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      May 27, 2025Kat Lehmann[as much as I want] and Other Haiku

       
       
       
       
       
      as much as I want to be still these wild flowers
       
       
       
       
       
      second
          dose
      forsythia
          with
          a
          chance
              of
      rain
       
       
       
       
       
      moon my mind
      moon by moon my mind pines
      moon by moon my mind through the pines
      moon by moon my mind returns through the pines
       
       
       
       
       
      first sun
      the tears of not
      ending
       
       
       
       
       
      two years gone barefoot in the garden
       
       
       
       
       
      spring hike
      how close I came
      to deering
       
       
       
       
       
      after winter rains the river spoken here
       
       
       
       
       
      deep green
      the oxygen trail
      all adjectives
       
       
       
       
       
      among the views
      of blues and greens
      a tree cathedral
       
       
       
       
       

      from No Matter How It Ends a Bluebird's Song

      Kat Lehmann

      “I became ill experiencing sudden and severe side effects with nothing to do but hope for time’s restoration. Writing these haiku became a means of journaling, documentation, expression, and healing. The narrative utilizes a range of contemporary haiku sub-genres and structures, including single-line haiku (traditional in Japanese), concrete haiku, tercets, and what I call ‘beautiful monsters’ without name. Some of the poems use seemingly impossible language to convey a real experience. Haiku, as a minimalistic art form, invites the reader to be an active participant in the poem’s unfolding. For those new and not-new to contemporary haiku, I hope you enjoy the collaboration.”

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