November is almost gone, so we better tell you about our haiga calendars for December 2008.
As we’ve mentioned many times before, haiga are pictures (paintings, sketches, or photos) that include a subtly-linked haiku or similar poem (such as a senryu, which is like haiku but focuses on human nature). Last year, we created two free “haiga calendars” for 2008: the “artsy” Giacalone Bros. Haiga Calendar 2008 (with photos taken by my brother Arthur) and the nostalgic fka Haiga Memories Calendar 2008 (with most shots snapped in the 1950’s by Mama Giacalone). The poetry is written by your Editor “dagosan”.
Here are thumbnails of the calendar pages for December, and the related poems:
round and round with you
dancing
on thin ice
..
happy birthday!
you cut and
I’ll choose
Click on “more” to go below the fold, where you will find larger images and links to the original haiga used for the December calendars.
.. check out our exploration of the saying ‘dancin’ on thin ice’ . . 
Our prior post from last December has descriptions and links to the full 12-month calendars, for printing or just viewing.
Just click on the sample calendar pages above or below to go to a printable full-size version. A link is also provided below to a larger version of each of the original haiga used for the calendars.
….. from the 2008 Giacalone Haiga Calendar:
round and round with you
dancing
on thin ice
Poem: by dagosan
Photo: by Arthur Giacalone (The Gates, NYC, 2004)
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.. orig. haiga. (orig. uncropped photo by AJG)
. . the f/k/a Haiga Memories Calendar for December 2008
.. ..
happy birthday!
you cut and
I’ll choose
poem: by dagosan
photo: by Mama G. (1953)
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.. (the original haiga)