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(Carlos Gesmundo)Blogger251125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3683857436380057064.post-3564480055253147379Mon, 03 Apr 2017 17:14:00 +00002017-04-03T13:05:41.519-05:00garage sale the sunflowers go to a mom-to-be http://blueposts-by-agcarlos.blogspot.com/2017/04/blog-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carlos Gesmundo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3683857436380057064.post-2539731361486488319Sun, 31 Aug 2014 03:00:00 +00002014-09-09T17:25:48.356-05:00state fairno line for fish kebabson this Gazan street  http://blueposts-by-agcarlos.blogspot.com/2014/09/blog-post_65.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carlos Gesmundo)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3683857436380057064.post-7264639524947940533Fri, 07 Feb 2014 17:23:00 +00002014-09-08T19:13:36.793-05:00steaming cup  a stray cardinal stares back at my fresh fern frost  First published in Asahi Haikuist Network/David McMurray, February 7, 2014, ajw.asahi.comhttp://blueposts-by-agcarlos.blogspot.com/2014/02/haiku-020714-stray-cardinal-stares-at.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carlos Gesmundo)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3683857436380057064.post-489819077081939918Wed, 27 Nov 2013 16:35:00 +00002014-09-09T17:19:43.616-05:00deathfallphotoseasurvivorstyphoonIn the wake  of super typhoon Haiyan ... post sea surge  her son clutches a photo  of grandpa  http://blueposts-by-agcarlos.blogspot.com/2013/11/haiku-112713-in-tacloban-city-in-wake.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carlos Gesmundo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3683857436380057064.post-5783052472591124503Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:43:00 +00002014-09-08T19:18:37.159-05:00fruitshaikusnowspringsunall day sun the left-leaning snowman drops his M&M smile http://blueposts-by-agcarlos.blogspot.com/2013/04/blog-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carlos Gesmundo)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3683857436380057064.post-2074559517025742260Mon, 14 Jan 2013 22:06:00 +00002014-09-08T21:22:34.051-05:00beachhaikushellswinter empty beach  a weathered conch crowds  his coffee table  http://blueposts-by-agcarlos.blogspot.com/2013/01/blog-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carlos Gesmundo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3683857436380057064.post-7727644540805367627Fri, 22 Jun 2012 10:30:00 +00002014-09-08T21:28:21.334-05:00Asahi Haikuist NetworkduckshaikusummerBy the pond in the park... mom hovers  over her fledglings...  first teacher  ____________________ Published in Asahi Haikuist Network, The Asahi Shimbun, 05 April 2012http://blueposts-by-agcarlos.blogspot.com/2012/06/haiku-062212-by-pond-in-park.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carlos Gesmundo)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3683857436380057064.post-5910480330184484373Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:34:00 +00002014-09-08T21:29:55.472-05:00fallhaikuleavesthanksgivingthanksgiving  the bags of leaves are still  on the curb  ------------------------------- First published in "Haiku in English," Mainichi Daily News (Japan), January 26, 2012. http://blueposts-by-agcarlos.blogspot.com/2012/01/haiku-012912-thanksgiving-bags-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carlos Gesmundo)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3683857436380057064.post-3299599035688866081Fri, 16 Sep 2011 08:19:00 +00002014-09-08T21:31:33.590-05:00haikuplantssummerThe Mainichi Daily Newswind war orphans  dandelion seeds waiting  for the wind  ______________ Published in Haiku in English, Daily Haiku Selection, Mainichi Japan, September 12, 2011http://blueposts-by-agcarlos.blogspot.com/2011/09/haiku-091611-war-orphans-dandelion.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carlos Gesmundo)12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3683857436380057064.post-6862233483844363377Sun, 28 Aug 2011 17:53:00 +00002014-09-08T21:34:01.358-05:00haikunuclear proliferationsandsummer Fukushima leak the sand under my feetfeels warmer  http://blueposts-by-agcarlos.blogspot.com/2014/09/blog-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carlos Gesmundo)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3683857436380057064.post-8617913817607273147Mon, 15 Aug 2011 07:44:00 +00002014-09-08T21:19:35.077-05:00childrengameshaikusummerShakespeare in the park a child plays peek-a-boo with the moon http://blueposts-by-agcarlos.blogspot.com/2011/08/haiku-081511-shakespeare-in-park-child.