Book-of-the-Week

Book of the Week: finding the way

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Paul Miller, writing under paul m. and current editor of Modern Haiku, debuted with this beautiful evocation of nature (Press Here, 2002), wherein one can discover the beginnings of a style he has since developed into a distinctive and lapidary manner.

You can read the entire book in the THF Digital Library.

All haiku in the Book of the Week Archive are selected by Tom Clausen, and are used with permission.




ripening blueberries
a river carries sunlight
down the valley


unpacking the map —
a mountain spring
crosses the trail



a brook
growing louder
wild violets


that chipmunk again
river sunlight skipping
leaf to leaf



cold wind
on the granite slope
marmot scat


lake view
the map left
by another traveler



milky way
the thud of acorns
as they fall


a coyote call
goes unanswered
evening star



autumn creek
the thrush hops
to a smaller rock


falling leaves
the rusty wheelbarrow
heavy with stones



hawks circling
without shadows
a fallow field


uphill trail
the scarred trunk
of a giant sequoia



barren peak
a pebble from the meadow
in my pocket


a friend departs
last night's snowfall
atop the interstate bus

This Post Has 4 Comments

  2. Haiku such as ” ripening blueberries”, ” a brook”, and ” lake view” show what a talented poet Paul Miller is.

  3. Since first reading Paul’s award winning poem “migrating whales, ”
    The Heron’s Nest, he instantly became one of my favorite poets.

    This book is a treasure, and an instant favorite:

    autumn creek
    the thrush hops
    to a smaller stone

  4. Wonderful haiku, every one becomes a favorite as I read them.

    e.g.

    the shelter of a tree–
    neither of us knows
    the other’s name

    mountain stars
    a scent of honeysuckle
    from across the river

    shutter room;
    I enter
    with tulips

    Crystal pure work.

    warm regards,

    Alan, With Words

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