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)
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)
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)
billiard balls
on worn felt –
the rain
The Heron's Nest (Vol. XVI, No. 2)
billions of molecules
in this sip of coffee
alone
Modern Haiku (Vol. 45.2)
yard sale
one divorcee
lightly worn
Modern Haiku (Vol. 45.3)
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)
glowing embers
in an empty beer can . . .
starry night
Presence (No. 50)
no matter how I try to dilute you absinthe
Frogpond (Vol. 37.2)
petal by petal the yellow rose on her inner thigh
Frogpond (Vol. 38.2)
pressed flower
I remember
being beautiful
The Shiki 11th Annual Poets’ Choice Kukai -- First Place, Kigo Category
ghost town
a street dog laps
the Milky Way
Shiki Kukai -- September 2013 -- First Place
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
into the distance
the cafe car barista's
cinnamon eyes
Daily Haiku, Cycle 15
nightingales --
two little girls
braid moonlight
Daily Haiku -- Cycle 15
encore
one click of the Zippo
I'm a rock star again
Notes From The Gean No. 20
embers
these old men
who say they knew
my father
Notes From The Gean No. 21
all the magic
you attribute to me ...
snowflakes
Under the Basho, Issue 1
deeper cuts
in the cutting board
the ways I've changed
Under the Basho, Issue 1
moonless night --
I settle for
the idea of her
Frogpond, Vol. 36.2
high noon ...
a child chalks an outline
around my shadow
Frogpond, Vol. 36.3
long walk
to no place special
rucksack moon
Modern Haiku volume 44.3
wings rattling --
I wake from another
butterfly dream
Lakeview International Journal, Vol. 1, No. 2
old neighborhood
I inhale
my ghost
The Heron’s Nest, Volume XVI, Number 3
softer grass
in the retelling
we are barefoot
Acorn No. 31
icy breaths --
half my life spent
reliving the past
World Haiku Review - December 2012
my father’s footsteps the size of every morning
World Haiku Review December 2012
dusty road --
where handsome parted
from this stranger
Notes From The Gean No. 14 - December 2012
day moon
I wasn’t made
for these times
Presence #47
dry leaves
the way my heart rustles
when she walks
Frogpond Issue 35.3
tide pool
I dip my toes into
forever
With Cherries On Top -- 31 Flavors from NaHaiWriMo
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
winter breaths
and many other things
I’d just as soon forget
Prune Juice Issue 8, April 2012
I cup you quick
my last match
in a windy life
Prune Juice Issue 8, April 2012