– 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 –
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the nine-year-old’s
best shoes
the puddle-covered sidewalk
[April 30, 2005]
new kids moving in —
do I dare
smile?
storm clouds gather —
city hall tower
just stands there
the neighbor’s new dress
that moment you forget
you’re twice her age
[April 29, 2005]
Seder
the kids suddenly
like macaroons
[April 29, 2005]
twin beds arrive
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she says it’s ’cause I snore
gray and rainy —
the passers-by
smile
[April 27, 2005]
one sparrow
along the river —
squinting, there’s no city
[April 26, 2005]
spring sun behind clouds —
too much makeup
on her still-lovely face
[April 25, 2005]
Earth Day —
recycled bottles
in a three-car garage
[April 24, 2005]
rainy Saturday —
the chirping robin
needs a date, too
[April 22, 2005]
first-date stroll
April tulips
still closed tight
[April 22, 2005]
haven’t seen her
in 30 years —
sending one more chaste email
[April 21, 2005]
my long-lived elders —
a couple extra decades
of dementia
[April 20, 2005]
cursing last year’s
unraked leaves —
the dogwood blossoms
[April 19, 2005]
perfect line-drive
over second base —
coach says I swang late
[April 18, 2005]
the young man’s
erotic dream —
the old man’s bladder wakes him
[April 18, 2005]
just another
Sunday stroll — until
the flower box pansies
[April 17, 2005]
spring’s first mosquito
lands on my cheek —
the neighbor waves back
admissions week —
two fat envelopes
and two skinny ones
[April 16, 2005]
squinting to see him —
another generation
sent to right field
[April 15, 2005]
snowman’s hat
in the muddy field —
the hatless scarecrow
[April 14, 2005]
first good
porch-settin’ day —
her outside voice at the door
[April 13, 2005]
waiting
for the alarm to buzz —
sunbeams warm my ear
[April 12, 2005]
the first
jetski of spring —
seagulls scatter
[April 10, 2005]
invisible
to the passing teens
— can’t shoo the pigeons
[April 9, 2005]
home from the wake —
a robin perched
on the newly-toppled tree
[April 8, 2005]
mom’s arthritis
acting up —
I take two Advil
[April 7, 2005]
upstairs tenant
clears his throat
i turn on the exhaust fan
[April 6, 2005]
now it’s Spring:
peeps
melting on the dashboard
[April 5, 2005]
the river’s back
within its banks —
her look of disappointment
[April 4, 2005]
such thick roots —
the flooding river
topples the giant oak
[April 3, 2005]
April rain —
today
the river’s coming to me
[April 2, 2005]
April 1 —
no one here
to make a fool of me
first scull of the year
arms ache
just waving
last day of March
her pink slip
no prank
[April 1, 2005]
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