12 – 20 – Featured Haiku Writer

shore slides beneath sea

lovers in flirtatious dance–

timeless, rhythmic waves

 

© Merril D. Smith 2020

Merril D. Smith is currently working on two reference books about rape–and a book of poetry.

Here is the fifth haiku from our Featured Haiku Writer. The first line of this haiku struck me from the first reading. I love the way Merril develops the image throughout the poem

This haiku is part of our ARTURINA theme!

12 – 18 – Featured Haiku Writer

moon hums to oak tree

ancient song, a lullaby–

love grows from your roots

 

© Merril D. Smith 2020

Merril D. Smith listens to the moon hum and the stars sing, and sometimes she writes about it.

Here is the fourth haiku from our Featured Haiku Writer. This haiku made me think of the Chorus Trees that sing in harmony on Arturina. They are also a safe haven for the small animals that are hunted by the predators …

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12 – 16 – Featured Haiku Writer

blood orange sunset,

images skim the surface

shadowed rocks below

 

© Merril D. Smith 2020

Merril D. Smith’s published work has focused mainly on the history of women, sexuality, and culture.

Here is the third haiku from our Featured Haiku Writer. I was struck by the intense colours evoked in these lines from the first time I read this haiku. It made me think of the life in the oceans beneath the surface …

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12 – 14 – Featured Haiku Writer

spiraled glow gyrates

worlds born and reborn again,

universal truths

 

© Merril D. Smith 2020

Merril D. Smith is a writer, editor, independent scholar–and poet.

Here is the second haiku from our Featured Haiku Writer. The images Merril’s lines conjured were vast and dynamic …

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12 – 12 – Featured Haiku Writer

stars dance through cloud-waves

time’s chiliad rhythms beat,

past and future merge

 

© Merril D. Smith 2020

The mother of two extraordinary daughters, Merril D. Smith and her husband Doug share a house in New Jersey with their two cats.

Here is the first haiku from our Featured Haiku Writer. I loved this vast space and timescape captured in Merril’s words!

This haiku is part of our ARTURINA theme!