Book of the Week: pilgrim stone

paul m. is the nom de plume of Modern Haiku editor Paul Miller (sorry to out you, Paul . . .). As an author he has produced, among other things, a series of chapbooks such as this one (self-published, 2008), often unified by a theme. There emerges from such work his unique, understated and resonant voice, and a special way into his subject one isn’t likely to forget.

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Haiku featured in the Book of the Week Archive are selected by Jim Kacian, following a concept first explored by Tom Clausen, and are used with permission.

middle-aged
a sun-warmed stone
fits perfectly in my hand

spot where I proposed—
footpath gravel
from different quarries

we pass
humming different tunes
winter moon

explaining again
our two homes
snow drift

icicles—
the graves
of our enemies

December beach
the last bit of flesh
from a plum blossom