cattails Premier Edition: January 2014

cattails
Premier Edition: January 2014

Angie Werren, USA Mike Rehling, USA John Byrne, Ireland Ernesto Santiago, Greece parting clouds~ the nodding approval of a blossomed bough Terri French, USA Marion Clarke, Northern Ireland Tatanja Debeljacki Gordan Cosić, Serbia Adelaide B. Shaw, USA Samantha Sirimanne Hyde, Australia Elizabeth McFarland, Germany Angie Werren, USA Debbie Strange, Canada Sonam Choki, Bhutan Michael Kowalewski, UK John Byrne, Ireland Marisa Fazio, Australia Haiku: Ken Sawitri, Indonesia Painting: Jimat Achmadi, Indonesia Note: Hand drawing batik use a 'canthing tulis' to apply wax to cover ornamentation to keep it free from coloring matter during the dyeing process. For controlling the flowing of fluid hot wax, the 'canthing' often puffed before applying the wax on clothes.   winotosastro Stjepan Rozić & Djurdja Vukelić-Rozić, Croatia For an Editor's Choice haiga, I've chosen this one by Djurdja (our Ambassador for Croatia), and her husband Stephan. Most folks know that when it comes to haiku, I'm against "direct" personification, however in this particular case and placed with this particular photograph, it only enhances the moment. That, and the fact that I personally happen to know that there is a belief found anywhere in the Balkans, that everything has a "soul", which we are privileged to see in Stephan's great photo shot.—haiga editor an'ya, USA Irena Iris Szewczyk, Poland spring gust the dress of the bride bellies out Goran Radićević, Montenegro tree branches capturing the moon for a moment- Ramesh Anand, India Ranjana Pai, USA Elizabeth McFarland, Germany Cynthia Rowe, New Zealand Pris Campbell, USA Sonam Choki, Bhutan Michael Kowalewski, UK