Why yes, I do Haiku

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Friday, October 19, 2007

mainframe

lab coat ironed, I stroke this man-made entity purring with logic —Sarah Torribio Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, July 23, 2007

dream suite

lion of my dreams guard against dark thoughts and deeds shine like a lantern a whale with teeth like a golden sieve sang to me so sweetly last night moon pulls the tide like fishermen raise their nets fish jump like mercury pearls are clustered like fat white grapes in my secret drawer of treasures... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, June 28, 2007

string of things (a haiku rosary)

candles burn gently flick hot tongues to test the air breathe a sigh of smoke fossils writhe, longing to float on tides, creep on rocks they miss their own time a map folds, hiding varicose tributaries this journey is old incense brings rhythmic clouds of holiness to my sarcophagus heart slippered... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, May 6, 2007

fire

pain imitates flame then cools to ash, seldom stirred God's great parlor trick Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, March 15, 2007

rooster

neighbor's rooster crows we're not even zoned for this strange urban morning Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, February 22, 2007

sudden change in pressure

oval window frames city lights like drowning stars worries close their eyes Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, February 8, 2007

kimono

tea ceremony little plastic cups and plates geisha in diapers Sign in to see full entry.

unafraid

horses flick their tails at plains crouched beneath thunder rancher hides inside Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, February 5, 2007

Moment

confusion dissolves sun, tree sink into still night damp smell of perfect Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, January 29, 2007

A haiku by Japanese master Shirao

Rousoku no niou hina no amayo kana "A rainy night Of the Doll's Festival; Only the smell of candles." Sign in to see full entry.

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