unfinished argument
all the thistles down the lane
flowering
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Patrick Doerksen
Patrick Doerksen is an MFA candidate at NYU. His work has featured in a number of journals, including Presence, Simply Haiku, Acorn, Mayfly, Haibun Today, and Red Moon Anthology of English-Language Haiku. He lives in Brooklyn.
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The more I read this haiku, the more I love it.
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unfinished argument
all the thistles down the lane
flowering
—PATRICK DOERKSEN
A fine example of how juxtaposition can be successful in haiku.
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gunsmoke tea
a dog argues
itself to death
Alan Summers
Does Fish-God Know (YTBN Press 2012)
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Despite the argument, it's impossible to ignore the flowering thistles. Lovely.
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