Joanne Morcom is a published poet and retired social worker who lives in Calgary, Alberta. She posts her poetry on her Facebook and on X, formerly known as Twitter.
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snow storm–
window dresser
works on spring display
This is simply haiku at its best. The poet allows us to share her insight, beneath the stubble of the barber. This should be considered a classic. Definitely.
snow storm–
window dresser
works on spring display
Barbers strike –
even some of the teen-agers
bear beards
thunderstorm-
sidewalk sales
plummet
This is simply haiku at its best. The poet allows us to share her insight, beneath the stubble of the barber. This should be considered a classic. Definitely.
chiyo
Rain cloud
and under it, an inflated
frog
–
torrent spring sunrise –
fisherman catching
some z’s
by bob
–
downpour
the first day
she wears her new shoes
summer rain –
the window washer mutters
in his sleep
Michael E.
Frogpond XXI:2, 1998.
barber’s shaky hand –
sudden thunder
before the rain
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