New Year’s Dayahead of where the wave breaksthe flight of one tern |
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spring meltthe tight-lipped family secreteveryone knows |
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by-the-wind sailorno one at his funeralsure of what to say |
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a hole in the rockletting the world slip through—late July light |
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summer moonour paddles dip and tuckthe coolness back |
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on the porch …the sound of this peachis conversation |
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the coyote bushbursts open on this side first—why not? |
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you swearyou can hear the stars—muteness of the moon |
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drying persimmonsthis deepening of colorso deliberate |
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wide winter skythe released doves circle onceand are gone |
All poems copyright by Alison Woolpert. They may not be used for any purpose without explicit permission.
Yuki Teikei Haiku Society 
The one of Woolpert’s haiku containing the phrase ” is conversation ” is, in fact, is very
good. Also i use “is” myself even though i have seen some people write against it. In fact
i am surprised to see it in Yuki Teikei because i thought it was against YT’s rules. I am the
winner of the 1983 contest. I have just moved to Vancouver, BC.