haiku-usa

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

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Haiku is to poetry as espresso is to coffee.

Friday, June 27, 2008

sand

white sand
a child asks why
I'm wearing shoes
(Shiki Kukai, June 2008)

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

butterfly

a butterfly
rises from my fingertip
soft wind

Saturday, June 21, 2008

breaststroke

breaststroke
rippling
sunset

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

gay

gay wedding
his father gave him away
long ago
(Published in Sketchbook June 2008)

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

catfish

catfish
a child's eyes widen
at the word
(Published in Modern Haiku)

Saturday, June 14, 2008

drought

drought
the prayers she knows
by heart
(Published in The Heron's Nest)

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

one-way

one-way street
a mother and child
look both ways
(Published in Sketchbook)

Friday, June 06, 2008

midsummer

midsummer
a jazzman's trumpet
aims at the stars
(Shiki kukai, May, 2008)

Monday, June 02, 2008

lovers' garden

lovers' garden
a lily pad floats
on a cloud
(Shiki kukai, May, 2008)

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