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      March 26, 2025Kat Lehmann[wondering what] and Other Haiku

         
         
         
      wondering what
      the flying flock …
      overhead crows
         
         
         
         
         
      what could have been a chestful of hUmMiNgBiRdS
         
         
         
         
         
      unlit firefly. what use am I lost in darkness.
         
         
         
         
         
      how to make it home again on earth as it is in
         
         
         
         
         
      the doctor shrugs nothing he can     for me withering wind
         
         
         
         
         
      (deleting the dictionary the mountain stream comes and goes)
         
         
         
         
         
      moonlighting
         
      the cats
      change shifts
         
         
         
         
         
      w a n i n g
      gibbous
      forgett
      ing
      to
      e
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      t
         
         
         
         
         
      who am I without my mind dandelion
         
         
         

      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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