war

war memorial
dedicated
many wars ago

wave

heat wave
the morning news
hits the porch

over

vacation's over
tomorrow I see
the oncologist

white noise

white noise
I miss
the birdsong

clear

morning clarity
a sunfish swims over
its shadow

;

inserting
a semicolon
summer clouds

the eye

woman at the bar
just gave me the eye
I think

Your move

rally

rally round the flag
"your favorite President, me"
at the Lincoln Memorial

I know the syllable count is off, but I wanted to be sure to get the quotation right. Otherwise, who'd believe it?

on the way

on the way
to my 65th reunion
writing dirty haiku

Class of 1954

FOUND HEADLINES

These two headlines appeared on the same day on the front page of the Watertown (MA) Tab.

ROAD WORK DELAYED
GRADS TOLD TO LOOK
TO THE FUTURE

Oh, well, the future lies ahead. Watertown is my home town, by the way.

MY BOOK

Signed copies of my second book of haiku and senryu, senior admission, published by Red Moon Press, may be purchased for $15 in the continental USA, $22 elsewhere. Order via paypal.me/WilliamPK.

Need

waking up
too soon
summer passes

At my age everything is too soon, unless it's too late. Sometimes both at once.