stray

a stray dog

going my way

early spring

(Shiki Kukai, February 2008)

stand-up

stand-up
the laugh
that . . .
doesn't . . .
come . . .
(Shiki Kukai, February 2008)

breakfast

late breakfast

mourning doves nesting

on the windowsill

(Shiki Kukai, March 2008)

More for Easter

Easter

a spot of holy water

on my silk tie

* * *

Easter

I feel a twinge

in my genuflection

* * *

Easter Mass

I run into a friend

I thought was dead

* * *

"Come Holy Ghost"

as the church doors open

leaves in the wind*

*"Come Holy Ghost" is a traditional Catholic hymn, often sung at the end of Mass, as the doors are opening. This is not specifically an Easter ku, but I wrote it this morning, along with the others, and I hope it suggests spring.

Easter

Easter

the nun chooses

a pants suit

apostate

the apostate—

cold wind heavy rain

and no one to blame

happy hour

happy hour

he tells me again

he doesn't miss her

(Published in Sketchbook)

surrogate, with alternative

surrogate:

the baby handed over,

her womb is hers again

("India Nurtures Business of Surrogate Motherhood," NY Times, 10 March 2008)

***

In this senryu as originally posted, the phrase "handed over" is from the original news story. Since posting it, I thought of an alternative that might say it a bit more powerfully. Or not.

surrogate:

the baby delivered,

her womb is hers again

My thought is that "delivered" refers to the birth itself and to the "handing over."

tug

white sails

the kite tugs

at its tether

(Second place, Sketchbook Kukai, February 2008)

trumpet

I wrote this a while ago. A recent comment from floots has reminded me of it.

late snow

the daffodil's trumpet

lowered

(Published at haiku du jour)

the space between

the space between

her skirt and her boot tops

winter wind

(For Josh)

one for today

Definitions vary, but in my personal inner calendar, March 1 is the first day of spring.

last night's snow

washed away by rain . . .

this morning sun