High Coup Journal - November 2011 Issue

(Photo by Ann Wright, Plymouth, IN)

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IN THIS ISSUE:

Robin Burke (Terre Haute, IN)

Mrs. Copeland’s First Grade Class (Terre Haute, IN) 

Rose Kowaliw (Swanzey, NH)

Bob Lucky (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)

Dennis Maulsby (Ames, IA)

Tom Rault (Laxviken, Sweden)

Sherry Steiner (Housatonic, MA) 

Eli Van Sickel (Normal, IL)

Chuck Von Nordheim (Dayton, OH)

Anthony Ward (Durham, England)

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Editor's Note:

Hear the powerless

crying out for warmth and aid

in Connecticut.

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Robin Burke

falling

colorful dead leaves

silently murder my grass

mulching makes me smile

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Mrs. Copeland’s First Grade Class

We saw a turkey

so colorful and chunky

he was so funky

On a spooky night

I once saw a haunted house

I ran for my mom

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Eli Van Sickel

I check my Facebook
to reassure myself of
my safety, I think

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Bob Lucky

bad weather forecast

the morning newspaper lies

bleeding in the rain

Friday at the beach

the bikini-clad tourists

are the attraction

the TV blasting

both my parents sound asleep

in their new twin beds

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Rose Kowaliw

Two Strikes...

Dinner was a bust

Forgot his wallet, again

No more web dating

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Tom Rault 

This doormat will not

talk, otherwise it could tell

some dirty stories.

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Chuck Von Nordheim

wind-blown leaves dance past
lawns decked with campaign slogans—
gray days and choices


fall sunlight tints days
amber as an old photo—
memories seem new


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Sherry Steiner

a shocking secret
a forgiven yesterday
a silk robe nine bucks

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Henry Visotski 

who owes favors where,

ass and elephant debate.

meanwhile, the sun sets

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Dennis Maulsby

Arms and legs entwined.

Man♂…woman♀, so united,     

yet so far apart.

Shouting men place bets.

On a red dirt patch of ground

cricket sumos fight.

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Anthony Ward

Reflection

searching for myself

while finding my reflection

right where I left it

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November 2011 AWESOME SAUCE: Tom Rault

If I bump my head

once more on that attic beam

I will saw it off.

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One upcoming month

to squeeze in more nasty storms

and nasty haiku.

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