind.

Seasons changing but
green trees living all year long
continue to grow.

Thomas Lanier writes 10/23/97

Penny Merryfield writes 10/22/97

The poet comments, "Just found your site, and I love haiku. Thought I'd give it a try."

Silver Surfer writes 10/22/97

Kristin Rotondi writes 10/22/97

Tina McDonald writes 10/22/97

Icy Autumn wind
The yellow of the great moon
Will all disappear

Yellow umbrellas
The sound of rain pouring down
Cold autumn morning

In Washington state
The rain falls consistently
Day in and day out

The forests are filled
From mountains to the valley
Multi-colored trees

As I walk to school
I am drenched from head to toe
God bless Washington

The water seems calm
Yet below is turbulent
I'm deceived again

Joan Monahan writes 10/22/97

Passage

The poet comments, "It reminds me of my daughter."

Oneness

The poet comments, "How I felt about a couple at a recent wedding ceremony. "

andy writes 10/22/97

The poet comments, "Didn't know how to submit two that go together, hence - what you see. Didactic? Yes. But perhaps some truth."

Vinnie the Face writes 10/22/97

Halloween, only
time of year when people can
be who they want to

Manjaro writes 10/22/97

Bob Green writes 10/22/97

What was once thick brown
Is slowly turning to gray
Thinning more each day.

Another wrinkle
A day older it appears
The countdown begins.

Gee, Bob, just had a birthday, or what?

Joe Shoe writes 10/21/97

Wa Koo writes 10/21/97

David Mark Dannov writes 10/21/97

The poet comments, "Let me know what you think."

Thomas Lanier writes 10/20/97

Kaelan James Smith writes 10/20/97

Hard, cold, and heavy
steely surface does shine brightly
still and is lifeless

Jill Cline writes 10/18/97

backlit by blue
quick slash of fiery velvet
proud cardinal flies

hollow, knocking taps
two woodpeckers excavate
by the marshy pond

white thistledown floats
soundlessly in crisp Fall air
by my hidden blind.

Thomas Lanier writes 10/17/97

Toast Point writes 10/17/97

Over Halloween
They send me back to Philly
Though I'd left for good

Then Chicago-bound
The week before Thanksgiving
Hope it's not too cold

Rather than being a convenient diversion that supplies him with rent money, Toast Point's career is draining his life-force more and more quickly...

Mrs. Browning writes 10/16/97

The poet comments, "I'm an actress. I type for a living at a PR firm in NYC. My life IS a study in Haiku! :-)"

KPNewell writes 10/16/97

The poet comments, "Where did my summer go??"

Witches moon so high.
Painted on October's sky.
Spirits passing by...

Choices...Decisions.
So much sight beyond vision.
Voices mean little.

The poet comments, "Life is good..."

V.C.R.'s on pause-
Push the play button once more.
The movie rolls on...

The poet comments, "Funny how that works, huh?!"

Don Wiggins writes 10/16/97

Wondering writes 10/16/97

Fantasy BBS writes 10/16/97

Goofy writes 10/15/97

Penny audits us
At midnight, singing show tunes
Combing her red hair

Graham Miles writes 10/15/97

The poet comments, "Composed after watching the monarch butterflies migrate."

Rebecca Coleman writes 10/14/97

The poet comments, "This is about pain that goes unrecognized by others."

Da Genius writes 10/13/97

The poet comments, "just say no "

I love beer with fries
It tastes very beautiful
Sometimes I dunk them

Cesar writes 10/13/97

Ryan writes 10/13/97

Joann writes 10/13/97

Raj Alexander writes 10/13/97

To a Chrysalis

Linda J. Adams writes 10/12/97

The poet comments, "Thank you for having such a fine place to share the art and love for haiku. "

Geese in formation
Silhouette in autumn sky
Funnel down to feed.

The poet comments, "Thank you for the contest,is there a limit of haiku that we can submit?"

No!

Elena Koulich writes 10/12/97

Brian Mason writes 10/12/97

My Sweet Destiny writes 10/10/97

We're here every day
Just to be gone tomorrow
As the cold wind blows

Leslie writes 10/10/97

The poet comments, "In memory of Javier Quintanilla"

Walter Phillips writes 10/10/97

The poet comments, "This is my teacher's dream car"

Alleycat writes 10/10/97

The poet comments, "GOTHIC PEOPLE RULE"

Leslie writes 10/10/97

Lion writes 10/10/97

Dussler writes 10/10/97

The poet comments, "Where is the U-man?"

Big Beep writes 10/10/97

Kevin Tyson writes 10/10/97

REBEL writes 10/10/97

Ed Kittel writes 10/09/97

Tall and sturdy stalks,
Colors dripped from God's palette,
Stately hollyhocks.

Carolina Ore writes 10/09/97

Life is a journey
It must have bad AND good
Life is very fair

Cyrax writes 10/09/97

Walter Phillips writes 10/09/97

Laurel writes 10/09/97

Robert Laney Esquire writes 10/09/97

Halloween is here
Evil roams free on this night,
the night of the dead

The poet comments, "this is cool"

Ricardo writes 10/09/97

I'm very lonely
I have no one to talk to
I can love again.

Lion writes 10/08/97

The poet comments, "I thought it would be cool to talk about a serious topic and not make it depressing."

Bears, hiding in caves
Winter, putting them to sleep
snow, covering them.

The poet comments, "I love Winter."

Emi Onozawa writes 10/07/97

Sushi glistens bright
Under moonlit nights with thee
sweet gift from the sea

Bing comes rushing in
Headache, pain, and P.M.S.
Bing goes rushing out

The antlion reigns
Skillful trap a death for ants
Small, round depression

Kimberly R. Langston writes 10/04/97

Emi Onozawa writes 10/03/97

Weary cranefly rests
not knowing, on an anthill
gives a life for life

The poet comments, "bugs are beautiful"

Bill Swartz writes 10/03/97

Dolphin Leaps
smiling at the sun
back to sea

The poet comments, "3,5,3 haiku "

Greg Mills writes 10/02/97

The poet comments, "Originally called Master & Slave. Overheard in a crowded room from a woman violently shaking her pen. Heard the pen's exhausted reply above the noise of glasses and cutlery. I couldn't take my eyes off her until she finally put it down on the table. "

Thomas Lanier writes 10/02/97

Chelsea Dauber writes 10/01/97

Rain falls like the tears
off a child's chin, despairing
moments turn to joy.

LaToshuwa D. Andrus writes 10/01/97

The poet comments, " Every poem doesn't have to make sense. As long as it has life."

Brian Mason writes 10/01/97

The poet comments, "My dream is to be a singer, and I'm going to follow it...:)"

Bravo!