bacalao

bacalao

memories of a place

I've never been

First place, Caribbean Kigo Kukai, March 2012. Kigo: saltfish

According to Gillena Cox, who is based in Trinidad-Tobago, saltfish is a favorite during carnival season. Originally poor people's food, it has become quite fashionable. Along with my haiku, I sent Gillena this message:

I haven't had saltfish since I was a kid; for us, it was Depression food, consistent with what you said about its history in your part of the world – a poor people's food that the rich have caught on to.

I wonder

bare branches . . .

I wonder how many

more winters

First published in One Hundred Gourds

coffee

black no sugar

I turn

to my horoscope

[The "daily horoscope" is a feature of many American newspapers.]

I left this on March 17 at Polona's blog. It was directly inspired by her

steaming coffee

the fortune teller

pours in some milk

warm

first warm night

trust me

she says

Left as a comment at Andrew's blog

out

out early . . .

I exchange greetings

with a violet

I left a slightly different version of this as a comment at Rita Odeh's blog.

cat

my neighbor's

ancient cat . . .

I blink first

A slightly different version of this was left as a comment at Juliet's blog.

sun in the city

sun in the city

one of those shadows

is mine

Left as a comment, in a slightly different version, at Dalloway's blog

cold dawn

another cold dawn

she whispers me

back to bed

Shiki Kukai February 2012; Kigo "lingering cold"