September 2012 "lingering heat" Kukai

September 2012 "lingering heat" Kukai

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The Haiku:

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lingering heat—
I hold the last blackberry
on my tongue

# 27. Jacquie Pearce: Vancouver, Canada
1, 4, 4 = 15 / 1st Place





lingering heat …
a leaf curling
into brown

# 25. Asni Amin: Singapore (SG)
1, 1 , 9 = 14 / 2nd Place





another splash
from the birdbath . . .
lingering heat

# 23. Christine L. Villa: North Highlands, California USA
1, 1 , 6 = 11 / 3rd Place Tie





balloon drop...
the lingering heat
of promises

# 03. Bill Pauly: Dubuque, Iowa USA
1 , 1 , 3 = 8 / 4th Place Tie





remaining heat
gentle crack of the ice cubes
in my lemonade

# 15. Boris Nazansky: Zagreb, Croatia
0 , 3 , 2 = 8 / 4th Place Tie





lingering heat
just a trickle
of soft piano notes

# 34. Bill Cooper: Richmond, Virginia, USA
0 , 1 , 6 = 8 / 4th Place Tie





off to war—
lingering heat
in his mother's rosary

# 97. John McDonald: Edinburgh, Scotland
1 , 2 , 1 = 8 / 4th Place Tie





Lingering heat—
the whole family
in the hammocks.

# 13. Zhanna P. Rader: Athens, Georgia, USA
1 , 1 , 2 = 7 / 5th Place Tie





lingering heat ...
the cricket concert
continues

# 149. S.E. Buffington: New Hartford, N.Y., USA
0, 2, 3 = 7 / 5th Place Tie





Lingering heat.
On a rock
immobile lizards.

