summer rain …
the frog pees
in my hand
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Stanford M. Forrester
Stanford M. Forrester is a past president of the Haiku Society of America as well as the editor of bottle rockets: a collection of short verse, which boasts its 14th year in print. Stanford has had poems published in many journals and anthologies worldwide. He perhaps is most proud of his haiku being included in Haiku edited by Peter Washington in the Everyman's Pocket Poetry Series published by Knopf and American Zen: A Gathering of Poets published by Bottomdog Press. In 2004 he took first seat in the 57th Annual Basho Anthology Contest in Ueno, Japan and in 2012, one of his haiku won second place in the International Robert Frost Poetry & Haiku contest. View all posts by Stanford M. Forrester
Well, I’ve never had a frog pee in my hand, even when I was fishing them out of the toilet! ;-)
rainsquall-
throughout the plumbing
frogs’ sound
The plumbing was pretty accessible to frogs in a Queenslander house, and mighty fine for keeping down the mozzies.
Enjoyed your haiku very much.
pee stains in his pants-
old man
in the cleansing rain
Red faced… I can’t read; on first view I saw -fog pees- and it made sense!(?)
_Stan, escaping my -FOG- the importance here are your words, and the READER’S interpreted enjoyment of your lines… . Without question, that has been done_!
_M
streching out
his hot hand
to nowhere
one tree
a golden retriever waits
for its master
hope me & my dog bring a smile to your faces as you and your frog brought a smile to ours!
Good stuff, very tactile.
endless autumn cups of coffee–
“frog pees in my hand”
remembered