poets/artists: Ian Mullins, Karen O'Leary, pl. wick, Ed Markowski, Toma Rosen, Carl Mayfield, Suparna Ghash, Patricia Carragon, t. kilgore splake, Julie A. Dickson, Kelly Sauvage Angel, Sandra María Esteves, and, Teresinka Pereira!

Flowing from the mighty shores of bear creek to you...

Assistant editor Tama, insisting, "Enough unnecessary

verbosity, Mister Editor- let the flow begin!"

"And any and all subsequent treats!," states assistant editor Frosty...

Ok, noble assistants- we'll begin with Ian Mullins!

                               Ian Mullins

                            Liverpool, England

                           scents of mown grass

                           and burnt apple pie –

                           finally a summer

                       dog loose on the beach –
                       the wind whistles louder
                       than his master                                

                           

                                                   haiga from Karen O'Leary

                                                    West Fargo, North Dakota                 

   

         poet pl. wick
       Empire, Colorado

  chickadees  swaying
  from thin aspen branches
  through the windows
  
  the house cats...
  watching them


       strands of your hair
       plaited through my brush

       whispers of last night
                                                         artist Ed Markowski
                                                            Chicago, Illinois

                     poet Toma Rosen
              Mt Baldy Zen Center, California

     in a clear moraine lake
     fire-bellied trout glide--
     away over granite spurs
     and off into the clouds

     their shadows dissolving
     to stay behind...

                           forgetful--
                           left the door ajar
                           squirrel stayed the night

                           raisins and oatmeal--
                           no longer on this
                           morning's breakfast menu



              poet Carl Mayfield
              Rio Rancho, New Mexico

              Praise Be What's Next

                                                            jonquils
                                                            pass over
                                                            yellow
                                                            with a gentle wave

                                 poet/artist Suparna Ghash
                                  Toronto, Ontario, Canada




  poet Patricia Carragon
     Brooklyn, New York                          

poem from 2017's INNOCENCE
      Finishing Line Press

  The 4-Dimensional Man

  The 4-dimensional man
  contains 4 ideas,
  4 times his squared root.

  The 4-dimensional cat
  contains more ideas,
  but she's not telling.



 
                           poet t. kilgore splake
                           Calumet, Michigan                                                 
                                                       
                             poet pressing further

                               until totally alone

                            finally taking off mask                                

                 
                                           

                                        

         poet Julie A. Dickson
         Exeter, New Hampshire

           spade full of dirt
         layered around  roses
             beauty inherent




                     poet Kelly Sauvage Angel
                         Madison, Wisconsin

                     old river town
                     the damselfly dons
                     her finest wings

                        sun specks
                        the old maple's whirligigs   
                        spinning still
                            

  
                              poet Sandra María Esteves
                              New York, New York
                              from Bluestown Mockingbird Mamba
                              Arte Público Press

                Affirmations #2, There Is A Poet Inside You

                          Let the music come out.
                          Give her space to speak her name
                          crying to be heard.

                          How she sees through visible indifference.
                          Her sharp eye an architect's pen, electric,
                          deciphering cosmic symphonies,
                          on a mission,
                          beautiful as air, shaping wind,
                          a carpenter's knife edged in rays of light,
                          soft, fire blue, barely a horizon.

poet Teresinka Pereira
    Ottawa Hills, Ohio

TREE

The tree has freedom
without looking
at the world
But the sky can see it
in the storm,
and the wind
may disturb its peace.
I look at its shade,
at the green leaf,
at the sculpture
of its branches,
and I think,
there is the perfection
in existence!

assistant editors Frosty, Tama:
"Us 4-dimensional editorial
assistants are ready for treats!"


Well done, noble assistants!
Treats for all of us!
    4-dimensional happy mews...


     
see you in a moment



ayaz daryl nielsen

your poetry can be mailed to:

                              bear creek haiku

                              PO Box 596

                              Longmont, CO

                              80502   

                              USA        
                                    (SASE's are appreciated)

From other than the USA, email to darylayz@me.com (and/or)
                  darylayaz@gmail.com (include postal address)

Last!  If you choose to send poetry via email from within the US, 

       that's ok, too (again, include postal address)

Best to all our creative endeavors!

