Haikuthon July 09 Congrats

49 for Jade-Pandora:
numb feet
in the cold surf

48 for RetroZombie:
tracked to a farm stand-
the smell of strawberries

47 for SedahLiah:
licking my fingers
to snuff the candles

46 for BerylAlexandros:
Orion above the desert
I hug my father goodbye

45 for Chugglepuff:
smoldering cigarette
thread of white smoke

44 for DeathCAS:
just out of the shower
rain on the roof

43 for TimeFlies:
before dawn
the streets are empty
except for snow

42 for Formel:
my father on the phone
talking back-to-school

41 for PoisonedKitty:
her happiness
starting to show
round belly

40 for MReid973:
anniversary dinner
blister from new high heels

39 for Jtimshel:
hurrying down
lightning
behind parachuters

38 for Angelwings-goldhalo:
traffic stopped
cameras out
bighorn sheep crossing

37 for GwenavhyeurAnastasia:
hospital waiting room
reading the same page
over and over

36 for Utanapishtim:
wind snatches
the car door
denting the Jaguar

35 for Saiun:
twilight
white dog running
through shadows

34 for MentalPsycho:
dawn
kettle whistle
stops the clock ticking

33 for Phoneix-Faerie:
trash truck
tremendous trembling

32 for RLkirkland:
tidepool   mornings bloom   with color

31 for Nikibelia:
kissing cousins
bindweed
in the morning glories

30 for Iscariot-Priest:
clandestine meeting
kisses smell like gasoline

29 for Aqua-Rat:
a few red crabapples
decorate the summer tree

28 for ToaAkatsuki:
rush hour stillness
not a car moves

27 for LaRubi:
cloudy morning
roses full of rain

26 for Amertie:
last night's tears
only stains on the pillow today

25 for GaioumonBatou:
fire on the mountain
all the neighbors watching

24 for Djoseph:
slicing a peach
onto my cornflakes

23 for Koori-Bara:
rain lessens
and thunder rolls away

22 for Erinyx:
my childhood home
remodeled and repainted

21 for Xorac:
stubborn moon
blocking my view
of the dipper

20 for Esin:
broken sprinkler
a blessing on the hot street

19 for Neenjaah:
new tattoo
peeling like a blue sunburn

18 for ForWinds:
a lot of wishes-
among the pennies
my quarter settles

17 for Laurence55:
bad TV show
filmed in my home town
I watch it all

16 for Mooshu17:
getting dark
only my feet are warm
in the sand

15 for Tina-go-lightly:
sweet pine wind
touch me more

14 for McDermid:
behind the painting
cobwebs

13 for Mahi-Fish:
the voice  to keep me company   B.B. King  

12 for Solarts:
newlyweds   clicking his ring   on the hotel counter

11 for ColdContact Kiss:
almost dawn
chamomile tea
didn't help me sleep

10 for PardonM3:
at sunrise
the cactus flowers
fold away

9 for Wyane380:
in the waves
gurgles
a Pepsi can

8 for CollectorsCaravan:
blinking away the sunlight
after a long matinee

7 for Kiki-hiraku:
all morning still mad
at what he said
in my dream

6 for Tegaux:
summer on the mountain-
snowing on my ice cream

5 for Whatevercomestomind:
half a lime left
to be cleaned up
in the morning

4 for InsideRuby:
freeway bridge
above the red river

3 for BoundlessGravity:
blue dragonfly    shining    needle-thin     

2 for Sano-Balron:
Do you hear
a piano playing
in the haunted hotel

1 for Aoi-Sekirei:
little gems
watching me
tidepool snails