Poets!... Omar Khayyám, Peggy Dugan French, Joe Sebastian, Sarah Mahina Calvello, Ram Chandran, t. kilgore splake, John Parsons, Minal Sarosh, and! Kelley Jean White's Hannah, Mo, Sassy!...!

       poet Omar Khayyám (1048-1131)...

 Here with a little Bread beneath the Bough,

 A Flask of Wine, a Book of Verse--and Thou

   Beside me Singing in the Wilderness--

 Oh, Wilderness were Paradise enow!

poet Peggy Dugan French, Cardiff, California...

      dusk fading

      stars await       

      so does love

                 candle glowing in the corner

                 music swirling about

                 the evening mood shifts

     poet Joe Sebastian, Bangalore, India...

    rain puddles

    I side-step             singing songs

    the many moons       around a bonfire

                              sparks in the air

            school reunion

            I trace carvings on carvings

            on my name on desk

 poet Sarah Mahina Calvello, 

                      San Francisco, California...

               Passing smile

               Feeling grateful and seen

               On a busy street

    poet Ram Chandran, Madurai, India...

     no knock

       her perfume        walking stick-

       enters first         old man measures

                             depth of puddles

   poet t. kilgore splake, Calumet, Michigan...

         surrendering to flowing currents

             learning wilderness wisdom

                 poet becoming free

                 thumb in the air

                  city limits sign

              wondering what's next

      poet John Parsons, East Sussex, United Kingdom...                            

   low tide

   each stone           curlew cries across

   carefully rolled     marshes, clear reminders

   into place            of essence

     poet Minal Sarosh, Gujarat, India...

  solar eclipse

  the creeping shadows   rain wet patio 

  of my thoughts          the snail leaves a trail

                             of words

             shooting star

             in the sky

             sudden laughter

and, poet Kelley Jean White's rescued kitties Hannah, Mo, and Sassy, a house full of happiness!...

                 see you in a moment...

and, you can mail your poetry to:

                bear creek haiku

                PO Box 596

                Longmont, CO

                80502   

                USA   

                (SASE's are appreciated)

From other than the USA, email to darylayaz@gmail.com and/or 

                  darylayaz@me.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)

           

            

poets!... Hafiz (c. 1320-1389), Peggy Dugan French, r. soos, t. kilgore splake, Mary Jo Balistreri, Patricia Carragon, S. Liaqath Peeran, Kelley Jean White, and Mona Bedi!...

poet Shams-ud-din (Hafiz)...

   God has treasuries beneath the Throne, 

   the keys to which are the tongues of poets.

 noble assistant editor Kitty Kali, mewing, "Poem's, Mister Editor!  Kitties and people's need their poetry!     (and then! their treats!)"

 poet Peggy Dugan French, 

                             Cardiff, California...

   missing our youth

   the easy flow of things

   our aging hands clasped

                                   dusk fading

                                   stars await

                                   so does love

        candle glowing in the corner

        music swirling about

        the evening mood shifts

      poet r. soos, Joshua Tree, California...

               hearing a sentence

               with seventeen symbols

               brings joy to my life

 poet t. kilgore splake, Calumet, Michigan...

      alone in wilderness

  not disappearing from life

     moving into unknown

                      dark moonless night

                       after campfire died

                      northern lights warm glow

         surrendering to flowing currents

          learning wilderness wisdom

               poet becoming free

         

 poet Mary Jo Balistreri, Waukesha, Wisconsin...

       falling snow

       the dark curve

       of a red fox's tail

                            wet sheets

                            snap on the line--

                            chickadee song

 poet Patricia Carragon, Brooklyn, New York...

    the cat leaves a Christmas present

    in the litter box

    the scent of shit happening

                          by the window

                          a snowflake meltdown

                          amuses the cat

 poet S. Liaqath Peeran, Bengaluru, India...

             For life's ups and downs

             Are but waves on an ocean

             Dive deep for pure pearls.

                   Cosmos, 

                   Is expanding

                   So is mind

                   A unique union.

         poet Kelley Jean White, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...

     spun cocoon

     who waits

     inside?                on the train

                             even the sad songs

                             sweet

           on a tissue box

           herein lies hope for your nose

           found haiku

         poet Mona Bedi, Delhi, India...

         koi pond

         just the sound

         of fish playing

                    forest walk

                    I play hopscotch

                    in the dappled sunlight

                 see you in a moment...

and, you can mail your poetry to:

                bear creek haiku

                PO Box 596

                Longmont, CO

                80502   

                USA   

                (SASE's are appreciated)

From other than the USA, email to darylayaz@gmail.com and/or 

                  darylayaz@me.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)