shout

the raggedy man

shouts into a pay phone

out of order

rain

rain at the window

your breath carried to me

on a whisper

old professor

1

ORIGINAL

old professor

rearranging classroom chairs

into rows

2

REVISION

old professor

rearranging chairs

into rows

The "revision" is actually the original version. See eastern sparrow's comment and my response for clarification.

fading

fading into dawn

the moon that shone so brightly

in the midnight sky

walk

January walk

Santa Claus and a flag

in a neighbor's window

job

boob job

as firm

as fists

enough with the politics

home for a visit

the sound of rain

on the river

strategy

This is not a political blog, and I haven't used it to make political comments. But just this once . . .

strategy shift

from stay the course to

more of the same

bubble

waking alone

a bubble floats

across the coffee cup

bop

inside his headphones

bopping to the beat

of a different drummer

Vaughn rules!

My friend Vaughn (masago), a frequent visitor to this blog, has just had a haiku chosen as "Best of the Best" in the new issue of World Haiku Review. He shares the honor with Laryalee Fraser, another close friend. Her encouraging comments back when I was just getting started in haiku can be found in the archives. Vaughn has a number of poems in the issue.

My friend Polona is also well-represented in this issue.

And, if you'll pardon the plug, so am I. I am honored to have my work turn up in "ten best" lists in several categories. Some of the poems have already appeared here. Those that haven't will be turning up in weeks to come.

All this and more can be found at

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WHCworldhaikureview/message/4

By the way, I presume to call Vaughn, Lary, and Polona my friends, and I regard and value them as such, even though we've never met face to face. That's one of the privileges, and one of the joys, of belonging to the haiku community.

new year

new year's party

the divorced couple

leaves together

Happy and healthy, my friends!