hedgerow: a journal of small poems

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1 hedgerow: a journal of small poems hedgerow #2 Posted on October 3, 2014 excited to bring you the second issue of hedgerow, featuring 13 different poets and artists. a warm thank you to all contributors & readers! comments, likes & shares are welcomed, as are your submissions for upcoming issues. with love & kindness, enjoy Joanne Rose and then he heard the moon say there s a beautiful earth in the sky tonight

2 Joanne Rose lives in the USA and loves to scribble poems and pictures in the sand. Vibeke Laier moonlight the way the body changes to silk creasing the origami paper unfolding wish evening stillness how deep the space between words

3 filling the heart day after day white butterflies Vibeke Laier lives in Randers, Denmark, she has been writing and studying poetry since 2012, but her interest in the art of haiku stretches back to when she was a schoolgirl. Roary Williams letting go I breathe with the crickets until stars appear down from the roof and across the fence the moon and the neighbor s cat headed home out on a limb chest puffed out singing to anyone who would listen the chickadee and I even before I was born my heart pulsing to the rhythm of rain two swallows detach from the train then veer off the tracks Roary Williams, Albuquerque New Mexico, USA, is a simple poet who loves nature and the seasons (@CoyoteSings)

4 Sandi Pray Sandi Pray is a wild child who roams between mountain and marsh in North Carolina and Florida, Christine L. Villa eternally lost in a garden maze I search for you in places I need you most will I ever be loved the same way as before the willow hedges of where we ve been still longs for you entrenched in my lonely heart memories like dandelions full of wishes

5 before the day ends counting morning glories I have to accept my life the way it is without you Aside from being a children s book author and a poet, Christine L. Villa is also the editor of Frameless Sky a video journal showcasing poets, artists, and musicians in collaborative projects Laura Williams our small act between the sheets ecstatic motion what does it mean to become one with the universe? autumn migration crossing the afterlife on butterfly wings moon viewing the luna moth and I simpatico

6 a short break from stacking the woodpile before the first storm the sharp wind cuts right through us Laura Williams has been writing haiku and tanka since She lives in California, USA. Alexis Rotella

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8 Alexis Rotella (Arnold, Maryland, USA) served as Haiku Society of America President in 1984, her famous poem Purple appears in Creative Writing: An Intro to Poetry and Fiction St. Martin s Press, Teaching with Heart (Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, 2014).

9 Zee Zahava I could hold a pencil for a year and not find the poem of you the way a mountain moves that s what I mean by slow kissing dear moon I forgot to look at you last night did you see me? Zee Zahava lives in Ithaca, N.Y. she writes most of her poems in a small notebook while taking her early morning walks, she is the editor of brass bell, an online haiku journal: Safiyyah Patel Moment eloquent silence descended upon the garden after a furious downpour skies opened up to reveal a sapphire expanse captured by a pixelled shot it reminded her of the moment when nature washed her to the bone dark clouds stripped into muddy rivulets Safiyyah Patel lives in England, UK, and is passionate about writing and counselling. Traci Siler Nesting in the soft fold of my breasts the sweet scent of spring

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11 Traci Siler is a wife, mother, poet and West Nile survivor from Carrollton, Texas whose work has appeared in numerous poetry journals and in her recently released book, Beneath A Morphine Moon, available on amazon.com and her paintings can be viewed on her art page on Facebook. Sergio A. Ortiz I want to die rolling in the arms of a cello player naked to the waist rolling in my sweet baby s arms how can I forget those tremulous hours where we bathed in each other s arms water on water Sergio A. Ortiz is the founding editor of Undertow Tanka Review, he lives in San Juan Puerto Rico and is a four-time nominee for the Sundress Best of the Web Anthology, and a two-time 2010 Pushcart nominee.

12 S.M. Abeles S.M. Abeles is just a simple poet. FINIS