Johnette Downing johnettemusic@aol.com English http://www.johnettedowning.com/ United States Johnette Downing is an eight-time national award winning singer and songwriter performing original music with Louisiana spice for children internationally. She is a cofounder of the New Orleans Haiku Society and received an Honorable Mention for one of her haiku from the Haiku International Association. Her haiku have been published in Frogpond, bottle rockets, Solares Hill, Haiku Society of America's Members Anthology 2002, 2003 and 2004, Pass It On! and Applause!     February rain the field dripping with cotton ripples in the pond my mother's face in mine smoke from the cane field stirring my tea releasing its load of snow spring of a branch facial— the ceiling's cracked plaster ashes missing her vermillion powder Author: Johnette Downing Editor: David G. Lanoue Translator:   Copyright © 2005 World Haiku Association. All rights reserved. All poetry the copyright of the author. All translations the copyright of the translator. WHA home