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Love & Marriage
sunday service
i petition the lord
to have her look my way
Ed Markowski
moonstruck
a man serenading
the wrong window
Jörgen Johansson
first date
her father's handshake
hurts
David Bacharach
new girlfriend's visit—
on my kitchen counter
a can of roach spray
Mykel Board
drive-in movie
opening our eyes
during the love scene
Ed Markowski
first sweetheart kiss …
both of us embarrassed
by my erection
Old Ed Folk
french kiss—
laughing at the taste
of onion soup
Carol Raisfeld
Tastier my tea
with her one sip—
I keep the cup
R.K. Singh
wedding rehearsal—
she models her new
cup size
Roberta Beary
wedding day—
the usher asks, bride's side
or bride's side?
Carol Raisfeld
not sinking in
until I hear her say
"mother of the bride"
Karen Sohne
No one tries
to catch it—
bridal bouquet.
Alexis Rotella
ceremony over—
the bride unveils
her tattoo
Roberta Beary
second honeymoon
our newlywed daughter
calls to check on us
Ed Markowski
second wedding
her daughter
wears white
Karen Sohne
wedding night
she surrenders
her green card
Roberta Beary
high noon—
the fish vendor's wife buys him
a bottle of cologne
Robert Wilson
hen-pecked by his wife
he slowly peels & salts
a hard boiled egg
Henny Orpington
at dinner the husband drones on...
the wife feeds off
dreams
Anita Virgil
Credits:
"drive in movie" from bottle rockets issue # 8, copyright © 2002 by Ed Markowski: by permission of the author.
"not sinking in", from for, with & to a red iron sheet, with Marshall Hryciuk, copyright © 2003 by Karen Sohne: by permission of the author.
"second wedding" from Pink Bulldozer, Spring Street Haiku Group, NYC, copyright © 1999 by Karen Sohne: by permission of the author.
Family
first picnic
the drooling toddler
holds half a worm
Carol Raisfeld
window shopping…
the toddler touches
all the merchandise
Sanford M. Forrester
her little foot
held out to tickle
again
Bob Moyer
caught shoplifting—
crying, she beats her child
for wanting the toy
Martin Shea
my parents
old love letters
not from each other
Jörgen Johansson
first day of school
a teacher recognizes me
by my brother's walk
Chad Robinson
mother and daughter
chess game
. . . two queens
Carol Raisfeld
watching
his mother-in-law swim
he hums the theme from "Jaws"
Jesse McGowan
Aunt Millie's
hope chest—
hopeless
Alexis Rotella
last grandchild
asks if she remembers
the dinosaurs
Dee Evetts
Credits:
"caught shoplifting" from Modern Haiku Vol.4, # 3. copyright © 1973 by Martin Shea; by permission of the author.
"Aunt Millie's" from Looking for a Prince, White Peony Press, copyright © 1991 by Alexis Rotella: by permission of the author.
"last grandchild", from The Senryu Series, edited by Alan Pizzarelli, HC Newsletter, Vol. VII, No.2. copyright (c) 1992 by Dee Evetts: by permission of the author.
DIVORCE
after the divorce
a miracle . . .
his hearing returns
Carol Raisfeld
To the divorce court
she wears
her highest heels.
Alexis Rotella
custody hearing
seeing his arms cross
i uncross mine
Roberta Beary
driving home
with divorce papers -
green lights all the way
Michael Meyerhofer
divorced
the chicken wringer's job
made easier
Diana Pandolfo
no longer married
only their shadows touch
. . . graduation day
Roberta Beary
lingerie drawer
after the divorce
skimpier
Deborah P Kolodji
divorced—
she rides
the bicycle-built-for-two
Francis Masat
Credits:
"To the divorce court", from Looking For A Prince, White Peony Press, copyright © 1991 by Alexis Rotella: by permission of the author.
"custody hearing" and "no longer married" from A New Resonance 2: Emerging Voices in English-Language Haiku., Red Moon Press, copyright © 2001 by Roberta Beary: by permission of the author.
"lingerie drawer" from Go-Shichi-Go Column, Daily Yomiuri, August 10, 2004, copyright © 2004 by Deborah P Kolodji: by permission of the author.
FRIENDS & NEIGHBORS
meeting an old acquaintance,
in the freezing cold—
same old chatter.
Lou Punster
Punctually at seven
on the stair over there
he takes a swig from a flask.
Sasa Vazic
spurned by my friend
the amorous woman
turns to me
Shane Bartlett
as he stokes the fire
smoke
from our guest's toupee
Alan Pizzarelli
long-lost buddies—
the cop and the guy
who hit my car
Kay McLain
After the neighbor
cuts down our hemlock,
I invite him in for tea.
Alexis Rotella
burning leaves
the neighbor mentions
he's having an affair
Ed Markowski
critiquing poems
the neighbor's jackass
brays
Anita Virgil
Credits:
"After the neighbor" from Looking for a Prince, White Peony Press, copyright © 1991 by Alexis Rotella: by permission of the author.
"critiquing poems" from Senryu Series No. VI, edited by Alan Pizzarelli, Haiku Canada Newsletter, copyright © 1990 by Anita Virgil: by permission of the author.
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