summer bonfire
the Christmas tree lights up
one last time

 

 

(originally appeared in Prune Juice, Issue 11, November 2013)

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Annette Makino

Annette Makino is a poet and artist who writes haiku and senryu and illustrates her poems with Japanese ink paintings. Her pieces, comprising a few words and brushstrokes, convey a quiet Zen perspective and gentle sense of humor. There is a gallery of her work at www.makinostudios.com.

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  2. Yes, I can see the outline of the tree in the bonfire. Love the mixing of the seasons here.

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    A fine poem, either an expertly executed senryu, or a haiku with both poignancy and humor. Either way it's a winner! :-)

    christmas morning heat –
    two fledgling mudpie larks
    pecking cobwebs

    Alan Summers
    Publications credits: Blithe Spirit Vol. 7 No. 1 Feb 1997; sundog haiku journal: an australian year sunfast press 1997 reprinted 1998 California State Library – Main Catalog Call Number : HAIKU S852su 1997; de facto 2, issue 2. (2008)

    Composed in Queensland, Australia, where Christmas is cold for an hour or two at best.
    :-)

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