haiku about Familiarity Archives - The Haiku Foundation

Marilyn Ashbaugh

on my knee closer to my mother’s womb —Marilyn Ashbaugh

Keiko Izawa

january rose my hairdresser tells me her new name —Keiko Izawa

Robert Kingston

morning traffic slowly passing the same bus —Robert Kingston

Marilyn Ward

after the wake the soft tick of Grandpa’s watch —Marilyn Ward

Lucia Cardillo

suspended days another moon comes to the window —Lucia Cardillo

Anna Maris

scent of jasmine the dent in the garden gate still there —Anna Maris

Marianne Paul

spy novels— inheriting mom’s closetful of trench coats —Marianne Paul

Mark Teaford

just like home socks under her hospital bed —Mark Teaford

Carol Raisfeld

feet in stirrups— the new gynaecologist her old paper boy —Carol Raisfeld

Adam T. Arn

in the parked car a song too good to turn off —Adam T. Arn

Elizabeth Crocket

she forgets my name I offer it back to her —Elizabeth Crocket

Alan S. Bridges

on the train no longer in a hurry to get anywhere —Alan S. Bridges

Geoff Pope

first French kiss — forty years later the doorway still there —Geoff Pope

Adjei Agyei-Baah

sunken grinding stone stories told of herbs that made us men —Adjei Agyei-Baah

Kathabela Wilson

lost piece of sky my mother always wore blue —Kathabela Wilson

Mike White

forget-me-nots we let her talk to the wrong gravestone —Mike White

Ken Slaughter

scent of rain the few things I still believe —Ken Slaughter

Michele Root- Bernstein

mapping myself a garden somewhere south of old lady —Michele Root- Bernstein

Thomas Powell

sun-kissed skin the ghost of her necklace on this rainy day —Thomas Powell

Ashish Narain

small town mamma has a story for each name —Ashish Narain

haiku about Familiarity

Marilyn Ashbaugh

Keiko Izawa

Robert Kingston

Marilyn Ward

Lucia Cardillo

Anna Maris

Marianne Paul

Mark Teaford

Carol Raisfeld

Adam T. Arn

Elizabeth Crocket

Alan S. Bridges

Geoff Pope

Adjei Agyei-Baah

Kathabela Wilson

Mike White

Ken Slaughter

Michele Root- Bernstein

Thomas Powell

Ashish Narain

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