I hope everyone had a great Halloween! It’s been a while (thanks for your patience–life has kept me pretty busy), but I made it through every single haiku in the October contest. You’re all great–I saw some excellent poetry there but also some very thoughtful responses. Many thanks for that. Vita Brevis is a poet’s community, after all.
That said, let’s take a look a some of the notable mentions:
Five (of many) Notable Mentions:
Submitted by Chris Black
Haiku (1)
Not a breath of wind
Bronze, golden scatter of leaves
Calm before the storm
Submitted by rivrvlogr
Emptiness 1
woodpecker hammers
emptiness in sycamore
carpet of woodchips
Submitted by memadtwo
The moon sailing free–
hare pauses in the forest,
listening for light.
Submitted by Poetry Science
I am Furtherst from Myself
Unknown to myself
I remain, like dusty gems
Yet to know the light.
Submitted by merrildsmith
Circling
kettle of vultures,
feathered wings circle blue skies—
life following death
Winning Haiku
Congratulations, Ivor! You’ve won the October haiku contest. I’ve published your poem on the front page of Vita Brevis!