Tag Archives: mother
Haiku Dialogue: ambiguity
curved river a mother of many children Haiku Dialogue: ambiguity Trouthswirl, The Haiku Foundation Blog, 4 September 2019 https://www.thehaikufoundation.org/2019/09/04/haiku-dialogue-poets-choice-ambiguity/?fbclid=IwAR3gDjH2U7bYnWizUTi8Q_5gv8jB8psYF6eD-m-S8Guup7BTO16D8SiOB6o
Haiku – FemkuMag
ice moon I breastfeed my child in the bathroom FemkuMag issue 9 February 2019 https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/f4c0ea_644734f2284749f39f6b7e989445a362.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1TeN0C5AposMwnNhH-puP-41Njz9QC_MUVWUoruWErsDOaUtFjO5HBSII
Haiku – snow on the roof
snowdrift . . . the lies I tell about his father Haiku Dialogue – snow on the roof Troutswirl, The Haiku Foundation Blog January 16, 2019 https://www.thehaikufoundation.org/2019/01/16/haiku-dialogue-snow-on-the-roof/?fbclid=IwAR3lPtNzNY5ouyEw7UIfgf956YDzf1vOgPoyLelcRD46Vf38pkflmlImr3M
Tanka – Le Lumachine
she gazes into the distance across the sea she remembers the babies who never came home lo guardo fisso in lontananza attraverso il mare ricorda i bambini che non sono mai tornati a casa somewhere in the … Continue reading
Monoku – FemkuMag
mother’s suicide all the rage FemkuMag, issue 4, September, 2018 https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/f4c0ea_7a90249160ad4bf3905db7a2ad4c325f.pdf
Two Haibun – Blithe Spirit
Denial I did not want to hear it. Your blood pressure is too high, the doctor said. This is serious. You might have a heart attack. I’m going to prescribe some pills. Take one every morning. thunderheads … Continue reading
A Sense of Place: THE SHORE – hearing
susurrus of surf my birth mother’s name in a seashell © Martha Magenta Troutswirl, The Haiku Foundation Blog https://www.thehaikufoundation.org/2018/07/18/a-sense-of-place-the-shore-hearing/
Tanka – Red Lights
coronation year – a monkey dances on the organ while mother shows me off in the street the blackbird ends its song in the quiet afternoon I place violets on mother’s grave © Martha Magenta Red Lights … Continue reading
2019 Marlene Mountain Memorial Contest
2019 Marlene Mountain Memorial Contest Third Place: bipolar mother’s monochrome smile Judges Commentary: Maternal mental illness is a subject that seems to be hushed up in our culture. Especially in today’s mommy wars where mothers are pitted against … Continue reading →