                 

   

poems, poets, kindness... James B. Peters, Jane Stuart, t.kilgore splake, Steve Ausherman, "Let There Be Light" from Jane Breslin Zalben, Bijoy Kumar Dubey, Peggy Dugan French, Robin Gale Odam, S.L. Peeran, Teresinka Pereira, Judith Partin-Nielsen, Angelee Deodhar and Hafiz!

      Assistant Editor Tama, insisting, "Mister Editor, be nice to our writers and readers by publishing their poetry..."

     Assistant Editor Frosty, "And I share with Eyore my most special treats every time I see him!"

     Thank you, noble assistant editors! Our poets, and their poetic kindnesses!
                   (Tama..."is that a word?") 
  

poet James B. Peters  
                          Cottontown, Tennessee

before the sun

breaks the horizon

the pink kissed clouds

                              

poet Jane Stuart   Greenup, Kentucky

             Inkblot memories

             faded pages

             childhood scribbles

             but your smile

             guided my hand


poet t. kilgore splake   
                  Calumet, Michigan

       echo of thunder

       storm moving in

   poet alone in the woods

    surrounded by friends

     waiting music of rain                 
                                              poet Steve Ausherman
                                              Albuquerque, New Mexico

                                                   Fresh tracks in crisp snow.
                                                     A midnight rabbit
                                                              Comes a calling'.

Lift the stone and you will find me,
Cleave the wood and I am there.

                       The Sayings of Jesus


Let me learn the lessons 
You have hidden in every leaf and rock.

                    Native American Prayer

(Tama: "Mister Editor borrowed these from Jane Breskin Zalben's lovely 
         Let There Be Light  
         Poems and Prayers for
          Repairing the World")

poet Bijoy Kumar Dubey

West Bengal, India

                                               poet Peggy Dugan French

  Poetry of                                  Cardiff, California

  Heart and soul 

  I want to write                           The Gift

  What is in my heart,

  In my soul,                                Friendship

  A poet of heart and soul,                In good times and bad

  Soul and heart                            The safe haven                              

  And I am trying                          That warms the heart always 

  My utmost best                             Even on the darkest days

  To write heartfully

  To write soulfully.                        Peggy Dugan French
                                                            Cardiff, California

poet Robin Gale Odam

Sacramento, California                              

INSOMNIA XXVIII

I will sleep tonight . . . is that the

moonlight . . .  move closer to the

window, swirl the tea leaves in my

cup.  The cat steals onto my lap.

The beautiful nighttime.

Robin, with Joyce Odam, 

is editor of BREVITIES:  

              A Mini-Mag 

         Of Minimalist Poems

Frosty, insisting, "Extra treats

       for Robin's kitty!"

     an excerpt from
     Our Ancient Culture

     poet S. L. Peeran                            from Angelee Deodhar

     Bengaluru, India                            

                       

     Our bare hands

     Created wonders                                

     Taj Mahal

     Konark, Lotus

     Temples, pieces of Art.

     Paintings, calligraphy.

     Textiles, carpets,

     Music, poetry,

     Dance and games.

     We are gifted

     Heaven and gods

     Have helped us.

     Happiness and joys

     Are part of our life.

poet Teresinka Pereira

Ottawa Hills, Ohio

     MACHINES

What would we do                       poet Judith Partin-Nielsen
without machines                              Longmont, Colorado                    

to write with, to clean,
to go shopping                                  things unfold
or go to church;                                as they do                     

to measure the                                  and even at that                          

blood in our veins,                             there is

to send messages by air,                       a special beauty         

to climb to high floors,

to turn on lights,                        Endings #2

without microphones

to project the words                    folded flag from the casket

    I love you!                          pressed against my heart

                                            even now feeling your arms

                                            tightly around me

Assistant Editor Frosty, insisting, "Mister Editor, 

                   I have the perfect closing poem!". . .

    from  A YEAR WITH H A F I Z     via Daniel Ladinsky

            JUST AS I SUSPECTED

            In a vision I heard this clearly whispered:

            Study those who sing the most, but are free

            of criticism or praise.

