river kingfisher
a splash of blue
in the cloud
— Martha Magenta, 71st Basho Memorial English Haiku Contest, 2017
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robin’s egg
on the ground
fractured sky
— Martha Magenta, Akitsu Quarterly Fall 2017
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summer solstice
the sky bursts
into sparrows
— Martha Magenta Better than Starbucks, I.2, August 2016
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drifting mist
a swan swims
from cloud to cloud
— Martha Magenta Creatrix September 1 2016
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the rhythm
of her knitting needles
sedge warbler
— Martha Magenta Blithe Spirit 27.3, August 2017
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crack of a gun
the thin cry
of a partridge
— Martha Magenta Blithe Spirit 28.1 February, 2018
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spring equinox —
a heron’s shadow moves
into summertime
— Martha Magenta Blithe Spirit 27.2 May, 2017
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rain on furrows —
a seagull lowers
the sky
— Martha Magenta Blithe Spirit 27.2 May, 2017
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wind in the woods
the conversation
of tawny owls