porch lights
a trombone slides
into the night
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June Rose Dowis
June Rose Dowis writes from Shreveport, Louisiana. Her poetry has been published in numerous publications including Ouachita Life, Acorn, Frogpond, Modern Haiku, Heron?s Nest, A Hundred Gourds, Prune Juiceand in several anthologies. Her work was chosen for the Highway Haiku Contest in Shreveport, LA, with her haiku gracing a billboard. Winner of the 2014 Verna Lee Hinegardner Award and an honorable mention recipient of the Harold G. Anderson Award 2013. She was also the recipient of the Shreveport Regional Art Council?s Literary Fellowship Award in 2013. She is a member of The Shreveport Writer?s Club, Haiku Society of America, Northwest Louisiana Haiku Society, Northwest Louisiana Artists Directory and her local Wednesday Writer?s Group. View all posts by June Rose Dowis
So nice! This is so very evocative! kudos!
re:
porch lights
a trombone slides
into the night
—JUNE ROSE DOWIS
First of all, wow! A great "aural visual" of sound and image combined. This is packed with atmosphere.
I love that para-rhyme of 'lights' and 'slides' when I read the full haiku, great effect!
And of course the assonance of the letters "i" add a genius touch too!
One I would have nabbed in minutes for the Blo?o Outlier Journal. :-)
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porch side mountains
the wind-pushed snow
all around us
Alan Summers
Asahi Shimbun (December 2019, Japan)
Thank you so much Alan and Peggy for your kind words. June
No worries! :-)
Alan
I love hearing instruments practicing in the neighborhood, it really does lend a nice soundtrack to the natural world turning.