first star
the sound of acorn caps
underfoot
Published by
Josh Wikoff
Josh lives with his wife and daughters in Northern California. Some of his poems have sllipped past the editors of Acorn, Asahi Haikuist Network, Chrysanthemum, The Heron's Nest, Lynx, Mariposa, Roadrunner, Shamrock Haiku Journal, and Tinywords.
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Nice sound in sileny night :)
Beautifully evocative, highly visual and aural.
Simply mesmeringly wonderful.
as Alan said . . . beautifully evocative !
Sights, sounds, the chill of fall, the uneven ground underfoot from the acorns… The haiku does a wonderful job of reaching most of the senses, as well as letting the reader ‘fill in between the lines’.
As above, so below, and just about everything in between. First rate, Josh.
I can feel the cold, hear the crunch. Lovely work, Josh.
Susan
Awesome connections here, Josh…
I can only echo everyone’s praise!
;)
Lary
Josh!
You’ve caught and you’ve frozen the haiku moment!
Beautiful – absolutely!!!
_kala
raindrops, last patter
coming out of the darkness
her laughter
Thank you all for your lovely comments. And to Lorin Ford for the inspiration…
love the way you put it within
you bio Josh:
Slipped past the editors of…
Lovely haiku, it reminds me of a poem
that Hilary Tann published in The
Heron’s Nest 2007. And to be frank,
her haiku made my top 10 list.