old snow slightly off white the state of my soul
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Johnny Baranski
Johnny Baranski has been writing haiku and it's related forms since 1975 and has been widely published. His latest chapbook, just a stone's throw, #12 in Vince Tripi's Pinch Book Series, was published in 2006. He lives in the Pacific Northwest, USA. View all posts by Johnny Baranski
The rocking rhythm, the wryness — very enjoyable.
Truth in nine words
An interesting monostich!
Love it! Made me smile, Johnny.
marion
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old snow slightly off white the state of my soul
—JOHNNY BARANSKI
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I just adore winter haiku, and one line haiku captures both a cold winter and how we can be in a different state of soul or mind even during something that's supposed to be an amazing festival such as Christmas.
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snowing through the blizzard particles of me
Alan Summers
Originally penned as a one line haiku, I changed it to three lines for a competition where I knew it wouldn’t fit into the calendar space.
Publications credits: The Haiku Calendar 2012 (Snapshot Press); The Humours of Haiku ISBN 978-0-9565725-4-7 (Iron Press 2012); The In-Between Season (With Words Haiku Pamphlet Series 2012); Cornell University, Mann Library Featured Poet (March 2013); Per Diem Archive: D. Wentworth April 2014, “Transcendence”; Faces and Place Haiku Anthology ed. Don Baird (The Little Buddha Press 2015)
Award credits:
Winner, The Haiku Calendar Competition 2011 (Snapshot Press)
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Perfect! I went looking for this poem a few weeks ago but the muse gave it to you instead! Another way of saying, I wish I had written this! Thanks for the smile.
Very recognizable!
suprb thinking
How absolutely perfect.