W. F. Owen
W. F. Owen is a Professor of Communication at California State
University, Sacramento. In over twenty years in higher education,
he has published research on personal relationships and has served
on many editorial boards in communication. His haiku and senryu
have appeared in "Frogpond," "Modern Haiku,"
"Acorn," "Mayfly," "Haiku Headlines,"
"bottle rockets," "black bough," and other
anthologies. He considers himself a naturalist, humanist and
humorist (when recipients understand his puns).
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pet store
nose prints
both sides |
flea market-
seeing my old shirt
on her new husband |
the bounce
of raindrops
on the basketball |
in the park
my dog fetches
a better stick |
lifting the hammer
the old carpenter's hand
stops shaking |
river restaurant
halfway through the fried frog legs
the croaking begins |
after harvest
the fruit trees
hold their droop |
at the lake
skipping a rock
off the moon |
waiting in line
for the ballet
we shift our feet |
tai chi:
the swaying
porch
swing |
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Author: W. F. Owen
Editor: Billie Wilson
Translator:
Credits
"pet store": Published in "Frogpond,"
XXIII:2 (2000)
"flea market": Published in "Frogpond," XXIII:3
(2000)
"the bounce": Published in "Frogpond," XXIII:3
(2000)
"in the park": Published in "Modern Haiku,"
XXXI:3 (2000)
"lifting the hammer": Published in "Mayfly,"
No. 30 (2000)
"river restaurant": Published in "Haiku Headlines,"
(June 2000)
"after harvest": Published in "black bough,"
No. 15 (2000); selected for "Crinkled Sunshine," HSA
Members Anthology (2000)
"at the lake": Published in "Haiku Headlines,"
(August 2000)
"waiting in line": Published in "Modern Haiku,"
XXXII:1 (2001)
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All translations the copyright of the translator.
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