haiku-usa
A blog devoted mainly to haiku and senryu and to thoughts about, and inspired by, haiku and senryu.
About Me
- Name: Bill
- Location: New York, New York
A month before my 72nd birthday, I wrote my first haiku.
Sunday, July 05, 2009
graduation–
their daughter's name
mispronounced
[Shiki Kukai, June, 2009; kigo: graduation]
Summer break time. I'll see you in the middle of August. Stay well, my friends.
Saturday, July 04, 2009
fourth
Fourth of July
a teenager crosses
against the light
[I wish all my friends a glorious fourth. The fourth of July may not be a holiday where you are, but I hope it's glorious, anyway.]
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
Sunday, June 28, 2009
splinter
teasing out a splinter
from the sole of my foot–
the heat!
[This is a revised version of a haiku that appeared in the Shiki Monthly Kukai, Free Format division, for June 2009. The assigned topic: wood]
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi
a pregnant woman
climbs the church steps
[First place, Caribbean Kigo Kukai, June, 2009; Kigo: Corpus Christi]
