Carol Judkins

gold rush —

in Ha Long Bay,

the dragon weeps

Semi-finalist, World Monuments Fund Haiku Contest 2013

in his small coffin

we lay him down to rest

stopwatch

Mayfly 52

cloisonné pen

poised above the page

chrysalis

Extracted from “Metamorphosis”, Haibun Today, December 2012

frozen river…

deep within, the words

we never said

A Hundred Gourds 2.4

dreamcatcher…

weaving through shadows,

the scent of spring

A Hundred Gourds 2.4

summer grove —

all the shades of green

on paintsticks

SoCalifornia Haiku Study Group Anthology 2013

tethered,

this boat and I…

autumn dusk

Kernels, Summer 2013

Tet prayers —

rising from black smoke,

this orange mist

Extracted from haibun “1968”, Contemporary Haibun Online, October 2013

sipping pea soup…

in the distance,

buoy bells

Frogpond 36:2

ice calving…

a moon orchid

sheds its petals

Under the Basho: Best of…, Autumn 2013

Muir Woods —

stepping into

his words

Close to the Wind: HNA Anthology 2013

red sky…

anchored in bronze,

these fishermen

Regional Reading, HNA 2013