a difficult birth
fifty years of contractions
here I am at last
© D. Avery 2019
People sometimes read what I write. ShiftnShake is a place for you to read some of my writing.
Here is the final haiku from our featured haiku writer for the theme of Emergence.
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uncertain passage
sounding the depths of silence
surfacing at last
© D. Avery 2019
I am a teacher of middle school mathematics. I enjoy kayaking, yard-saling and reading. Discover more at Shift N Shake
Here is the third haiku from our featured haiku writer for the theme of Emergence.
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only my leavings
moulted feathers, cast off skins
litter my life’s rooms
© D. Avery 2019
I live on an island off the coast of Massachusetts with a husband and a cat. Discover more at Shift N Shake
Here is the second haiku from our featured haiku writer for the theme of Emergence.
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becoming themselves
polliwogs don’t miss their tails
leaping into life
© D. Avery 2019
I think, I speak; I read, I write; I drink, I pee; those are the ins and outs of me; I play with words, sometimes forgetting propriety. Discover more at Shift N Shake
Here is the first haiku from our featured haiku writer for the theme of Emergence.
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the distance growing,
I turn – behind me, the past
whispering farewell
© Kerfe Roig 2019
After spending years in boxes, Kerfe Roig has been circling the square for many months. What next? Discover more of Kerfe’s creative words and art at Method Two Madness.
This haiku is part of our Emergence theme.
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everyday a new
blindness as her memory
grasps at current straws
© JulesPaige 2019
JulesPaige: because words are like Jewels on a Page… Want to read more? Visit Longer Strands of Gems.
This haiku is part of our Emergence theme.
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consideration
neutrons fire, thoughts coalesce
realization
© Ken Gierke 2019
Ken tells me that his experience in this community can be be summed up in verse: poet on journey / embraced by fellow poets / WordPress acceptance. Find him at rivrvlogr.wordpress.com
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