Nika
Born 1946, Spokane, Washington, USA
Current Residence: Victoria, BC, Canada
Nika is the pen name of retired educator Jim Force. He currently writes with The Heron’s Quill in Victoria where he is a member of Haiku Arbutus. His haiku have been widely published in magazines and anthologies. He has published two chapbooks: frogs singing (1993) and snail my friend (2015).
after the rain
from puddle to puddle
red rubber boots
Time Pieces: Haiku Week-at-a-Glance, Calendar – 4/12 1994
ah, the joy
of walking naked . . .
summer rain
Modern Haiku, Vol. XXIV:1 1993
children
chasing butterflies
distant thunder
Basho Festival Dedicatory Anthology Vol. 48, 1994
country road
at the end of the straight stretch
three wooden crosses
Frogpond, Vol. XVII:3 Autumn, 1994
desert heat
echoing red
canyon walls
Blithe Spirit, Vol. 3:2, 1993
dreams of women
the kind mother disapproves of
. . . morning dew
Raw Nervz Haiku Vol. 1:3 Fall, 1994
driftwood knot staring back
Black Before the Sun, November, 1993
Honourable mention award 1993 International Poetry Contest
New Zealand Poetry Society
endless cold
all day the bag-lady
rides the train
Tidepool #11, 1994
first green leaves
how I envy
my younger self
Asahi Haikuist Network 29 April 2016
flower gazing
the garden goes
unweeded
Akitsu Quarterly Summer, 2016
the great Buddha too
suffers the indiscretions
of city pigeons
Woodpecker Vol. 1:1, Autumn, 1995
the great Buddha too
suffers the indiscretions
of city pigeons
Woodpecker Vol. 1:1, Autumn, 1995
half lotus . . .
the constant drone
of flies
World Haiku Review August, 2011
long day’s trek
against the elements
against myself
Haiku Headlines #70 January, 1994
lowering myself
deeper . . . into
her warmth
World Haiku Review June, 2016
morning moon
the mockingbird’s wing
lures a white moth
Albatross Vol. IV: 1&2, Spring & Summer, 1995
morning moon
why grandpa why
a morning moon
Failed Haiku #8 August 2016
new-born calf
the dog devours
the afterbirth
Tidepool # 11 1994
oh worms
enjoy this withered flesh
after I am gone
Haiku Canada 20th Anniversary Holographic Anthology, 1997
the old tom cat
licking feathers from his chin
in the morning sun
Sparrow # 15 & 16, Autumn-Winter 1996
rising moon
new-born calf discovers
its legs
Haiku Spirit #4 November, 1995
spring rain . . .
how empty this pond
without frog sound
Haiku Canada Review October 2015
sudden chill
awaiting fresh tea
this empty cup
Frogpond Vol. XVIII:3 Autumn, 1995
summer rain
rodeo cowboy
rising from the mud
Modern Haiku Vol. XXV:1, 1994