# 11. Franklin Magalhaes: Mesquita,Rio de Janeiro: Brazil (BR)
1 , 0, 3 = 6 / 6th Place Tie





lingering heat
rainwater’s clarity
in a mushroom

# 20. Ramesh Anand: Bangalore, India
0 , 1 , 4= 6 / 6th Place Tie





lingering heat—
from the Ferris wheel top
I finally see him

# 84. Jacquie Pearce: Vancouver, Canada
0 , 2, 2 = 6 / 6th Place Tie





remaining heat—
in a shell I take home
the sea sounds

# 93. Dan Iulian: Bucharest, Romania
1, 0 , 3 = 6 / 6th Place Tie





a group of tourists
relax in a cathedral...
lingering heat

# 32. Keith A. Simmonds: Rodez, France
1 , 0 , 2 = 5 / 7th Place Tie





lingering heat—
an old couple leaves the park
hand in hand

# 38. Rita Odeh,Nazareth, IL
0, 0 , 5 = 5 / 7th Place Tie





remaning heat—
in that open window
the theatre of shadows

# 75. Dragan J. Ristic: Nis Serbia (SR)
1 , 0 , 2 = 5 / 7th Place Tie





lingering heat
the desire we still feel
after fifty years

# 111. Tracy Davidson: Stratford-upon-Avon, UK
1 , 0 , 2 = 5 / 7th Place Tie





leaving for work—
the dog climbs into
my spot in bed

# 112. Paul David Mena: Cochituate, MA, USA
0 , 2 , 1 = 5 / 7th Place Tie





lingering heat—
butterflies gather
on a dark rock

# 121. John McDonald: Edinburgh, Scotland
0, 1, 3 = 5 / 7th Place Tie





lingering heat
the hesitations
of a falling leaf

# 130. Bill Kenney: Whitestone, NY USA
0 , 0 , 5 = 5 / 7th Place Tie





frosty shed—
fading embers
in the barbecue

# 07. V. Leo. R: Bangalore, India
0, 1 , 2 = 4 / 8th Place Tie





lingering heat—
look the wreck of ice cubes
into my glass

# 37. Dan Iulian: Bucharest, Romania
1 , 0, 1 = 4 / 8th Place Tie





lingering heat
the toddler's hair
clings to her forehead

# 49. André Surridge: Hamilton, New Zealand
0 , 0 , 4 = 4 / 8th Place Tie





the worn groove
beneath her wedding ring—
lingering heat

# 51. Michele L. Harvey: Hamilton, New York USA
0 , 1 , 2 = 4 / 8th Place Tie





the languid sway
of her scarf
lingering heat

# 66. Alegria Imperial: Vancouver, BC Canada
0 , 1 , 2 = 4 / 8th Place Tie





lingering heat—
I give up my miniskirt
keeping the sunglasses

# 92. Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu: Bucharest, Romania (RO)
1 , 0 , 1 = 4 / 8th Place Tie





lingering heat
the dog curls
around my feet

# 96. George Hawkins Goodrich, Michigan USA
0 , 2 , 0 = 4 / 8th Place Tie





lingering heat
even after a decade
her thoughts

# 118. Vishnu P. Kapoor: Chennai, India
1 , 0 , 1 = 4 / 8th Place Tie





heavy clouds gather
after a tropical storm...
lingering heat

# 129. Keith A. Simmonds: Rodez, France
0, 1 , 2 = 4 / 8th Place Tie





ligering heat
dew and tears drying up
so soon

# 148. Alegria Imperial: Vancouver, BC Canada
1 , 0 , 1 = 4 / 8th Place Tie





lingering heat—
smoke from the forest fires
darkens our souls

# 150. Bill Pauly: Dubuque, Iowa USA
1 , 0 , 1 = 4 / 8th Place Tie





lingering heat
my daughter
packs for uni

# 22. Robert Davey: Dereham, England
0 , 0 , 3 = 3 / 9th Place Tie





remaining heat below the stairs stars

# 26. Stella Pierides, Neusaess, Germany and London, UK
0 , 0 , 3 = 3 / 9th Place Tie





the lingering warmth
of the weathered gabbro
cool lake breeze

# 50. Ignatius Fay: Sudbury, Ontario Canada
1, 0 , 0 = 3 / 9th Place Tie





fluttering of the scarecrow lingering heat

# 79. Ramesh Anand: Bangalore, India
0 , 0 , 3 = 3 / 9th Place Tie





lingering heat
the old trumpeter’s lips
slightly off-center

# 90. Bill Cooper: Richmond, Virginia, USA
0, 0 , 3 = 3 / 9th Place Tie





a bumblebee buzzing
over already dried flowers—
lingering heat

# 105. Vladimir Ludvig: Zapresic, Croatia
0 , 1 , 1 = 3 / 9th Place Tie





my gardens
wither in lingering heat—
soon a new season

123 John Daleiden: Phoenix, Arizona USA
1 , 0 , 0 = 3 / 9th Place Tie





lingering heat
a spoonbill
drifting from view

# 127. Bill Cooper: Richmond, Virginia, USA
0 , 1, 1 = 3 / 9th Place Tie





global warming—
remaining heat without
the end

# 128. Tomislav Maretic: Zagreb, Croatia (CR)
1, 0 , 0 = 3 / 9th Place Tie





remaining evening heat—
the old boat filling up fastest
with the darknes

# 140. Dragan J. Ristic: Nis Serbia (SR)
0 , 1 , 1 = 3 / 9th Place Tie





lingering heat
running through my long hair
your fingertips

# 145. Poppy Herrin: Laurel, Mississippi, United States (USA)
0 , 1 , 1 = 3 / 9th Place Tie





lingering heat
a butterfly returns