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carlos Gesmundo)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3683857436380057064.post-5851234252680022719Sun, 19 Jun 2011 08:08:00 +00002022-01-31T15:18:36.283-06:00haikumoonspringmoon eclipse  this loss of face  so brief  ____________________ Published in Haiku in English, Daily Haiku Selection, Mainichi Japan, June 14, 2011 http://blueposts-by-agcarlos.blogspot.com/2011/06/haiku-061911-moon-eclipse-this-loss-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carlos Gesmundo)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3683857436380057064.post-347601920842593914Fri, 10 Jun 2011 08:54:00 +00002014-09-08T19:28:13.936-05:00The Mainichi Daily NewsThe following piece was included in Mainichi Daily News' Haiku in English: Best of 2010. See all the selections (especially, the haiku of good friends Ralf Broeker, Karol Rosiak, Rudi Pfaller, and Marek Kozubek) and comments made by Isamu Hashimoto, judge of Annual Selection 2010. all souls' day the missing jigsaw pieces I count alone (December, 2010) .http://blueposts-by-agcarlos.blogspot.com/2011/06/following-piece-was-included-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carlos Gesmundo)9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3683857436380057064.post-7881284995738479560Sun, 01 May 2011 20:49:00 +00002014-09-08T23:01:58.808-05:00flowershaikuMay Dayspring Source: Reuters/Umit Bektas, 05/01/2011 ... May Day protesters in Ankara ... May Day march the red tulips next door are blooming  . http://blueposts-by-agcarlos.blogspot.com/2011/05/source-reutersumit-bektas-05012011.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carlos Gesmundo)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3683857436380057064.post-555581232328798404Sun, 24 Apr 2011 08:22:00 +00002014-09-08T21:35:25.094-05:00haikupondrainspringmorning coffee  spring rain stirs  the old pond  http://blueposts-by-agcarlos.blogspot.com/2011/04/haiku-042111-spring-rain-waking-old.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carlos Gesmundo)11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3683857436380057064.post-1569735310784044021Sun, 17 Apr 2011 08:11:00 +00002014-09-08T19:33:45.889-05:00flowershaikuspringwarcherry blossoms the Vietnam Wall remembers their names  http://blueposts-by-agcarlos.blogspot.com/2011/04/haiku-041711.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carlos Gesmundo)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3683857436380057064.post-5643524097235873156Tue, 22 Mar 2011 08:12:00 +00002014-09-09T16:19:54.707-05:00haikumoonspringtsunamitsunami  the dark and cold side  of the moon  http://blueposts-by-agcarlos.blogspot.com/2011/03/haiku-032211-tsunami-dark-side-of-moon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carlos Gesmundo)9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3683857436380057064.post-6724894756219605739Thu, 17 Mar 2011 08:37:00 +00002014-09-08T19:41:18.585-05:00first snowhaikuiciclewinterIdes of March  icicles stab  cruddy snow  http://blueposts-by-agcarlos.blogspot.com/2011/03/haiku-031711-icicles-falling-on-cruddy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carlos Gesmundo)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3683857436380057064.post-8508040057543429412Fri, 25 Feb 2011 09:17:00 +00002014-09-08T19:42:55.078-05:00haikuICEmoonwintermoonless sky  only sleet and rain  on the window  http://blueposts-by-agcarlos.blogspot.com/2011/02/haiku-012311-wet-moon-her-smile-while.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carlos Gesmundo)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3683857436380057064.post-3885359280342023218Tue, 15 Feb 2011 09:26:00 +00002017-04-03T13:18:59.840-05:00haikuice Valentine'swinterValentine's night watching the ice melt in my glass   http://blueposts-by-agcarlos.blogspot.com/2011/02/haiku-021511-valentines-watching-ice.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carlos Gesmundo)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3683857436380057064.post-3322229638300966173Fri, 07 Jan 2011 09:30:00 +00002014-09-08T19:49:56.533-05:00haikupeoplesnowwintervirgin snow the diary's first page still untouched http://blueposts-by-agcarlos.blogspot.com/2011/01/haiku-010411-virgin-snow-diarys-first.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carlos Gesmundo)20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3683857436380057064.post-3043613471217005492Fri, 24 Dec 2010 09:43:00 +00002014-09-08T23:00:23.963-05:00Christmashaikusnow angelswinterChristmas play the macrame star  of her angel  http://blueposts-by-agcarlos.blogspot.com/2010/12/blog-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carlos Gesmundo)15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3683857436380057064.post-4269877454430975281Fri, 10 Dec 2010 09:21:00 +00002014-09-08T19:57:10.963-05:00All Souls' DayfallhaikuThe Mainichi Daily Newsthingsall souls' day the missing jigsaw pieces I count alone ___________________ Published in Daily Haiku Selection, The Mainichi Daily News (Japan), 8 December 2010http://blueposts-by-agcarlos.blogspot.com/2010/12/haiku-121010-back-in-november.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carlos Gesmundo)12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3683857436380057064.post-6453580217390187341Mon, 06 Dec 2010 09:44:00 +00002014-09-08T20:03:01.318-05:00fallgeesehaikuThe Shiki Monthly Kukaimigrating geese the sound of  hallway chatter between classes ___________________ The Shiki Monthly Kukai, November 2010 http://blueposts-by-agcarlos.blogspot.com/2010/12/blog-post_6.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carlos Gesmundo)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3683857436380057064.post-6715494777416799128Sun, 28 Nov 2010 09:54:00 +00002014-09-09T19:33:38.486-05:00fallHaiku Heightspeoplesnowoutside, freezing cold and blowing snow...inside, warmth we all somehow seek... housewarming snowflakes sneak in with the guests ___________________ Posted for Haiku Heights, Prompt: Instinct http://blueposts-by-agcarlos.blogspot.com/2010/11/haiku-112810-outside-freezing-cold-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Carlos Gesmundo)17