– 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 –
a piroutte
in her new swimsuit —
standing ovation
the tailgater
won’t budge —
my middle finger twitches
[June 30, 2005]
awakened
by summer sweat —
you’re still gone
one week without
booming bass below —
the blare of “Jeopardy”
[June 29, 2005]
looking
for a wedding ring —
seeing she has one
sticky, hot and hungry:
five politicians
at my front door
[June 28, 2005]
one bee and
a gardenful of roses —
on line at the ice cream truck
[June 27, 2005]
windows open —
the neighbor’s hound pup
alone and howling
[June 26, 2005]
95 degrees
the refrigerator
sweats, too
perspiration rolls
across flat abs —
her innie
[June 25, 2005]
moving day —
house and kids
left behind
winding road
under the influence
of a strawberry moon
[June 24, 2005]
stuck behind a school bus
two yellow jackets
hitch a ride
[June 23, 2005]
too much tongue
the taste
of the popsicle stick
one-minute
gully washer —
the car’s still dirty
[June 22, 2005]
summer solstice:
there’s no
shady side of the street
trying to write
one new haiku —
a giant wasp circles my head
[June 21, 2005]
one hawk glides
over I-90 —
tires find the rumble strip
[June 20, 2005]
stooping to find
the dropped pill —
the bachelor’s unwashed floor
[June 17, 2005]
forgetting the name
of the pretty one —
the tip of my tongue
[June 16, 2005]
from nextdoor,
“go play outside!” —
a wasp skims our bedside lamp
[June 15, 2005]
the fireflies
are no-shows —
mosquitos keep working
[June 14, 2005]
the pretty girl’s
sunburnt face —
bald spot under my straw hat
[June 12, 2005]
mid-river there’s
one duck quacking —
dateless saturday night
[June 12, 2005]
flea market —
dog and master
marking territory
[June 11, 2005]
her perfectly-displayed
navel*
trying not to stare
[June 10, 2005
mid-June midnight
twenty degrees cooler
outside her house
[June 8, 2005]
june morning
clammy pajamas
before the alarm
june evening
the thunderstorm
cools things down
[June 7, 2005]
my eyes blur —
dandelion clocks
make sidewalk clouds
[June 5, 2005]
moonless night
on the river
the Goodyear Blimp floats by
[orig. July, 2004; edit June 5, 2005]
the delivery truck’s late –
hungry birds
chirping all day
[June 3, 2005]
the screwdriver slips —
freon hissing
through freezer frost
[June 2, 2005]
surprise gifts
on a June morning —
smiles for the tardy Santa
[June 1, 2005]