Book of the Week: finding the way
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 valleyunpacking the map — a mountain spring crosses the traila brook growing louder wild violetsthat chipmunk again river sunlight skipping leaf to leafcold wind on the granite slope marmot scatlake view the map left by another travelermilky way the thud of acorns as they falla coyote call goes unanswered evening starautumn creek the thrush hops to a smaller rockfalling leaves the rusty wheelbarrow heavy with stoneshawks circling without shadows a fallow fielduphill trail the scarred trunk of a giant sequoiabarren peak a pebble from the meadow in my pocketa friend departs last night's snowfall atop the interstate bus
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a coyote call
goes unanswered
evening star
I love this one – it speaks to me of the vastness of the universe.
Haiku such as ” ripening blueberries”, ” a brook”, and ” lake view” show what a talented poet Paul Miller is.
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
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