Philip Whitley was born in North Carolina and grew up in a small southeastern town with a population the same as it was when he lived there. He is a sculptor who came to haiku late in life and expects he will continue exploring the haiku form, well, forever.
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How sweet!
Nice! I like the surprise turn at the end.
Here?s one of mine:
cold snap
the howling wolf
in the asthmatic?s lungs
(Presence #50, 2014)
pine
scent
two
snow
angels
melt
together
__ Ah… the flowered umbrella in the rain… of any, or all seasons.
Fun verse!!!
Of course the most famous umbrella haiku has to be by Richard Wright:
Just enough of rain
To bring the smell of silk
From umbrellas
Richard Wright
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Easter Wedding
the chauffeur in a tangle
with the umbrella
Alan Summers
Publication credits: Presence #44 (2011)
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cabbage butterflies–
a man with an umbrella
when there’s no rain
Alan Summers
‘hokku’ section
Under the Basho journal vol 1.1 Autumn 2013
Nice haiku.