These haiku have been selected from Voice of the Peeper, a recent anthology of haiku from members of the Boston Haiku Society.

voice of the peeper glides on the spring breeze Kaji Aso
	holding a handful of quarters in my pocket february night John Bergstrom

bumper to bumper the monarch changes lanes uncontested Raffael de Gruttola
	two naked men nothing between them but baseball Judson Evans

the meter maid becomes still -- how like a mosquito Glenn Gustafson
	phoning her lover she turns her sweetheart's photo face down Sarah Jensen

snowy day -- the TV chef whips up a meringue Donald Kelly
	river ice melting two lovers open each other's coat Karen Klein

morning after the party dumping mussel shells among forget-me-nots Tadashi Kondo
	Veteran's Day rain -- an old man holds an umbrella above the monument Paul David Mena

just enough light for one haiku firefly June Moreau
	trash can's sudden clatter a racoon's eyes fade back into night Lawrence Rungren

a passing girl hair late autumn color... more and more fallen leaves between us Natalia S.
	Coltrane floats through an open window summer solstice David Schuster

on the sidewalk shadows of cigarette smoke departing spring Zinovy (Zeke) Vayman
	from the coiled garden hose: last drops of sun Rich Youmans

during their embrace his desperate eyes glance about John Ziemba
	tar smell from the railroad ties waking copperhead Robert Zukowski

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