– below are haiku and senryu written by “dagosan”, this weblog’s Editor, David A. Giacalone. most have been on the Home Page, some are outtakes and rewrites. each is a work in progress. i hope they show improvement over time and encourage others to try writing haiku –
– click here for dagosan’s archive index –
snow turns to rain –
our Buddha’s visit
cut short
[Dec. 31, 2004]
just enough snow
for a Buddha —
too much snow
[Dec. 31, 2004]
new snowman —hatlessscarecrow[Dec. 30, 2004]
children awash
in christmas gifts —
tsunami on tv
[Dec. 28, 2004]
coins inside the walnuts –
great-grandchildren
cracking a smile
[Dec. 27, 2004, for Grandpa Bart]
cross words over turkey
over parenting–
the Yule log burns
[Dec. 26, 2004]
a sleigh-shaped cloud
floats by –
Christmas morning blue sky
[Dec. 25, 2004]
Nana serves
Grandma’s recipes —
Christmas Eve calamari
[Dec. 24, 2004]
it’s about
the journey —
not today!
[Dec. 23, 2004]
two-hour backup —
just past the accident,
Christmas Eve rainbow
wrapping and
packing–
she pastes on a smile
[Dec. 22, 2004]
of course,
it’s coming back —
solstice clouds hide the sun
[Dec. 21, 2004]
married a decade
she hides
the mistletoe
married a decade
he buys
new mistletoe
[Dec. 20, 2004]
rattled
by the parking space stalker
— season’s greetings!
[Dec. 19, 2004]
wind chill zero —
outside the high school
not one jacket zipped
[Dec. 18, 2004]
3 am nature call–
the loud drip
of icicles
[Dec. 17, 2004]
her migraine
lingers –
nine (shopping) days ’til Christmas
[Dec. 16, 2004]
fogged window –
too cold
meets too hot
[Dec. 15, 2004]
winter wind
rattles the windows –
the fridge hums louder
[Dec. 14, 2004]
birthday phone call –
your triple bypass
trumps my bad knee
[Dec. 13, 2004]
waiting room –the masked manbrings his own magazine[Dec. 11, 2004]
eyelid lightshow —
he hits the snooze button
one more time
[Dec. 10, 2004]
can’t put a name
to a very pretty face –
birthday gift
[Dec. 7, 2004]
snowstorm begins –
got coffee
no half ‘n’ half
[Dec. 6, 2004]
Sunday morning
omelet
for one
a single
mimosa
– hold the toast
Sunday evening
no shower
no shave
[Dec. 5, 2004]
two strawberry blondes
lean into the wind –
cattails lean with it
[Dec. 4, 2004]
snow falls
from a low gray sky –
she lifts the sauce pan lid
[Dec. 3, 2004]
a favorite tree
reflected in the river –
made me look again
[Dec. 2, 2004]
the river mirrors
the busy bridge –
one duck races the cars
[Dec. 1, 2004]
under nana’s afghan –dreaming homemadebread and meatballs[Nov 30, 2004]
a mostly-cloudy sampler
of blues, grays and whites
— driving alone
[Nov 29, 2004]
finally touchingher face – “are your fingersalways this cold?”[Nov. 28, 2004]
the shower massage
finds her navel –
Buddha smile
[Nov 23, 2004]
rainy night drive —
squinting at glare
with dad’s eyes
[Nov 21, 2004]
clogged drain–
300-pound plumber
under the sink
[Nov.20, 2004]
sharing her flu –
the coffee
is bitter, too
[Nov. 19, 2004]
garbage can overflows —
skinny squirrel ignores
man and river
[Nov. 17, 2004]
sitting to meditate-
toilet and nose
start to run
[Nov. 15, 2004]
waving from the river bank
waving back
cattails
[Nov. 13, 2004]
first snowfall
no one knows how to drive
‘cept I
[Nov.12, 2004]
handful of pawnsprotect the king –Veterans Day[Nov.11, 2004
even lovelier
naked
backyard elm
[Nov. 10, 2004]
almost sunset –
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