rumors of war
I pull the dandelions
more gently

 

 

 

(Originally published in The Fifteenth Annual Ukiah Haiku Festival, 1st Place, 2017)

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Cherese Cobb

Cherese Cobb is a professional writer and photographer from Maryville, Tennessee. When she's not pinning copy for newspapers, blogs, and magazines, she splits her time between family, nature, and cat-worship, and chugs coffee to survive all three. Find her online at @cherese_cobb.

5 thoughts on “”

  1. I like the concreteness of the speaker's adjustment and the emphasis on the "r"s in the first line.

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  2. An interesting haiku with an urge for peace and prosperity of nature. The reference to dandelions embarks on a beautiful textural density.

    A new dawn–
    the bud blossoms in
    war field solitude

    Pravat Kumar Padhy
    Publication Credit: Asahi Haiku Network, January 3, 2014

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  3. Perfect haiku for Memorial Day. Love it.

    red poppies
    cover the field
    once covered in blood

    nancy brady 5/28/18

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  4. The gentleness and lightness of dandelions juxtaposes with something so serious a thing as a war and the contrast generates an electricity. Glad to.have read this.

    Anitha Varma.

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