an'ya:

 

summer's end

the feral kittens as big

as their mother

 

 

fire in the forest

we sleep but with smoke

in our throats

 

 

O comely moth !

your wing patterns are such

a perfect match

 

 

each night my Creator

wears a different guise —

the softness of wind

 

 

night wind

a filament of spider silk

withstands its wrath

 

 

twilight sky

one pink cloud

with blue spiked hair 

 

 

sultry afternoon –

reflected in her portrait

a lupine butterfly

an'ya . . . whose haigo (haiku nom de plume) loosely translates to 'a peaceful light in the moonless night', lives in Oregon,  USA.  She has been bestowed (too numerous to mention here) top world-class awards and honours for her haiku poetry, as well as other verse forms, not only throughout the United States, but in Japan, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Germany, India, the UK, Brazil, and the Balkans.  an'ya's extended credits can be read at:

www.haigaonline.com by following the link to staff biographies.

an'ya's personal poetry website is at:  ( under construction again) http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Park/1110/index.html

an'ya is also the director for ' WHCbeginners' at: http://www.worldhaikuclub.org

 

Ed Markowski:

 

autumn dusk

a pheasant fills a seam

between two clouds

 

fourth of july

i quietly celebrate

another sober day

 

winter carnival

a rainbow shimmers

from the mouth of an ice dragon

 

extra innings

a long fly ball morphs

into the autumn moon

 

misty morning

my wife decides

to cleanse my aura

 

Ed Markowski lives and writes in Auburn Hills, Michigan. His work has been featured in modern haiku, bottle rockets, and

frogpond.

 

Michael levy was born in Manchester, England on the 6th March 1945.
After many life experiences and a successful business career he retired to Florida in 1992.
In 1998 Michael established Point of Life, Inc., as a vehicle to project his philosophy and spiritual understanding. The website www.pointoflife.com and the associated newsletter (Point Of Life Global Newsletter) are visited and read by thousands of people around the world every month. Michael is a frequent speaker on radio, television and at seminars where he shares and discusses his views about the purpose of life, finding peace and enjoyment and leading a healthy, stress-free life. 

In just a few years he has become a world renowned poet. In 2002 Michael was invited to become a member of the prestigious Templeton Speaker's Bureau.

Michael has recently established the Point of Life Foundation, a National Heritage Foundation dedicated to bridging the gap between science and religion and to bringing a clear, unbiased message to the general public to help them lead a meaningful, sharing and enjoyable existence. Starting in 2003 the Point of Life Foundation will present seminars and conferences bringing together opinion leaders from the fields of science, religion, medicine, philosophy and nutrition to help find common guidelines for leading a purposeful life.

Michael Levy is the author four books "What is the Point? ISBN 0966806905", "Minds of Blue Souls of Gold"ISBN 0966806913 , "Enjoy Yourself - It's Later Than You Think"ISBN "0966806921 and "Invest with a Genius"ISBN "0966806948. His poetry and essays now grace many web sites, Journals and Magazines throughout the world. His philosophies have become a major source of Truth, Wisdom and Love for many people
Web Sites : http://www.pointoflife.com  http://www.polfoundation.org
E-mail: mikmikl@aol.com

Ron P. Nhim:

 

 

Foggy Morning

 

our footprints

disappearing with the waves

in the morning fog

 

morning on the swamp -

a canoe piercing through fog

searching for way home

 

chased by the sunrays,

the morning fog retreats

exposing a fox

 

fog covered stream -

only the sound audible

flowing endlessly

 

dark foggy morning –

only the glow of fog lamps

seen floating in air

 

 

At School

 

my school library –

second home during finals

loud snore woke me up

 

first day in Physics -

stars parading before me

I hide in the back

 

Calculus –

what use is it in real life?

hard to calculate

 

drowsy and drugged by

textbooks, students searching for

coffee on test day

 

Ms. Smith’s music class –

the first performance sounds like

dogs and cats fighting

 

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