            Following that advice, things turned out 
            just as I suspected:

            I started spending more time with birds (and kitties).


umm, Frosty, you added kitties, didn't you...
Frosty:  "Mister Editor, I don't think Hafiz would mind!"
Well... I have to agree with you... 


                                                     

see you in a moment
  

                                                                                  

                                                

                     

your poetry can be mailed to:

                              bear creek haiku

                              PO Box 596

                              Longmont, CO

                              80502   

                              USA        
                                    (SASE's are appreciated)

From other than the USA, email to darylayz@me.com (and/or)
                  darylayaz@gmail.com (include postal address)

Last!  If you choose to send poetry via email from within the US, 

       that's ok, too (again, include postal address)

Best to all our creative endeavors!

                 

   

from bear creek haiku: artist Ed Markowski! poets Dennis Rhodes, Amy Hrynchuk, Harry T. Roman, James B. Peters, Vernon Waring, Steve Ausherman, Stephanie Hiteshew, and t. kilgore splake!

Assistant Editor Tama, insisting, "Frosty and Mister Editor, make this post happen now! We have many fine poets and poems that need to be read and admired!!" 
Assistant Editor Frosty, "Yes, Tama!  And, we also have Ed Markowski's remarkable artwork!!" 

Yes, noble assistant editors- here we go!

     poet Dennis Rhodes   Naples, Florida

             Mother and ducklings

           cross the busy roadway as

           the world holds its breath.

                                                             

                                                          artist Ed Markowski

          poet Amy Hrynchuk

    Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada

            Hour of Need

    They were always near me

    and around me

    for most of my life.

    They never once stepped forwards

    to ever help or aid me.

    But when it came

    to my hour of need,

    they showed up with their 

    help and care.

    When my hour of need

    turned into my hours of need,

    they did not leave me.

    But instead, showed more strength.

             poet Harry T. Roman

                   East Orange, New Jersey                                     

    glowing TV through windows

    sounds of children laughing

    small town summer nights

                             red and gold morning

                             false promises

                             rain by noon

    warbling still

    my bird of youth

    this silver-backed spring

                         swollen, stiff old hands

                         tingle yet and tremble

                         caressing my dog’s soft fur

                                    

poet James B. Peters            

             Cottontown, Tennessee

in the stillness

of the evening

the distant train

          into the rising sun

          one crow

          flying past the window

                   before the storm

                   a stillness 

                   that lingers

                                                      

poet Vernon Waring

     King of Prussia, Pennsylvania

       minimalism:  the poem

       less

       is best

            poet Steve Ausherman

            Albuquerque, New Mexico                

            A weary barstool.

               The only solid ground

            He could find.

                             poet Stephanie Hiteshew

                             Columbia, Maryland

                             Eyes

                             Eyes,

                             open as the sky,

                             mouth of the sea.

                          poet t. kilgore splake

                              Calumet, Michigan

  graybeard excitement

     poet and painter                            poet pushing further

  lost in new mysteries                           until totally alone

                                                   finally taking off mask

       

                          creative block exercise

                             words are words

                               writers write

Tama:  "Thank you, Ed, and 

our endearing poets!"

Frosty:  "We'll see you in print,

in other posts, on hometown street corners, and...

see you in a moment

your poetry can be mailed to:

                              bear creek haiku

                              PO Box 596

                              Longmont, CO

                              80502   

                              USA          
                                    (SASE's are appreciated)

From other than the USA, email to darylayz@me.com (and/or)
                  darylayaz@gmail.com (include postal address)

Last!  If you choose to send poetry via email from within the US, 

       that's ok, too (again, include postal address)

Best to all our creative endeavors!