frogpond The Journal of the Haiku Society of America fr g Volume 35, Number 1 Winter, 2012 About HSA & Frogpond Subscription / HSA Membership: In the USA: adults $35; seniors (65+) & students (full-time) $30. In Canada and Mexico: $37; seniors & students $32. For all others: 47 USD. Payment by check on a USA bank or by In- ternational Postal Money Order. All subscriptions/memberships are annual, expire on December 31, and include three issues of Frogpond as well as three newsletters and voting rights. All correspondence regarding new and renewed memberships should be directed to the HSA Secretary (see p. 186). Make checks and money orders payable to Haiku Society of America, Inc. Single copies of back issues postpaid: In USA & Canada, $12; elsewhere, $15 seamail; $20 airmail. These prices are for recent issues. Older ones might cost more, depending on how many are left. Please enquire first. Make checks payable to Haiku Society of America, Inc. 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Frogpond 35:1 3 Museum of Haiku Literature Award $100 for the best previously unpublished work appearing in the last issue of Frogpond as selected by vote of the HSA Executive Committee From Issue 34:3 after she leaves the weight of hanging apples Marsh Muirhead Bemidji, Minnesota * * * . 4 Haiku Society of America Haiku & Senryu Inn and Out Motel filling the empty lot the cop car at noon Marian Olson, Santa Fe, New Mexico a rush of wind bows the bluestem horsetail clouds breakfast special eighteen-wheelers in half light Tom Painting, Atlanta, Georgia the scent of tarmac from an empty court …fifteen love Helen Buckingham, Bristol, England first kiss marram grass stubbles the dunes Susan Richardson, Cardiff, Wales . Frogpond 35:1 5 scale the toddler asks what he costs deep yawn the soft clack of a spoonbill beak William E. Cooper, Richmond, Virginia having left today you are no longer a man only a fragrance Alanna C. Burke, Santa Fe, New Mexico weary weary until the sunset’s clouds sprout wings William Scott Galasso, Issaquah, Washington evening chant a ripple in the prayer flags Michael Ketchek, Rochester, New York . 6 Haiku Society of America wisteria infusing twilight’s warm breath come fall with me languor’s slant Susan Diridoni, Kensington, California sun with a chance of clouds family reunion Stephen A. Peters, Bellingham, Washington walking on the mountain’s back tenderly fish scales on table planks this night fear now and now and now meadow stream forming its self William M. Ramsey, Florence, South Carolina . Frogpond 35:1 7 Spanish guitar— the sound of your fingers through my hair Deborah Barbour Lundy, Dubois, Wyoming pristine pillow on his side of the bed cold snap Diane Judge, Durham, North Carolina evening bus stop eyes that have seen enough Glenn Coats, Prospect, Virginia the round trips from my house to yours Möbius strip gray clouds as the relatives arrive …lumpy gravy Barbara Snow, Eugene, Oregon . 8 Haiku Society of America Someone wrote Alguien escribió “lávame” “wash me” on my car en mi coche Bruce England, Santa Clara, California first cicada husk not her last unanswered question wind chimes the neighbor’s argument builds & breaks Peter Vanderberg, Lynbrook, New York though morning lead us down opposite roads memory foam Gary Eaton, Port Moody, British Columbia . Frogpond 35:1 9 opening the silence morning glory Ann K. Schwader, Westminister, Colorado blackbirds braid the sky woodsmoke morning Andrea Grillo, Randolph, New Jersey especially nevertheless hello Stephen Addiss, Middletown, Virginia moonlit estuary a warm current enters the conversation Lorin Ford, Melbourne, Australia snowdrifts now we go to separate beds Elizabeth Moura, East Taunton, Massachusetts . 10 Haiku Society of America downsizing guitar to ukelele my life Carole Evelyn, Bellingham, Washington embitterment wind-weathered on the branch the last chokecherry Autumn Noelle Hall, Green Mountain Falls, Colorado darkness… the reassurance of a nightingale Grace Galton, Somerset, England perhaps next year she says… autumn mist John Kinory, Steeple Aston, England market she weighs a year of labor in her hand Seánan Forbes, New York, New York . Frogpond 35:1 11 Autumn warmth all the kittens find a nipple Gregory Hopkins, Weaver, Alabama popping one last beer— a bit of sunrise spills into the ocean Collin Barber, Memphis, Tennessee last piece of wood in the pile winter widow Anita Guenin, San Diego, California hot a gnat caught in her lip gloss Alicia Hilton, Wilmette, Illinois magnitude 6-point-9 the toll of the bell no one struck Alan Bridges, Littleton, Massachusetts . 12 Haiku Society of America the old ache seeps downhill beneath the ferns Mark Harris, Princeton, New Jersey gathering light, frost paisleys on the window John Shiffer, Ithaca, New York family dinner siblings feed the elephant in the room Julie Warther, Dover, Ohio maybe an ant next time… maybe this time John Stevenson, Nassau, New York tide rising this full moonlight… his pale thighs Pris Campbell, Lake Worth, Florida . Frogpond 35:1 13 potlatch bowl… so much to remember Angela Terry, Lake Forest Park, Washington feathered dinosaurs a wood duck floats on its bright colors Robert Mainone, Delton, Michigan azure sky through bare branches included in the bouquet Brent Partridge, Orinda, California after a fall the old man’s bruises speak of sunset Tom Tico, San Francisco, California where I used to play… airconditioned storage units for memories Bob Lucky, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia . 14 Haiku Society of America flecked with cobwebs— mildew and old love my boat’s nose parting the reeds spring haze Michael McClintock, Clovis, California yes I said your name sofa cat Michelle Tennison, Blackwood, New Jersey back to school vetch seeds rattle in their pods Katrina Shepherd, Dublane, Scotland her skin through thin cotton sunrise John Hawk, Columbus, Ohio . Frogpond 35:1 15 oil his sideways glance vinegar Joyce Clement, Bristol, Connecticut last leaves juddering long shadows Neal Whitman, Pacific Grove, California one red aster in full sunburst love so near Maxianne Berger, Montreal, Quebec dead seas of the moon plainchant Roland Packer, Hamilton, Ontario Christmas eve— I mull the wine with my thoughts hortensia anderson, New York, New York . 16 Haiku Society of America F walking O through G Cara Holman, Portland, Oregon four crows the sound of death in Chinese Christina Nguyen, Hugo, Minnesota the barley dries— whiskey colors washing stones in the burn Colin Stewart Jones, Aberdeen, Scotland chilly dawn the colors seep from my dreams autumn tide pools… dreams of people I no longer see Gregory Longenecker, Pasadena, California . Frogpond 35:1 17 cloudy night places starlight goes in our lifetime Gary Hotham, Scaggsville, Maryland mating dragonflies— my overuse of dashes Aubrie Cox, Muncie, Indiana all day blizzard the old armchair growing deeper Ernest Wit, Warsaw, Poland Dad’s melancholy streak strong in me black tea Mary Ahearn, Pottstown, Pennsylvania six month anniversary the white noise of cicadas turns to snow Mary Kipps, Sterling, Virginia . 18 Haiku Society of America the weight of the briefcase I no longer carry Carlos Colón, Shreveport, Louisiana fifty years of marriage the shape of the wind in the old oak’s gnarl Eric Houck, Deltona, Florida we exchange medical advice summer fog J. Zimmerman, Santa Cruz, California sheep shearing— a small indiscretion forgiven in time false indigo— the way a lie colors the day Michele Harvey, Hamilton, New York .