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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=420 BGCOLOR="#006600" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="05e8dfc3.jpg"> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Owen Lees Web Site"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <B>My Haiku in the Raku  Book / CD</B></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="5" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="346" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#000000" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 226 ><NOBR><div> on this new year's day </div> <div> a highchair at the table</div> <div> where grandfather sat</div> <bR> <bR> <div> in the closet</div> <div> beside his tuxedo</div> <div> her empty hanger</div> <bR> <bR> <div> sidewalk cafe</div> <div> a ladybug and I</div> <div> share the napkin</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> hard rain</div> <div> the  buttercup  really</div> <div> becomes a cup</div> <bR> <bR> <div> hospice window</div> <div> she watches a leaf</div> <div> curl into itself</div> <bR> <bR> <div> day care center</div> <div> children learn the alphabet</div> <div> from soup </div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <I><B>~:~</B></I></div> <div> <B>To stop my part of the sound  track</B></div> <div> <B>click the square on the panel below.</B></div> <div>  <embed src="HTMLobj-203/burkhart.wav" autostart="true" width="145" height="70">  </div> <bR> <div>  <A HREF="mailto:owen_burkhart@sbcglobal.net" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:owen_burkhart@sbcglobal.net"><U><IMG SRC="0b250290.png" border=0 width="80" height="41" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="mailto:owen_burkhart@sbcglobal.net" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:owen_burkhart@sbcglobal.net"><U><B>click to e-mail</B></U></A><B>  </B></div> <div> <I><B>   </B></I><I><B>              </B></I></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Owens Haiku"><U><I><B>return to Owen</B></I></U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0b18dfc3.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#336600" FACE="Tempus Sans ITC" ><B> </B></FONT><B>_ Raku Book & CD _</B></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="482" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 173 WIDTH="476"><div> The 24  poets  whose haiku  appear in this book are members of the Raku Teapot online book list, which was the inspiration for this collection. The 143 poems were selected and recorded by the poets, producing  a  companion  compact disc, inside  the  back   cover that  displays  a  rich  and  charming variety of  tones, timbres and musical cadences in many different accents  and ranges of  vocal expression.</div> <bR> <div> Readers may well  find old favorites here and will discover  new work as well. Hearing each poet's voice makes this outstanding collection come alive.</div> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0b5c68e0.gif" border=0 width="454" height="398" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> If you  are interested in buying this set, I have a few copies available.</div> <div> <B>Cost  is $14.00</B><B> </B><B>+ postage</B><B>.</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#111111" FACE="Tahoma" > Just  send  me an  e-mail containing </FONT></div> <div> your snail-mail address.</div> <div>  </div> <div>  <B>I will gladly accept any other books of or about haiku in </B></div> <div> <B> lieu of money.</B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Tahoma" > </FONT><I><B> </B></I><A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Owens Haiku"><U><I><B>return to Owen</B></I></U></A></div> </td> </tr></table></body>