to the hedge

# 30. Bill Kenney: Whitestone, NY USA 0 , 1, 0 = 2 / 10th Place Tie





September—
too early
for flannel sheets

# 39. Patty Hardin: Long Beach, Washington: (USA)
0, 1, 0= 2/ 10th Place Tie





so hot today
but the apple
I picked

# 40. Ralf Bröker: Ochtrup, Germany
0 , 1 , 0 = 2 / 10th Place Tie





calm summer eve
still warm deck chair
on the beach

# 45. Marija Pogorilic: Rovinj, Croatia
0 , 1 , 0 = 2 / 10th Place Tie





morning fog
expeled by the sunrise—
lingering heat

# 52. Štefanija Ludvig: Zapresic, Croatia
0, 1 , 0 = 2 / 10th Place Tie





a few new blooms
in the window box
lingering heat

# 56. Tom Painting: Atlanta, GA US
0 , 1 , 0 = 2 / 10th Place Tie





her big eyes
asking to stay in the pool
lingering heat

# 59. Allison Millcock: Christmas Island, Australia
0 , 0 , 2 = 2 / 10th Place Tie





lingering heat...
kids run from the school bus
straight to the pool

# 65. S.E. Buffington: New Hartford, N.Y., USA
0 , 1 , 0 = 2 / 10th Place Tie





lingering heat
in the thrift store, she finds
a dress, never worn

# 70. Poppy Herrin: Laurel, Mississippi, United States (USA)
0 , 0 , 2 = 2 / 10th Place Tie





drought and heat dry leaves
indian pipe lucent white...
early fall this year

# 77. Pat Geyer: East Brunswick, New Jersey, (NJ) USA
0, 1, 0 = 2 / 10th Place Tie





lingering heat
we leave after their
son's funeral

# 81. Robert Davey: Dereham, England
0 , 0 , 2 = 2 / 10th Place Tie





lingering heat
the black cat pounces
on my shadow

# 87. Bill Kenney: Whitestone, NY USA
0 , 0, 2 = 2 / 10th Place Tie





flushed face
sunburnt arms
menopause

109. Tanja Cilia: Fleur de Lys, Malta (MT)
0 , 1 , 0 = 2 / 10th Place Tie





scissors
instead of sewing—
remaining heat

# 134. Stella Pierides, Neusaess, Germany and London, UK
0 , 1 , 0 = 2 / 10th Place Tie





lingering heat
even with a warped guitar
his song sounds the same

# 09. Poppy Herrin: Laurel, Mississippi, United States (USA)
0 , 0 , 1 = 1 / 11th Place Tie





Indian summer
left a mark on the run
Wave caught up with him

# 10. Vera Primorac: Viskovo, Croatia
0, 0 , 1 = 1 / 11th Place Tie





remaining heat—
how to take pleasure in the sun,
I'll ask a cricket

# 14. Dragan J. Ristic: Nis Serbia (SR)
0 , 0 , 1 = 1 / 11th Place Tie





lingering heat
autumn’s hot red head flaunts
a climate change hat

# 16. Karin Anderson: Adelaide, Australia
0 , 0 , 1 = 1 / 11th Place Tie





vapor rises slowly
from the hot asphalt of a road
in late summer

# 19. Armando H. Corbelle: Miami, (FL) USA
0 , 0 , 1 = 1 / 11th Place Tie





in this
lingering heat
thinking of you

# 35. Ed Baker: Silver Spring, Maryland USA
0 , 0 , 1 = 1 / 11th Place Tie





a crow teeters
on a bare spruce top
lingering heat

# 42. George Hawkins: Goodrich, Michigan USA
0 , 0 , 1 = 1 / 11th Place Tie





lingering heat
our tomcat sleeps in
the neighbor’s greenhouse

# 48. Harvey Jenkins: Nanaimo, BC Canada
0 , 0 , 1 = 1 / 11th Place Tie





taking time
under a full moon
autumn wind

# 57. Angelo B. Ancheta: Taytay, Rizal, Philippines (PH)
0 , 0 , 1 = 1 / 11th Place Tie





lingering heat...
I let the blooms come
as they please

# 60. Ernesto P. Santiago, Solano, Philippines (PH)
0 , 0 , 1 = 1 / 11th Place Tie





lingering heat—
fossils in the Badlands'
inland sea

# 64. Bill Pauly: Dubuque, Iowa USA
0 , 0 , 1 = 1 / 11th Place Tie





Dew froze the fingers
The silk thread of silence
Chrystal and the breath


# 67. Tatjana Debeljacki: Uzica, Serbia (SR)
0 , 0 , 1 = 1 / 11th Place Tie





Lingering heat—
we have our dinner
on the back porch.

# 74. Zhanna P. Rader: Athens, Georgia, USA
0 , 0 , 1 = 1 / 11th Place Tie





late in August
the lingering heat becomes
a prison

# 78. Armando H. Corbelle: Miami, (FL) USA
0 , 0 , 1 = 1 / 11th Place Tie





in the garden
nibbled lettuce
lingering heat

# 80. Bernard Gieske: Bowling Green, Kentucky USA
0 , 0 , 1 = 1 / 11th Place Tie





singular beauty of chameleons remaining heat

# 83. Stella Pierides, Neusaess, Germany and London, UK
0, 0 , 1 = 1 / 11th Place Tie





lingering heat ...
roasting upon the beach
heaps of brown bodies

# 88. Keith A. Simmonds: Rodez, France
0 , 0 , 1 = 1 / 11th Place Tie





ending summer
a late sunray warming
the lee

# 98. Marija Pogorilic: Rovinj, Croatia
0 , 0 , 1= 1 / 11th Place Tie





Lingering heat—
women's lingerie through the reed,
and moon who's hiding...

