triveni spotlight
A FEATURE EVERY ALTERNATE DAY!
hosts: Teji Sethi and Kala Ramesh
guest editor: Billie Dee
Theme: Close Observation
placid lake sheen on the back of a stinkbug
Cherie Hunter Day Menlo Park, California, USA The Heron’s Nest, XIX.1, 2017.
I am pleased to submit the following selected poems from my personal "favorite haiku" list, one I've developed over the last 30 years or so. All have been approved by the authors; all include publication credits (except one from Patricia Machmiller which is unpublished); all are from the U.S. Pacific coastal rim (my region). I have chosen "close observation" as my theme, a guiding principle in my own writing, and a core element IMO for developing a Haiku Mind.
Peace,
Billie Dee
p.s. Under-lined book titles have embedded links where a reader can go to purchase the book.
Even the annoying stinkbug has its place in nature. Thank you for sharing this lovely ku _()_
Billie,
nice one! I especially appreciate a ku that include a bug I dislike for it makes me question my reaction, and allows me to see with compassion. thank you!
Keen observation, in deed. I can picture this well. I love the sound of 'k' and 's' here. It's musical. Nicely done.