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, February 19, 2010

hiatus

I'll be taking a short break. See you around the middle of March. Stay well, my friends.

Thursday, February 18, 2010

last

last of his line
the year of his death
still uncarved

[First published at Temps libre.]

Sunday, February 14, 2010

shaking

shaking the snow
from a dozen roses–
Valentine's Day

I posted this at Gillena's blog two days ago.


Thursday, February 11, 2010

4cast

snow forecast
I take another sip
black no sugar

I've posted this at Juliet's* and tikkis's** blogs over the last few days

*one day before the snow
**one day after, but with more expected early next week

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

snowsnowsnow

snow snow snow
as the days
grow longer


Sunday, February 07, 2010

Groundhog

Groundhog Day
the toddler points
at her shadow

[I posted this one at tikkis's and kristin's blogs in response to poems of theirs.]

Saturday, February 06, 2010

dawn

New Year's dawn
she tells me
I'm her first

[Shiki kukai, January 2010. The assigned kigo was first [of the year], a common Japanese kigo that is not generally recognized elsewhere. As a lark, I decided to make "first" a little more ambiguous. If I had been writing a straight haiku, I would not have included both "first" and "New Year's," since that would be a double kigo; not absolutely forbidden, but generally to be avoided. Scored a grand total of 3 points.]

Thursday, February 04, 2010

photo

old photo
the branches frozen
in black and white

Monday, February 01, 2010

whisper

she whispers
are you awake . . .
rain at the window

[Shiki Kukai, January 2010]

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