# 99. Anisoara Iordache: Romania
0 , 0 , 1 = 1 / 11th Place Tie





remaining heat
a tattered flag flies
from the embassy roof

# 103. Michele L. Harvey: Hamilton, New York USA
0, 0 , 1 = 1 / 11th Place Tie





autumn changes the gown
green to yellow, slowly—
lingering heat

# 104. Štefanija Ludvig: Zapresic, Croatia
0 , 0 , 1 = 1 / 11th Place Tie





lingering heat—
last night's tequila
on my breath

# 106. Paul David Mena: Cochituate, MA, USA
0 , 0 , 1 = 1 / 11th Place Tie





Remaining heat,
I hold the sun’s burn,
In my eyes.

# 108. Asim Kumar Paul: Kharagpur, West Bengal, India
0 , 0 , 1 = 1 / 11th Place Tie





smell of autumn fruit jam
in my wife's kitchen—
lingering heat

# 113. Vladimir Ludvig: Zapresic, Croatia
0 , 0 , 1 = 1 / 11th Place Tie





warm ember
of the grill -the first mist cloaks
parched yard lawn

# 120. Marija Pogorilic: Rovinj, Croatia
0 , 0 , 1 = 1 / 11th Place Tie





lingering heat
somebody lights
a firecracker

# 132. Alan S. Bridges: Littleton, Massachusetts, USA
0 , 0 , 1 = 1 / 11th Place Tie





Lingering heat—
a swallowtail checks
the white chrysanthemums.

# 141. Zhanna P. Rader: Athens, Georgia, USA
0, 0 , 1 = 1 / 11th Place Tie





gone by summer
wave after wave erases
tracks in the sand

# 144. Vera Primorac: Viskovo, Croatia
0 , 0 , 1 = 1 / 11th Place Tie





the lingering heat
replaced with monsoon floods—
the Great restless Mother

# 01. John Daleiden: Phoenix, Arizona USA
0 , 0 , 0 = 0 / 12th Place Tie





lingering heat—
her scolding wrath wilts
even desert blooms

# 02. A. D. Jaden: Des Moines, Iowa
0, 0 , 0 = 0 / 12th Place Tie





farmers market...
in the lingering heat
cider slushys rule

# 04. S.E. Buffington: New Hartford, N.Y., USA
0, 0 , 0 = 0 / 12th Place Tie





lingering dusk
on seething flagstones
shredded moth wings

# 05. Alegria Imperial: Vancouver, BC Canada
0 , 0 , 0 = 0 / 12th Place Tie





Silence of virgins
Silence through wastelands
Late silence

# 06. Tatjana Debeljacki: Uzica, Serbia (SR)
0 , 0 , 0 = 0 / 12th Place Tie





after a rumble
heat lightening
sky to ground

# 18. Pat Geyer: East Brunswick, New Jersey, (NJ) USA
0 , 0 ,0 = 0 / 12th Place Tie





after the ride
grooming the horse
lingering heat

# 21. Bernard Gieske: Bowling Green, Kentucky USA
0 , 0 , 0 = 0 / 12th Place Tie





Coming into Life
September needn't cry
crossing the thresold.

# 24. Daniel de Culla: Madrid, Spain (ES)
0 , 0 , 0 = 0 / 12th Place Tie





Summer will be gone
And all the remaining heat
Will set fire to leaves

# 31. Claude Lopez-Ginisty: Saint Triphon, Switzerland (CH)
0 , 0 , 0 = 0 / 12th Place Tie





lingering heat—
song of a robin has
the full extent

# 33. Tomislav Maretic: Zagreb, Croatia (CR)
0 , 0 , 0 = 0 / 12th Place Tie





dozens of pigeons
on the street fountain statue—
lingering heat

# 36. Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu: Bucharest, Romania (RO)
0 , 0 , 0 = 0 / 12th Place Tie





languid lingering
frosted beer glasses
broken fan

# 41. Tanja Cilia: Fleur de Lys, Malta (MT)
0 , 0 , 0 = 0 / 12th Place Tie





lingering heat—
scattered children's t-shirts
on the terrace

# 43. Robert Kania: Warszawa, Poland
0, 0 , 0 = 0 / 12th Place Tie





closing his stall—
on the pomegranates
lingering heat

# 44. John McDonald: Edinburgh, Scotland
0 , 0 , 0 = 0 / 12th Place Tie





Cat among watermelons,
nothing to eat
only remaining heat.

