Haiku by Ed Bremson
the lyrics
that poets write…
Earth’s hum
rising mist
mountains hide
the morning sun
winter…
all the things given to us
by the mountain
cherry trees, mountains…
the things God has given us
to shower with love
Consulate-General of Japan in Toronto
global warming…
the known world flooded
with unknowns
straight and tall the pines,
surely they won’t miss us
when we’re gone
troubled planet…
oh how I miss the koi pond
of my youth
Fourth prize Raven Haiku Contest
shackled
to this Earthly existence…
the freedom in dreams
all over the world
the fading light of reason,
the pulsing of clocks
another new year…
again we begin
with hope
NOTE:
The Yin/Yang haiga, collaboration with Hemapriya Chellappan artist, Ed Bremson poet, published 2022 in Failed Haiku. The dogwood haiga previously unpublished.
Two haiga by Ed Bremson
Bio:
Ed Bremson has been writing and publishing poetry for fifty years.
In the past year, his poems have appeared in World Haiku Review, Haiku Universe, Time Haiku, Failed Haiku, as well as several in the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun.
He won second prize in the Bloodroot contest, with honorable mentions also from Basho-an, Raven Haiku Contest, 25th Mainichi Haiku Contest, and Vancouver Cherry Blossom Haiku Contest.
In 2017-2018 he was honored three times as Haiku Master of the Week by NHK World, Japanese TV. Ed lives in Raleigh, NC, USA
Ed Bremson, MFA
Raleigh, NC
USA
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