Lyrical Passion Poetry E-Zine

distant
snow-capped mountains
I write a letter
 

no words
between us
...a crescent moon

                  by R.D. BAILEY
                  (published in EPN, 2007)






blue butterfly
a little girl whistling
to herself

                  by R.D. BAILEY
                 (published in The Heron's Nest; Fall 2007)






evening calm
a cricket appears
on my windowsill

                 by R.D. BAILEY
                 (published in The Heron's Nest; Winter 2007)


 

morning fog
leaving home
without my purse

             by R.D. BAILEY
             (published in Shamrock; Summer 2007)






evening calm -
one swallow nicks the surface
of the water
             (by Timothy Russell - 2007, 1st Place Haiku Winner)






in the bulrushes
the wren folds
into sleep
               (by Christopher P. Hayes - 2007, 1st Place Haiku Winner)
  







the scenic route...
white silence falling
from the sky

               by R.D. BAILEY
               (published in Chrysanthemum; Winter 2007)







afternoon
        drizzle
the scent of mint leaves

                by R.D. BAILEY
                (published in Acorn; 2007)






two month drought
I remember our last
kiss        







mom asks dad
my name again
overcast sky







tracing the cover
of her book
a cloud's gold lining






falling
in puddles unseen
myself and a leaf







relentless wave
taking back the seashell
I took from it

                 by R.D. BAILEY
                (published in Simply Haiku; Winter 2007)







cantaloupe-colored
sky
juice drips from my lips

                by R.D. BAILEY
                (published in Chrysanthemum; Summer 2007) 







after the wake
the scent of her hair
in the brush                    (R.I.P. Aaliyah)
 

she sat by the window
waving...
the Jamaican flag

                by Raquel D. BAILEY
                (published in Asahi Haikuist Network; Fall 2008)







warmth and light fade
but then we
part

                 by R.D. BAILEY
                 (published in Wisteria; Winter 2008) 






his first
kiss...
rushing river

                by R.D. BAILEY
                (published in EPN; appears 4.23.08) 







vanilla ice cream
running down my chin, his
finger down my spine

               by R.D. BAILEY
               (published in Cider Press Review; Spring 2008)
 






rippling blue waters
invade my canoe -
I catch a fish
  
                by Barbra L. - 2008, 1st Place Haiku Winner







heat shimmer -
a watermelon patch
beside the road
  
                by John Bird - 2008, 2nd Place Haiku Winner







winter evening::
a lone gull flying
in the silence
  
                by Timothy Russell - 2008, 1st Place Haiku Winner







playground
in winter::
the pale moon
 
                by Timothy Russell - 2008, 3rd Place Haiku Winner






summer heat
salt drips across
our smiles
  
               by Mr. Kim Chamberlain - 2008, 2nd Place Haiku Winner







spring puddle
a frog jumps over
the moon
                
               by Marek Kozubek - 2008, 1st Place Haiku Winner








one midnight star
...I lie
alone
 





aftertaste of lime
watching her kiss
another man

                by R.D. BAILEY
               (both published in Presence #39; Fall 2008)






blue heron
still...in the stream
our shadows

                 by R.D. BAILEY
                  (published in Mainichi Daily News, Summer- June 2008)








summer's end
the scent of charcoal
lingers

                 by R.D. BAILEY
                (published in Asahi Haikuist Network, Summer 2008)








dentist's chair
I give them
a plastic smile
                  by Mr. Kim Chamberlain, 1st Place Winner July 2008






50K
kitchen remodel
McDonald's
                  by Mr. Kim Chamberlain, Winner July 2008