# 46. Anisoara Iordache: Romania
0 , 0 , 0 = 0 / 12th Place Tie





kid's icecream
ages before his eyes
lingering heat

# 47. Vishnu P. Kapoor: Chennai, India
0 , 0 , 0 = 0 / 12th Place Tie





pear tree shade
without a half of leaves—
Indian summer

# 53. Vladimir Ludvig: Zapresic, Croatia
0 , 0 , 0 = 0 / 12th Place Tie





lingering heat
the beach all to myself
once school starts

# 55. Tracy Davidson: Stratford-upon-Avon, UK
0 , 0, 0 = 0 / 12th Place Tie





Remaining heat,
The sky is blue and bright,
Raindrops wane.

# 58. Asim Kumar Paul: Kharagpur, West Bengal, India
0 , 0 , 0 = 0 / 12th Place Tie





sweat droplet
racing down spine
siesta-time

# 61. Tanja Cilia: Fleur de Lys, Malta (MT)
0 , 0 , 0 = 0 / 12th Place Tie





your passion for life
a bold atheletic style—
lingering heat

# 62. John Daleiden: Phoenix, Arizona USA
0 , 0, 0 = 0 / 12th Place Tie





90 degree
temperatures welcome at last—
the lingering heat

# 63. A. D. Jaden: Des Moines, Iowa
0, 0 , 0 = 0 / 12th Place Tie





alone
her memories and I
snow flakes

# 68. V. Leo. R: Bangalore, India
0 , 0 , 0 = 0 / 12th Place Tie





Burning summer sun
The seagulls sailing over
The deserted beach

# 71. Vera Primorac: Viskovo, Croatia
0, 0 , 0 = 0 / 12th Place Tie





The last trek.
Enjoying the scenery
and the remaining heat.

# 72. Franklin Magalhaes: Mesquita,Rio de Janeiro: Brazil (BR)
0, 0 , 0 = 0 / 12th Place Tie





lingering heat
moon’s shot silk negligee
stuns the stars

# 76. Karin Anderson: Adelaide, Australia
0 , 0 , 0 = 0 / 12th Place Tie





starry night...
a sax from the terrace
brings new heat

# 89. Tomislav Maretic: Zagreb, Croatia (CR)
0 , 0 , 0 = 0 / 12th Place Tie





making the most of her
remaining heat
before we fall asleep

# 91. Ed Baker: Silver Spring, Maryland USA
0 , 0 , 0 = 0 / 12th Place Tie





early fall—
fan pushing
wilted air

# 94. Patty Hardin: Long Beach, Washington: (USA)
0 , 0, 0 = 0 / 12th Place Tie





Fußgängerzone
she asks for Federweißer
without Flammkuchen

# 95. Ralf Bröker: Ochtrup, Germany
0, 0 , 0 = 0 / 12th Place Tie





light of dawn
lingering heat
of candle smoke

# 100. Vishnu P. Kapoor: Chennai, India
0 , 0 , 0= 0 / 12th Place Tie





lingering heat
we skinny-dip one more time
and talk of college

# 101. Harvey Jenkins: Nanaimo, BC Canada
0 , 0 , 0 = 0 / 12th Place Tie





leftover heat
the grizzled face
of the mailman

# 102. Ignatius Fay: Sudbury, Ontario Canada
0 , 0 , 0 , 0 = 12th Place Tie





at sunset
the lingering heat
of his kiss

# 107. Tracy Davidson: Stratford-upon-Avon, UK
0 , 0 , 0 = 0 / 12th Place Tie





Village green weaved,
Coolness in the wind,
Remaining heat.

