S.M. Abeles
Born New Jersey, USA
Living in Washington, D.C., USA
http://www.emptyskypoetry.blogspot.com
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where I end
and you begin
stroke of midnight
big data: The Red Moon Anthology of English-Language Haiku, 2014 (edited by Jim Kacian & the Red Moon Editorial Staff)
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inside
you
a
black
tulip
cups
the
evening
sun
Haiku 2014 --100 notable haiku from 2013 from Modern Haiku Press (S. Metz and L. Gurga eds.)
First published in Moongarlic (Vol. 1)
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a bomb
somewhere underfoot
the new moon
Haiku 2015 -- 100 notable haiku from 2014 from Modern Haiku Press (S. Metz and L. Gurga eds.)
First published in Modern Haiku (Vol. 45.3)
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billiard balls
on worn felt –
the rain
The Heron's Nest (Vol. XVI, No. 2)
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billions of molecules
in this sip of coffee
alone
Modern Haiku (Vol. 45.2)
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yard sale
one divorcee
lightly worn
Modern Haiku (Vol. 45.3)
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the first bite
is all I want
wild pear
*Runner-up, Best Senryu, 2014 Shamrock Haiku Journal Readers Choice Awards
**First published in Shamrock (Vol. 27)
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glowing embers
in an empty beer can . . .
starry night
Presence (No. 50)
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no matter how I try to dilute you absinthe
Frogpond (Vol. 37.2)
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petal by petal the yellow rose on her inner thigh
Frogpond (Vol. 38.2)
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pressed flower
I remember
being beautiful
The Shiki 11th Annual Poets’ Choice Kukai -- First Place, Kigo Category
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ghost town
a street dog laps
the Milky Way
Shiki Kukai -- September 2013 -- First Place
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the way I know
that you are coming
blossom rain
European Kukai -- Spring 2013 -- Second Place
and
this world, Haiku Society of America 2013 Members Anthology
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into the distance
the cafe car barista's
cinnamon eyes
Daily Haiku, Cycle 15
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nightingales --
two little girls
braid moonlight
Daily Haiku -- Cycle 15
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encore
one click of the Zippo
I'm a rock star again
Notes From The Gean No. 20
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embers
these old men
who say they knew
my father
Notes From The Gean No. 21
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all the magic
you attribute to me ...
snowflakes
Under the Basho, Issue 1
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deeper cuts
in the cutting board
the ways I've changed
Under the Basho, Issue 1
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moonless night --
I settle for
the idea of her
Frogpond, Vol. 36.2
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high noon ...
a child chalks an outline
around my shadow
Frogpond, Vol. 36.3
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long walk
to no place special
rucksack moon
Modern Haiku volume 44.3
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wings rattling --
I wake from another
butterfly dream
Lakeview International Journal, Vol. 1, No. 2
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old neighborhood
I inhale
my ghost
The Heron’s Nest, Volume XVI, Number 3
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softer grass
in the retelling
we are barefoot
Acorn No. 31
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icy breaths --
half my life spent
reliving the past
World Haiku Review - December 2012
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my father’s footsteps the size of every morning
World Haiku Review December 2012
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dusty road --
where handsome parted
from this stranger
Notes From The Gean No. 14 - December 2012
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day moon
I wasn’t made
for these times
Presence #47
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dry leaves
the way my heart rustles
when she walks
Frogpond Issue 35.3
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tide pool
I dip my toes into
forever
With Cherries On Top -- 31 Flavors from NaHaiWriMo
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just when I thought
she was out of my head
lilacs
nothing in the window: The Red Moon Anthology of English-Language Haiku 2012
Frogpond, Issue 35.2
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winter breaths
and many other things
I’d just as soon forget
Prune Juice Issue 8, April 2012
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I cup you quick
my last match
in a windy life
Prune Juice Issue 8, April 2012