park bench
pigeons begging
the homeless man

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Jeff Hoagland

Jeff Hoagland is a lifelong naturalist and an environmental educator with a passion for the wild. He enjoys sharing nature with his family and friends. Jeff's haiku can be found widely, in haiku journals, and on large stones throughout his community. He was featured in A New Resonance 7, enjoys presenting in-the-field haiku workshops, and is an Associate Editor for The Heron's Nest.

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  1. I like the switch in perspective. ;-)

    Here's a golden oldie from me:

    curling up at dusk
    the park bench sleeper
    turns over a new page

    1.Haiku Friends Vol. 3 Ed. Masaharu Hirata, Osaka, Japan (2009)
    2.First Australian Haiku Anthology ISBN 0 9577925 9 X University of Queensland printery 2003
    3.1st Prize Fellowship of Australian Writers Haiku Contest (June 1996)
    4.Poetry Can newsletter 1998
    5.First Australian online Anthology October 1999
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