Canadian Zen Haiku canadien Vol 2 no 3
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Ursula T. Gibson

Hope springs eternal
      in the human breast." Give a boy
            a fishing pole. See?

© Ursula T. Gibson 2004

      Since 1988 Ursula T. Gibson has published 3 chapbooks and a CD of her poetry, her book, "Be Prepared, Don't Mumble, Look UP! or How to Read Poetry Aloud".  Many of her poems have been published in English-speaking countries. For the last eight years, she has been Poetry Editor of:

      Poetic Voices

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      Deborah P. Kolodji

      (i)

      summer evening
      two fingers of poi
      at the luau

      (ii)

      summer evening
      spent fishing on the lake
      a catch of mosquitoes

      (iii)

      summer evening
      after the lake trip
      calamine lotion

      (iv)

      summer evening
      embers from the campfire
      change direction

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      meteor showers
      hiding behind a blanket
      of summer clouds

      mountain silhouette -
      lacing up her tired feet
      in worn hiking boots

      © by Deborah P. Kolodji 2002 & 2004

       

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      Michael Thaler

      Breezy summer day
      Wind chimes entertain the birds
      I sip my sweet tea

      I'm an open book
      Feelings laid out like dried fish
      In the summer sun

      © by Michael Thaler

      Michael Thaler, who lived in Japan for three years, works as an English teacher, and studies karate and Japanese religion. He is employed as a copy editor at a daily newspaper in New Jersey. Michael has this to say about haiku, "The older I get, the more Ican appreciate brevity, econonomy of words, pithiness. That's why I love haiku. Now if only I could live my life like a haiku: In the moment." Michael's home page is:

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