a moment before sunrise –
ice singing
beneath the swans’ feet
by Martin Lucas
Martin Lucas (1962 – 2014) was an important figure in English-language haiku for over two decades, as a poet, essayist, critic and editor. He was the founder and editor of the haiku magazine Presence.
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