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CONTENT:
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Preface
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Wisteria
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Summertime
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Afterword
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Preface Dear Haijin, It‘s my pleasure to present to you our new e-book ―Petal Lanterns‖ based on the haiku which were submitted for the (spring)kukai ―Wisteria‖ and the (summer)kukai ―Summertime‖. It has become a wonderful anthology and I hope you all do like this new e-book. By the way … I have distilled the title ―Petal Lanterns‖ from a haiku by Hamish of Haiku Forest
© July 2015 Chèvrefeuille’s Publications The Netherlands
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kukai Wisteria: winner: wisteria fragrant chandeliers drop a carpet of purple Š Rallentanda
runner up: entwined in white wisteria vine ... spring moon Š Lolly
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Kukai Wisteria (spring 2015)
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my wisteria charging up the neighbor's shed... banzai!!!! my wisteria sending out invasive webs black widow spider ah wisteria celebrating life and love for generations Š Opie Houston
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spring rain the wisteria droops in watercolor high noon ... the wisteria humming with bee song Š Lolly
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wisteria sways pendulous blossoms in breeze unspoken promise Š Jazzy
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wisteria weeps dissolves in lavender tears deep yen for spring rain Š Lynn
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Bewitching vine Trails of dangling purple puffs Choking other plants Š Sara McNulty
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wisteria rain she used to smile back then — oh the wisteria rain in this soulless spring the soft wisteria temple soothes in purple petal lanterns — a waterfall of flowers her lips touch mine © Hamish
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the moonlit night twisting on itself fragrant wisteria blooms draped in moonlight soft blossoms on gnarled limbs perfume the night air on a moonlit night lane edged with wisteria my love and I depart Š Dolores
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wisteria – little purple bird feet skip against the green a wisteria blanket sheltering sighs such is moonlight Š Jen (a.k.a Paloma)
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purple petals perfuming the dawn wisteria purple curtains winding ‗round the terrace old wisteria old wisteria cascading purple blossoms bees hum in springtime Š Georgia
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March wisteria On old, twisted branches hangs Anticipation Bare and twisted, Amid crowds of crocuses, Wisteria waits. Š Jackie
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Kukai ―summertime‖ winner: gathering seashells the sound of summer jingles inside my pockets © Lolly
runner up: warming in my palm – a summer plum plucked by the storm © Jen (a.k.a. Paloma)
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Kukai Summertime (summer 2015)
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after her grooming splashing in warm mud puddles... my poodle pup hands lightly touching under laden cherry trees... soft petal shower from the grassy hill... free view of the concert and the stars Š Opie Houston
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approaching bee ... an old dandelion bows before heading off scent of the river still lingering in our hair ... story of summer Š Lolly
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i bury my face in a bunch of wild rosemary breathing in summer scent of summer jasmin blooming on the fence bees hum in the daisy bush sand in my toes salt on my lips and lashes surfing in summer Š Cressida
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Skin tastes of salt Sun glare on ocean‘s surface We lick our fingers Sweet beginnings Of summer romances Will they sour in Fall? Dog crunches ice cubes Patio stones form patterns In the summer sun Š Sara McNulty
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summer monsoon orange sari clinging to skinher laughter cleanses sitting alone on the crowded beach a curtain of shade closes under tall palm trees a coconut and two straws -a fertile sunlight Š Hamish
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(Summer Sand) Fine, white, sugar sand Scrunches under tan bare feet Children squeal with joy
(Summer Pulse) Rhythmic pulse of waves Short snore, long shush with each pass Sun glints on turquoise
(Summer Umbrellas) Totems in bright sun Striped guards standing over chairs Awaiting devotees Š Christy Draper
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a purple rush over the mountains – new leaves in thunder the first firefly launched from tall grass – calico summer Š Jen (a.k.a. Paloma)
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summertime soap bubbles at twilight join vanishing fireflies Š Jazzy
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heat waves rise above asphalt fields the corn tassels Š Janice
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asleep on my mat rooster crows at two a.m. dreams of chicken soup white hot summer day refreshing cup of water cools hot head and face ‗round the table rehashing the day‘s events memories and beer © Georgia
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ladybugs bloom in glittered nights the moon is now sitting on the beach peeling the warm sun lizards hide in seashells the warmness comes -perfumed breeze birds sing for me Š Aila
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lazy hot breeze nature takes her siesta storm approaches fingers trail in the sea white billows with summer winds sailboat dreams silent hush fawn forages in the forest curious eyes Š Leslie Moon
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nebula explodes blossom reveals life in light garden star is born oppressive heat wave thunderheads on horizon eyes strain for flicker surprise from heaven in peripheral vision a flash of bluebird Š Lynn
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horizon on fire after a hot summer day thunder and lightning summer heat no shadows to turn to rain at last Š Chèvrefeuille
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Afterword
I hope you did like this little e-book with all the wonderful entries for our first two kukai. I am a proud host ‌ to see and read how all of your haiku skills become better. It gives me new energy to make Carpe Diem Haiku Kai. Thank you all. Chèvrefeuille, your host
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