all that’s left
in the bait bucket –
a pelican’s breath

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Kathryn J. Stevens

Kathryn J. Stevens worked in marketing communications with IBM and before that with one of the divisions of The State University of New York at Albany. Her poems have been published in Modern Haiku, Frogpond, Ribbons, Haibun Today, Contemporary Haibun Online,The Heron?s Nest and KYSO Flash. She currently lives with her husband and elderly cat in Cary, North Carolina.

4 thoughts on “”

  1. all that’s left
    in the bait bucket –
    a pelican’s breath

    —Kathryn J. Stevens

    A nod to Matsuo Bashō, of course. and a wonderfully "sensory" haiku!

    Also love the consonance of the b's!

    bravissimo!!!

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    flowering bull nettles
    all that meditation
    in the cat’s back

    Alan Summers
    Presence #46 2012 ed. Martin Lucas
    (early Summer kigo)

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    a little blue dust
    on the mantelpiece
    all that’s left

    Alan Summers
    Haiku Scout Report #2 (May 2015)

  2. Kathryn, loved this when I read it on Inkstone. Love it still. I agree with Alan, that it's a terrific sensory poem.

  3. the bucket’s wetness, the smell of the bait and the warmth of the pelican’s breath make a wonderful mix to reveal a natural story. Loved it!
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    in the length of a breath shooting star

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