# 110. Asim Kumar Paul: Kharagpur, West Bengal, India
0 , 0 , 0 = 0 / 12th Place Tie





ripe yellow grapes
waiting to be picked—
lingering heat

# 114. Štefanija Ludvig: Zapresic, Croatia
0 , 0, 0 = 0 / 12th Place Tie





lingering heat
gulls squabble
over fish scraps

# 115. Michele L. Harvey: Hamilton, New York USA
0, 0, 0 = 0 / 12th Place Tie





hospice
her last corn harvest
in the late heat

# 116. Ignatius Fay: Sudbury, Ontario Canada
0 , 0 , 0 = 0 / 12th Place Tie





my ex-wife asks to meet
I turn off the fan
and feel lingering heat

# 117. Harvey Jenkins: Nanaimo, BC Canada
0 , 0 , 0 = 0 / 12th Place Tie





Improvisations at xylophone,
noisy kids—
otherwise lingering heat.

# 119. Anisoara Iordache: Romania
0 , 0, 0 = 0 / 12th Place Tie





unending drought blights
the shivelled corn rows—
lingering heat

# 122. A. D. Jaden: Des Moines, Iowa
0 , 0 , 0 = 0 / 12th Place Tie





one single red chick
among a dozen golden—
remaining heat

# 125. Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu: Bucharest, Romania (RO)
0, 0 , 0 = 0/ 12th Place Tie





can't think of a damn thing to do
with this old man's
remaining heat

# 126. Ed Baker: Silver Spring, Maryland USA
0 , 0, 0 = 0 / 12th Place Tie





girls in short shorts
first week of high school
lingering heat

# 133. Jacquie Pearce: Vancouver, Canada
0 , 0 ,, 0 = 0 / 12th Place Tie





after the argument
empty room
remaining heat

# 136. Bernard Gieske: Bowling Green, Kentucky USA
0 , 0 , 0 = 0 / 12th Place Tie





lingering heat
the wallah takes down
the raincoat array

# 137. Ramesh Anand: Bangalore, India
0, 0, 0 = 0/ 12th Place Tie





on the veranda
shade and cool drinks
respite from summer

# 138. Armando H. Corbelle: Miami, (FL) USA
0, 0, 0 = 0 / 12th Place Tie





century mark temps
citizens die from heat stroke...
early fall colors

# 139. Pat Geyer: East Brunswick, New Jersey, (NJ) USA
0, 0 , 0 = 0 / 12th Place Tie





Rocking chair
in the sunny corner garden.
Lingering heat.

# 143. Franklin Magalhaes: Mesquita,Rio de Janeiro: Brazil (BR)
0 , 0 , 0 = 0 / 12th Place Tie





Waves of the sun
On the wind wings fairies
Red beach

# 147. Tatjana Debeljacki: Uzica, Serbia (SR)
0 , 0 , 0 = 0 / 12th Place Tie





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lingering heat—
just a butterfly
moves the air

# 124. Dan Iulian: Bucharest, Romania





remaining heat
fallen sunflower heads
getting black

# 12. Diana Teneva: Haskovo, Bulgaria (BG)





lingering heat
tomatoes redden
on the ground

# 28. Alan S. Bridges: Littleton, Massachusetts, USA





on the miner’s face
a taste of ashy passion
remaining heat flares

# 29. Munia Khan: Dhaka, Bangladesh





lingering heat—
the bloodhound's ears drooping
more than ever

# 69. Barbara Campitelli: Foster City, California, USA





icicles—
dreaming of
that lingering heat

# 08. Barbara Campitelli: Foster City, California, USA





lingering heat—
the pitcher's
fastball grip

# 54. Paul David Mena: Cochituate, MA, USA





lingering heat
a stray dog
chases its tail

# 85. Alan S. Bridges: Littleton, Massachusetts, USA





remaining heat
ripened sunflower heads
getting heavier

# 142. Diana Teneva: Haskovo, Bulgaria (BG)





skin to skin
lingering heat
waves of love

# 86. Munia Khan: Dhaka, Bangladesh





remaining heat..
sunset twenty years
after he leaves

# 17. Hema Ravi: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India





last grasses
overrunning the fields…
remaining heat

# 73. Diana Teneva: Haskovo, Bulgaria (BG)





Don't turn yourself
into the September's cup
holding on too long.

# 82. Daniel de Culla: Madrid, Spain (ES)





her careful draught
from his warm teacup
lingering heat

# 131. Munia Khan: Dhaka, Bangladesh





I'm alive
my mind thinks of all the things
rising September.

# 135. Daniel de Culla: Madrid, Spain (ES)





lingering heat—
on the sun's rays
it hangs heavy

# 146. Barbara Campitelli: Foster City, California, USA