Twelve Scifaiku & Zappai to Start the Year

And we're back, starting the new year with 12 new scifaiku and zappai from John Hawkhead, Christina Sng, Guy Belleranti, Debora P Kolodji, John Reinhart, Susan Burch and Anna Sykora...
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across the star field
golden sails of silent craft
the call of darkness

John Hawkhead


Cotton candy clouds
Neptune spins methane
Diamonds in the sky

at the end of time
we clasp hands
leap into the wormhole

Christina Sng


her goodnight kiss
horrible experience
never date a vampire

assembly required
dissatisfied droid
sends back its human

very rude robot
I give it a piece of my mind
it takes the rest

Guy Belleranti


drooping tulips
the outstretched arm
of a rusted robot

cop cruisers
at the edge of the galaxy
doughnut nebula

Deborah P Kolodji


typewriters
printing death notices
for iPhones

John Reinhart


done fantasizing
about him –
Klingon

Susan Burch


never knew her name
donor of my latest heart
love her just the same
 
anybody home
table taps and turns again
a poor connection

Anna Sykora


Our contributors...

John Hawkhead is a writer of haiku and other short poetry forms. His work has been published all over the world in small press magazines and the Internet. His book of poetry and haiku Witness is available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble and iTunes.

Christina Sng writes poetry and short fiction. Her latest book A Collection of Nightmares arrives late 2016. Find her at www.christinasng.com

Guy Belleranti writes poetry, fiction and more. His poetry has appeared in Scifaikuest, Midnight Echo, Trysts of Fate, Grievous Angel, Spaceports & Spidersilk, Beyond and the book Anomalous Appetites as well as many other places. 

Deborah P Kolodji is the former president of the Science Fiction Poetry Association and the California Regional Coordinator for the Haiku Society of America.

John Reinhart lives in Colorado with his family and beasts aplenty, including a dog, cat, duck, goats, chickens, pigeons, and probably mice. His poetry has recently been published in Scifaikuest, Star*Line, Moon Pigeon Press, and Grievous Angel.

Susan Burch says she likes to write haiku, senryu, tanka, and sedoka. She has been published in magazines such as Ribbons, Frogpond, Moongarlic, and Bones and enjoys drinking Coca-Cola Slurpees.

Anna Sykora has had poetry and short stories published in numerous publications, including Niteblade, Star*Line, Tales of the Talisman, Grievous Angel  and Leading Edge.