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ceiling fan
classical music
rotating
     Robert Knapp, San Pedro, CA
     Greg Paullus, Estes Park, CO

movie matinee
sharing juicy fruits
rainbow smiles
     Robert Knapp, San Pedro, CA
     Greg Paullus, Estes Park, CO

hot spring sun
tanning skin
panting dog
     Robert Knapp, San Pedro, CA

Math class --
Fidgeting students
Counting the minutes
     Mishelle Paullus, Estes Park, CO

American haiku --
the faint scent
of cherry blossoms
     Greg Paullus, Estes Park, CO

Delicate white flakes
The joys of youthful freedom
Gone the melting snow
     Linda Hohnholz, Wahiawa, HI

Hardwood floor
Marking time
Squeak by squeak
     Robert Knapp, San Pedro, CA

spring's soft melody
only once I heard this song
from the beginning
     Greg Paullus, Estes Park

Giggling children
Sticky fingers
Purple teeth
     Mishelle Paullus, Iowa City
     Greg Paullus, Estes Park

Divisive war --
Brother against brother
Civil, indeed! Bah!
     Kathy Heinecken, Longmont, CO

We squeeze shut our eyes
against the light
all the while lamenting the darkness
     Heidi Tryon, Estes Park, CO

City limits
Dropped off
Moving on
     Dennis Brown, Estes Park, CO

River of fish
All the salmon
Dying
     Dennis Brown, Estes Park, CO

Unremarkable
But then he begins to sing
Unmistakable
     Heidi Tryon, Estes Park, CO

Soft descending notes
Cascade down red canyon walls
Silencing us all
     Heidi Tryon, Estes Park, CO

Bittersweet love song
Echoing both dawn and dusk
Singing me back home
     Heidi Tryon, Estes Park, CO

shallow creek
staying yet moving
gurgles
     Robert Knapp, San Pedro, CA
     Greg Paullus, Estes Park, CO

sante fe plaza
a one row gauntlet
for white people
     Greg Paullus, Estes Park, CO

Rich pink petals
bloom and fall in a week
bittersweet nostalgia
     Ikuko Laccheo, Iowa City

Haiku book #5
Signed by author
My best friend
     Robert Knapp, San Pedro, CA

The sun is gone
The mountains are cold
Time for zzzzzz's
     Tim Buck, Estes Park, CO

Vanilla perfume
Awakens
His sweet tooth
     Mishelle Paullus, Iowa City

Open wine bottle
Old friends
Sad news
     Mishelle Paullus, Iowa City

Next to ice
Mud
Crocus
     Mishelle Paullus, Iowa City

Fresh from the oven
Golden chocolate chip cookies
One bite at a time
     Ikuko Laccheo, Iowa City

Kill shot
I rejoice
Teary-eyed
     Joe Paullus, Bemidji, MN

A long hectic day
At last the kids play quietly.
Uh oh.
     Joel Alpers, Estes Park, CO

Patches dirty snow
Biting gusts stinging face
Welcome chirping birds
     Dennis Brown, Estes Park, CO

Snowflakes and cold air
Flames, hot metal, meat, smoke, hiss
Peaceful evening
     Gary Miller, Estes Park, CO

Seen but an instant
the light of your memory
still quickens our hearts
     Heidi Tryon, Estes Park, CO

Stark, snow-lined branches
old, long-dead Ponderosa
the ravens' town hall
     Heidi Tryon, Estes Park, CO


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