– 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 –
fine print on her t-shirt –
she glares at me
for squinting
[Sept. 30, 2005]
autumn crosswalk
leaves and a garbage can
hurry past
[Sept. 29, 2005]
for two weeks,
one lone duck at the river–
death or divorce?
[Sept. 28, 2005]
three-years’ worth
of cobwebs — first,
he dusts off the Swiffer
[Sept. 27, 2005]
“can I ask you a question?”
“you just did” –
the law student ducks
[Sept. 27, 2005]
not quite October:
holly wreaths fill
the sweet corn bins
[Sept. 26, 2005]
“they change color and fall off”
the grandkid explains
leaves and hairs
[Sept. 25, 2005]
Riverside Faire
one white balloon
floats past two brown ducks
[Sept. 24, 2005]
another
big hurricane –
holding my breath
[Sept. 23, 2005]
“duck pond”
the geese gang
have the most turf
[Sept. 22, 2005]
first day of fall
pumpkin pie
from scratch
autumn equinox–
biting into
the last moon cake
autumn equinox —
awaking to
summer’s last cricket
[Sept. 21, 2005]
five crew sculls
dance with the sun —
the duck never looks up
[Sept. 21, 2005]
scraping and scraping
his shoe —
curses for a nameless cur
the rose garden past its peak —
bending to sniff,
his bald spot shows
[Sept. 19, 2005]
city street corner –
the cricket, and I
and the harvest moon
[Sept. 18, 2005]
three-headed stranger –
on his shoulders a pumpkin
and a harvest moon
double-dribble —
harvest moon hanging
on the rim
harvest moon tonight —
the hostess stares
at the cloud cover
throwing stones at the
full orange moon —
the river recomposes
a nightlight
for our Gulf Coast friends —
Harvest Moon 2005
night game —
bocce balls kissing
the harvest moon
[Sept. 17, 2005]
bocce party tonight —
first, a round of
pooper scooping
[Sept. 16, 2005]
a crack of lightning —
a dash
to unplug the computer
[Sept. 15, 2005]
two-thirds
of a harvest moon –
called out stealing home
[Sept. 14, 2005]
H-O-R-S-E!
the ten-year-old
lets dad win
[Sept. 13, 2005]
long red light–
she dusts
the dashboard
[Sept. 11, 2005]
outdoor art show —
watching the people
and the river
on display:
her paintings
and her navel
[Sept. 10, 2005]
outdoor art show —
three agnostics pray
the rain will stop
[Sept. 9, 2005]
migraine —
blue sky
behind closed blinds
[Sept. 8, 2005]
new kindergarten class —
hiccupping sobs
from several moms
[Sept. 7, 2005]
waking up from Labor Day–
the birdsong and breezes
of Spring
[Sept. 6, 2005]
law office picnic —
the ump consults
his Blackberry
[Sept. 5, 2005]
lazy slugs —
one in the hammock
watching one on the ground
[Sept. 3, 2005]
after Hurricane Kristina:
waving from rooftops —
another party
in the French Quarter?
Labor Day cookout:
no one brought
the hotdogs
convention center —
potty parity
in New Orleans
treading water:
“keep your chin up”
he says
[Sept. 2, 2005]
green lawn under blue sky —
behind closed eyelids
a blood-red ocean
[Sept. 1, 2005]