Thom Norgang lives in a small town in coastal Maine. His poetry has been accepted in Big River Poetry Review, Haiku Journal, Boston Literary Review, and Thrush Poetry Journal.
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it spins in the air
do I get one more spring
heads or tails
There seems to a sense of excitement in this one at the return of spring?so many things can now be done. Should I start the spring cleaning or go for a brisk walk along the shore? I know, I?ll flip a coin to decide! Great ku.
The seasons march on as always, regardless of the choices we humans make … let's hope our chances of getting the pandemic response right are better than 50/50! Loved the image in this haiku!
it spins in the air
do I get one more spring
heads or tails
Very appropriate to the moment, without being narrowly topical.
first buds
we don't
shake hands
swapping ailments
with a stranger
the sound of the river
Very nice Bill.
How right, especially with the thought of the invisible Covid 19 looming
March 31, 2020
through Times Square
the river’s smell
https://tinyurl.com/yd9c32wx
__With gratitude to they that fight this new virus, and grace to those that have passed; we step toward tomorrow's clock.
pollen dust
travels within this times breath
a foxen sneeze
This one is welcome, it gives me pause for serious thought while also 'just' being fun!
I don't often write about coins, but prompts really help! :-)
smooth coins
how we slip away
into blue velvet
Alan Summers
The Haiku Foundation Feature: HAIKU DIALOGUE – a smooth coin
ed. Craig Kittner (20th February 2019)
There seems to a sense of excitement in this one at the return of spring?so many things can now be done. Should I start the spring cleaning or go for a brisk walk along the shore? I know, I?ll flip a coin to decide! Great ku.
marion
The seasons march on as always, regardless of the choices we humans make … let's hope our chances of getting the pandemic response right are better than 50/50! Loved the image in this haiku!
Thank you Anna
This is a brilliant move though. Salute!