nestled into oak the urge of white trilliums
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Jo Balistreri
Mary Jo Balistreri has has had three books of poetry published and a chapbook. In 2015 she began studying haiku and today it is almost exclusively her poetry of choice. Recent poems of her have appeared in Modern Haiku, Frogpond, Presence, Blithe Spirit, Whiptail, and bottle rockets. She has been honored in New Resonance 12, 2020 and The Red Moon Anthology of English Language haiku, 2021. View all posts by Jo Balistreri
Very nice, Jo!
what a beautiful one line haiku!
nestled into oak the urge of white trilliums
—JO BALISTRERI
That single word 'urge' which feels like it wants to be a noun and a verb at the same time, really drives this haiku!
warm regards,
Alan
Lovely haiku, Jo. Yes, the urge of all living things to spring forth is something we can all relate to!
Thank you for your comments Mary, Alan, and Julie.