haiku-usa

A blog devoted mainly to haiku and senryu and to thoughts about, and inspired by, haiku and senryu.

Haiku is to poetry as espresso is to coffee.

Thursday, February 14, 2008

Valentine's Day

she asks her aging husband

if he needs to pee

(Overheard at a restaurant this evening, February 14.)

haiku-shelf (Angelika Wienert) said...: a good haiku/senryû!; 12:50 AM
polona said...: awwww... excellent senryu; 9:43 AM
Masago said...: senryu, smenryu, I love it!; 4:46 PM
Bill said...: Thanks Angelika, polona, and Vaughn. I don't intend any irony in the subject heading, but you knew that.; 9:34 AM
floots said...: this captures long-term intimacy better than any sociologigal research
thanks bill; 12:14 AM
Bill said...: Thank you, floots. That's what it sounded like to me.; 8:12 AM
Anonymous said...: a scene from real life, haiku at its best !

GABI; 9:07 PM
Bill said...: Thanks for that very positive comment, Gabi.; 9:22 PM
jem said...: This is great. And I love that you added its context. It reads as so real. I like poetry that cuts through all the flowers and hearts to a more original declaration of love.; 3:50 AM
Bill said...: Thank you, Jem. You were obviously the right reader for this one.; 8:01 AM