haiku-usa

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

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Location: New York, New York

Haiku is to poetry as espresso is to coffee.

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Circle

Central Park
pigeons circling
our quarrel

Sunday, March 20, 2016

mix

a wintry mix
in the forecast . . .
spring equinox

This what you might call Documentary Haiku.

Thursday, March 17, 2016

counting

counting syllables
I have seventeen of them
but they don't add up

Monday, March 14, 2016

petals

petals in the wind . . .
my neighbors practise
tai-chi

Saturday, March 05, 2016

The sea

scent of the sea . . .
the hike we used to take
when we were young

Shiki Monthly Kukai, February 2016; Topic: outing

Wednesday, March 02, 2016

sleepless

sleepless
the promises
I've broken

Second place, Shiki Monthly Kukai, February 2016; Topic: sleepless night

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