New Work by the Central Valley Haiku Club (CVHC)

The Central Valley Haiku Club has been very active
this past year. Publication of our linked haibun
book "Tangled in Dreams" and sponsorship of
the Haiku Society of America conference this
past June in Sacramento.

Here are recent works by our club members.

haiku:

evening stroll
filling his void
spring peepers

autumn dusk-
red leaves coming down
with the rain

Amy Whitcomb

tan renga:

first warm day
fleas jumping
on linoleum

a horseshoe
thuds the box

w.f. owen (first three lines)
Mark Hollingsworth (last two lines)

end of summer
washing sand
from our swimsuits

feet squeezing
into school shoes

w.f. owen (first three lines)
Yvonne Cabalona (last two lines)

Frogpond, XXIX, No. 3, 2006

senryu:

flower arranging
we gather
around the table

Frogpond, XXIX, No. 3, 2006

Recent CVHC Writings

Our club--The Central Valley Haiku Club or CVHC--continues to be prolific.
Look for our linked haibun book, Tangled in Dreams, available now.

In addition, all of us continue to publish poems and written forms
related to haiku poetry in contests and the many journals in the field
(e.g., Frogpond, Modern Haiku, Mariposa).

early spring--
when the rain stops
I close the door

--Lane Parker

spring hillside
shadow of a cloud
nears a Holstein

--Mark Hollingsworth

end of summer
washing sand
from our swim suits

feet squeezing
into school shoes

--w.f. owen and Yvonne Cabalona
(a three-line poem followed by a two line poem--called tan renga)

green meadow
waiting for flowers
my plant press

--Amy Whitcomb

first warm day
fleas jumping
on linoleum

a horseshoe
thuds the box
(another tan renga)

Best Wishes,
w.f. owen
CVHC President