Gail Oare
Birth: 1952, Pittsburgh, PA (USA)
Current residence: Valencia, PA
Gail Oare is a retired science publishing executive. She writes fiction, nonfiction and poetry, and consults.
fallen apples the temptation of pie
Failed Haiku Issue 22, October 2017
memorial day
the parade lengthens
by a new war
home opener
he shushes me
at first pitch
Failed Haiku Issue 18, June 2017
holiday season
pondering the attachments
of vacuum cleaners
Failed Haiku Issue 17, May 2017
women’s march
the toddler in the crowd shows
her new tooth
Failed Haiku Issue 16, April 2017
seventeen syllables
the contest instructions spill
onto page two
Failed Haiku Issue 16, April 2017
translated headstone
another family fable
laid to rest
our summer corn roast
the volunteer firemen
ignite the charcoal
Failed Haiku Issue 2, February 2016
MVP
kissing his own lips
silver trophy
Failed Haiku Number 16, March 2017
family gathering
arguing again about
world peace