Bill Kenney has been writing haiku since 2004. His work has appeared in leading haiku journals, and he is the author of three collections of haiku and senryu - the earth pushes back, 2016, senior admission,2018, and keep walking, (forthcoming from Red Moon Press).
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Chief, I sense and agree as you have written here, 'tis the kids that are the most important; the schoolyard swings.
__ Consider… though we cannot change the weather, we must control the way in which we swing into its wind. _m
full swings
sway into the colder winds
today's teacher
Nice.
I concur. It's very nice…
Thanks, Dirk and Andrea. The kids were there this morning, too.
Blessings, Bill
Watching the darling closings at the polls.
Really enjoyed your haiku today.
Was supposed to be early closings.
Chief, I sense and agree as you have written here, 'tis the kids that are the most important; the schoolyard swings.
__ Consider… though we cannot change the weather, we must control the way in which we swing into its wind. _m
full swings
sway into the colder winds
today's teacher
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election day
kids in the schoolyard
playing tag
—BILL KENNEY
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At any other time this could be simply read on a literal level where the children have no need to worry about election results.
Now 'tag' comes into its own, and we will see who is tagged, and how.
Subtle layers from a master haiku/senryu writer.
warm regards,
Alan
Thanks, Dirk and Andrea. The kids were there this morning, too.
Blessings, Bill