owls hooting
somewhere in the darkness
I enter
the last digit
of her number
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John McManus
John McManus is 32. He live is Carlisle, Cumbria, England with his wife and children. He is the former Expositions editor for A Hundred Gourds, and is the founder and current editor of Frozen Butterfly. He was awarded a Touchstone Award from The Haiku Foundation in 2012, as well as winning the annual Heron's Nest Readers choice awards. His haiku have been published in over 20 different journals and he was one of the poets featured in New Resonance 8 (Red Moon Press).
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Senses are acute! Anticipation is directed!
Beautiful poem, John.
Vida
Very atmospheric!
Alan
I love this tanka John – the pacing of it is excellent – subtly humorous and very empathetic.
Evocative and suspenseful! Great jux. Nice work, John.
bravo John
Fine poem, John.
Like it, John!
marion