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Bill Waters ~~ Haiku

Haiku + Tanka, Haibun, Rengay, Shahai, & More

13 Jan 2026

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Hopewell Valley Neighbors magazine: January ’26

The text (which is rather small):

early morning
the tips of the evergreen
touched with light

rusted basketball hoop
and the wind chimes
hanging from it

veterinary office —
a little dog
acting big

Bill Waters lives in Pennington and is a published writer of short poetry and compressed prose. In addition, he runs the Poetry in Public Places Project on Facebook. He can be reached at billwaters.wordsmith@gmail.com and on Instagram @billwaterspoet.

Published in Hopewell Valley Neighbors, January 2026 issue.

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Hopewell Valley Neighbors magazine: December ’25

The text (which is rather small):

mutter and grumble . . .
Monday morning
thunder

the clink
of the white gate
beside the twisted pine

low battery —
trying to silence
the wrong smoke alarm

Bill Waters lives in Pennington and is a published writer of short poetry and compressed prose. In addition, he runs the Poetry in Public Places Project on Facebook. He can be reached at billwaters.wordsmith@gmail.com and on Instagram @billwaterspoet.

Published in Hopewell Valley Neighbors, December 2025 issue.

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Hopewell Valley Neighbors magazine: November ’25

The text (which is rather small):

early morning —
heard but not seen
the bluejay

towering hemlock . . .
the scrabble
of a nuthatch

a goose
landing smack in the middle
of autumn

Bill Waters lives in Pennington and is a published writer of short poetry and compressed prose. In addition, he runs the Poetry in Public Places Project on Facebook. He can be reached at billwaters.wordsmith@gmail.com and on Instagram @billwaterspoet.

Published in Hopewell Valley Neighbors, November 2025 issue.

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US 1 Worksheets, volume 70 (autumn 2025)

A Collection of Moments: Library Book Sale

SALE TODAY!
greeted by the fragrance
of old books

memories of childhood . . .
lightly my fingers
on the book spines

guilty pleasures
and beach-reads:
these paperbacks

my personal space
and that one pushy person
shadowing me

between the pages
of a botany book:
pressed pansies

heavier
than the entire internet
this unabridged dictionary

cat book —
one page
dog-eared

old encyclopedias:
I buy a complete set
for collaging

Published in US 1 Worksheets, volume 70 (autumn 2025).

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Free Little Art Gallery @ 35B

There’s a wonderful new Free Little Art Gallery in Hopewell Borough, and it’s packed to the rafters with tiny art! :- D

As the founder of the Poetry in Public Places Project, I couldn’t resist stocking the FLAG with a dozen of my 2″x2″ poem/art prints. Poetry to the people!

Mercer County (N.J.) friends , if you’re in the area, I hope you’ll check out this latest landmark on the Borough landscape. Give some art, take some art, or just stand and stare with awe (like I did) at this cozy little home for miniature arts and crafts of all types! The gallery stands at 35B East Broad Street.

I hope you enjoyed the tour! :- D

For more information about the Little Free Art Gallery Hopewell: https://www.instagram.com/littlefreeartgalleryhopewell/

For more information about the Poetry in Public Places Project: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PoetryInPublicPlacesProject

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Hopewell Valley Neighbors magazine: October ’25

The text (which is rather small):

early autumn . . .
the last rose
goes to pieces

the flavor
of memories . . .
bittersweet chocolate

encore!
fall pear blossoms
take a bough

Bill Waters lives in Pennington and is a published writer of short poetry and compressed prose. In addition, he runs the Poetry in Public Places Project on Facebook. He can be reached at billwaters.wordsmith@gmail.com and on Instagram @billwaterspoet.

Published in Hopewell Valley Neighbors, October 2025 issue.

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Autumn Poetry @ MCL–Hopewell, 2025

As the leaves start to turn and the breeze begins to cool, eight autumn poem signs have been planted at the Hopewell branch of the Mercer County Library System (New Jersey).

I hope you enjoy them! :- D

For more information about the Mercer County Library System: https://mcl.org/branches/hopewell/

For more information about the Poetry in Public Places Project: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PoetryInPublicPlacesProject

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Hopewell Valley Neighbors magazine: September ’25

The text (which is rather small):

peonies —
they rest their heads
on the grass

after the rain
one cricket sings
in the stillness

end of summer . . .
cobwebs tie the trowel
to the shelf

Bill Waters lives in Pennington and is a published writer of short poetry and compressed prose. In addition, he runs the Poetry in Public Places Project on Facebook. He can be reached at billwaters.wordsmith@gmail.com and on Instagram @billwaterspoet.

Published in Hopewell Valley Neighbors, September 2025 issue.

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Laundromat

It was a shade of plum. Or maybe mulberry? Anyway, it was a deep, dark color, and it was streaked all over his whites: sweat socks, T-shirts, underwear. How that lipstick got in the dryer to begin with, I don’t know, but when it melted… Well, we all saw the result. That’s why before I use a dryer, I always stick my head inside it and take a thorough look around.

burgundy sunset —

it spills across

the snow

Published in Contemporary Haibun Online (https://contemporaryhaibunonline.com/table-of-contents-21-2/haibun-21-2/bill-waters-laundromat/), 8/2/25.

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Hopewell Valley Neighbors magazine: August ’25

The text (which is rather small):

the stillness
of the pond
and the heron

mirror store —
everywhere I look
me

distant thunder
white curtains billow
in the dusk

Bill Waters lives in Pennington and is a published writer of short poetry and compressed prose. In addition, he runs the Poetry in Public Places Project on Facebook. He can be reached at billwaters.wordsmith@gmail.com and on Instagram @billwaterspoet.

Published in Hopewell Valley Neighbors, August 2025 issue.

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Bill Waters ~~ Haiku

Haiku + Tanka, Haibun, Rengay, Shahai, & More

Hopewell Valley Neighbors magazine: January ’26

Hopewell Valley Neighbors magazine: December ’25

Hopewell Valley Neighbors magazine: November ’25

US 1 Worksheets, volume 70 (autumn 2025)

Free Little Art Gallery @ 35B

Hopewell Valley Neighbors magazine: October ’25

Autumn Poetry @ MCL–Hopewell, 2025

Hopewell Valley Neighbors magazine: September ’25

Laundromat

Hopewell Valley Neighbors magazine: August ’25

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