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.

Thursday, August 29, 2013

failures

failures
her long list
of his

First published in kernels online

Saturday, August 24, 2013

journey

African-American
the long journey
from home to home

Caribbean Kigo Kukai #45, August 2013; topic: "Afro-centric"

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

downtown

I've just been informed that this haiku has won third place in the Haiku North America haiku contest. Haiku North America is a gathering of haiku poets that occurs every other year. This year's meeting, which I was unable to attend, took place aboard the Queen Mary, in Long Beach CA. Approximately 1500 entries were submitted to the contest.

downtown
pointing the way
with her cigarette

Saturday, August 17, 2013

counting

counting butterflies
the long summer days
pass swiftly

Posted as a comment at Juliet's blog

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

prayer

morning prayer
a branch at my window
beaded with rain

First published at kernels online

Sunday, August 11, 2013

quiet Sunday

quiet  Sunday
doing nothing going nowhere
cloud

This is a very slight revision of one posted just a few minutes ago as a comment at Gillena's blog.

Saturday, August 10, 2013

28 years today

our anniversary
she finishes
my sentence

Wednesday, August 07, 2013

morning

morning prayer ascending birdsong

Posted as a comment at Gillena's blog.

Tuesday, August 06, 2013

August 6, 1945

twelve years old
learning to pronounce
Hiroshima

Thursday, August 01, 2013

moonlight

moonlight
the sound of you
swimming to me

First published in Frogpond

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