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).
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after the rain
from puddle to puddle
red rubber boots
Time Pieces: Haiku Week-at-a-Glance, Calendar – 4/12 1994
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ah, the joy
of walking naked . . .
summer rain
Modern Haiku, Vol. XXIV:1 1993
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children
chasing butterflies
distant thunder
Basho Festival Dedicatory Anthology Vol. 48, 1994
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country road
at the end of the straight stretch
three wooden crosses
Frogpond, Vol. XVII:3 Autumn, 1994
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desert heat
echoing red
canyon walls
Blithe Spirit, Vol. 3:2, 1993
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dreams of women
the kind mother disapproves of
. . . morning dew
Raw Nervz Haiku Vol. 1:3 Fall, 1994
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driftwood knot staring back
Black Before the Sun, November, 1993
Honourable mention award 1993 International Poetry Contest
New Zealand Poetry Society
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endless cold
all day the bag-lady
rides the train
Tidepool #11, 1994
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flower gazing
the garden goes
unweeded
Akitsu Quarterly Summer, 2016
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the great Buddha too
suffers the indiscretions
of city pigeons
Woodpecker Vol. 1:1, Autumn, 1995
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the great Buddha too
suffers the indiscretions
of city pigeons
Woodpecker Vol. 1:1, Autumn, 1995
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long day’s trek
against the elements
against myself
Haiku Headlines #70 January, 1994
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morning moon
the mockingbird’s wing
lures a white moth
Albatross Vol. IV: 1&2, Spring & Summer, 1995
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morning moon
why grandpa why
a morning moon
Failed Haiku #8 August 2016
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new-born calf
the dog devours
the afterbirth
Tidepool # 11 1994
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oh worms
enjoy this withered flesh
after I am gone
Haiku Canada 20th Anniversary Holographic Anthology, 1997
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the old tom cat
licking feathers from his chin
in the morning sun
Sparrow # 15 & 16, Autumn-Winter 1996
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rising moon
new-born calf discovers
its legs
Haiku Spirit #4 November, 1995
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spring rain . . .
how empty this pond
without frog sound
Haiku Canada Review October 2015
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sudden chill
awaiting fresh tea
this empty cup
Frogpond Vol. XVIII:3 Autumn, 1995
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summer rain
rodeo cowboy
rising from the mud
Modern Haiku Vol. XXV:1, 1994