Belinda Behne

late night concert

crickets

walk me home

—Belinda Behne

Belinda Behne

dandelion field

chasing barefoot

wishes

—Belinda Behne

Belinda Behne

along the dark path

 a flash of light

 albino squirrel

—Belinda Behne 

Belinda Behne

night owl

asking the moon and stars

how to heal the world

—Belinda Behne

Belinda Behne (from 2024)

—Belinda Behne

Editor's Note: This haiga is from the "lost poems" chosen by founding editor, Roberta Beach Jacobson. 

 

Belinda Behne (from 2024)

afternoon tea

her shadow 

arrives first

—Belinda Behne

the stars call my name

reminding me to look up

into forever

—Belinda Behne

 Editor's Note: These are from the "lost poems" chosen by founding editor, Roberta Beach Jacobson. 

Nominations for the 2025 Pushcart Prize (Poetry)

 

 

Mar 26:

periodic table

the stars that flow

through us

Eugeniusz Zacharski

Apr 5:

closed clinic

another choice

terminated

Scott Wiggerman

Apr 9:

gentle dawn ...

the haiku remains

unfinished

Samo Kreutz

Apr 22:

losing the path

deep in the forest

I find myself

deep in the forest

losing myself

I find the path

losing the path

I find myself

deep in the forest

Belinda Behne

Oct 6:

long weekend

the news comes

on a friday

Jerome Berglund

Oct 12:

fake profile —

why would anyone

want to be me

Susan Burch

 

Big congratulations to our six Pushcart nominees!

Nominations for the Touchstone Awards are underway, so please remain patient. Uploading the data for 30 poems is taking considerable time and effort. It's a lengthy process, but the Touchstone announcement will be posted at the journal once everything is finished.

Belinda Behne

a monarch kisses my brow

mistaking me for a flower


Belinda Behne

 

at the laundromat

I share my change

with a stranger

Belinda Behne