poet Peggy Dugan French
Cardiff, California
sanctuary construction site
the song of this river the chatter of daily lives
the touch of your hand mixed with sawdust
Peggy is editor of print publication SHEMOM
peggydfrench@gmail.com 2486 Montgomery Ave.
Cardiff, CA
92007
send your poetry!
assistant editors Frosty and Tama, stating, "next, artwork and poetry from the friend who always made us purr..."
poet and artist Rex Sexton
THE KISS GOODNIGHT
Somber in the soft dusk
with sleep coming on
I think about the best
way to lay life's wonders
down. Of course, somehow
with a smile on my face. No
sour grapes. Death is everyone's
fate.
I must lay my long mirror down
The future belongs to those who
are coming. I'll greet them
as I can, leave them
a little something.
Grace and beauty has its way.
(Skeleton Key by Rex Sexton)
poet Don Wentworth Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
that slow lope, Grand Unified Theory
of nowhere to go,
been there, everywhere, before - the moment
look, see, the willow becomes
yields to you you
(above haiga by Frosty and Tama)
Paint a Tree poet Steve Ausherman
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Paint a tree/ paint a thin branch
Paint shaded green/ paint the lines of my hand.
Paint a sapling/paint a girl growing up.
Paint exposed roots/ paint grandma in a rocker.
Paint a tree/ paint a thick branch.
Paint autumn leaves/ paint a wedding veil.
Paint wind-bucked pine/ paint a boy's cowlick.
Paint aspen bark/ paint a Dear John letter.
Paint a tree/ paint a thin branch.
Paint a thick trunk/ paint a Sunday dinner.
Paint acorn skin/ paint my child leaving home.
Paint leaves in the rain/ paint the doctor's office.
Paint a tree/ paint a thin branch.
poet Patricia Carragon
Brooklyn, New York
rain forgives anger
when it falls with grace and hope
water heals the land
courage replants, life renews
the earth and sun in balance
(above haiga by Tama and Frosty)
poet Carl Mayfield Rio Rancho, New Mexico
snowy fog along the path
walking home each direction home
through home
poet t. kilgore splake Calumet, Michigan
thelonious monk lost in cold whiteness
soft jazzy touch wind driven snow
world full of edges poet drunk on silence
and, last, Angelee Deodhar shares a recent photo of Frosty. . .
assistant editor Frosty asks "Did you have to use this picture!?!"
Noble assistant, this picture earns all of us, especially you, and Tama, and Angelee Deodhar- extra-special treats!
"Happy mews and purrs and extra-special treats for everyone!"
from assistant editor Tama...
see you in a moment
ayaz daryl nielsen
darylayaz@gmail.com
(and/or) darylayaz@me.com
Peggy is editor of print publication SHEMOM
peggydfrench@gmail.com 2486 Montgomery Ave.
Cardiff, CA
92007
send your poetry!
assistant editors Frosty and Tama, stating, "next, artwork and poetry from the friend who always made us purr..."
poet and artist Rex Sexton
THE KISS GOODNIGHT
Somber in the soft dusk
with sleep coming on
I think about the best
way to lay life's wonders
down. Of course, somehow
with a smile on my face. No
sour grapes. Death is everyone's
fate.
I must lay my long mirror down
The future belongs to those who
are coming. I'll greet them
as I can, leave them
a little something.
Grace and beauty has its way.
(Skeleton Key by Rex Sexton)
poet Don Wentworth Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
that slow lope, Grand Unified Theory
of nowhere to go,
been there, everywhere, before - the moment
look, see, the willow becomes
yields to you you
(above haiga by Frosty and Tama)
Paint a Tree poet Steve Ausherman
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Paint a tree/ paint a thin branch
Paint shaded green/ paint the lines of my hand.
Paint a sapling/paint a girl growing up.
Paint exposed roots/ paint grandma in a rocker.
Paint a tree/ paint a thick branch.
Paint autumn leaves/ paint a wedding veil.
Paint wind-bucked pine/ paint a boy's cowlick.
Paint aspen bark/ paint a Dear John letter.
Paint a tree/ paint a thin branch.
Paint a thick trunk/ paint a Sunday dinner.
Paint acorn skin/ paint my child leaving home.
Paint leaves in the rain/ paint the doctor's office.
Paint a tree/ paint a thin branch.
poet Patricia Carragon
Brooklyn, New York
rain forgives anger
when it falls with grace and hope
water heals the land
courage replants, life renews
the earth and sun in balance
(above haiga by Tama and Frosty)
poet Carl Mayfield Rio Rancho, New Mexico
snowy fog along the path
walking home each direction home
through home
poet t. kilgore splake Calumet, Michigan
thelonious monk lost in cold whiteness
soft jazzy touch wind driven snow
world full of edges poet drunk on silence
and, last, Angelee Deodhar shares a recent photo of Frosty. . .
assistant editor Frosty asks "Did you have to use this picture!?!"
Noble assistant, this picture earns all of us, especially you, and Tama, and Angelee Deodhar- extra-special treats!
"Happy mews and purrs and extra-special treats for everyone!"
from assistant editor Tama...
see you in a moment
ayaz daryl nielsen
darylayaz@gmail.com
(and/or) darylayaz@me.com
note: poetry to be considered for print issues
of bear creek haiku
can be sent to: bear creek haiku
PO Box 596
Longmont, CO
80502
USA (an SASE is appreciated)
from other than the USA, email (as above) often works best, yet!
if you choose to send poetry via email from within the US,
that's ok, too.
best to our creative endeavors!
