767. Summer Dreams

snacks and comics
in a pail lifted up...
tree house

[Notes]

766. Hangin' Around

a caterpillar
hangs from its middle...
robin's beak

[Notes]

765. Help Me

up-ended turtle:
head and limbs flail
in the gentle breeze

[Notes]

764. Tilt

cool breeze...
on the edge between
summer and fall

[Notes]

763. A Bonus

country well --
more brought up than
cold water

[Notes]

762. Teem Spirit

hot afternoon —
a city of ants swarm
upon a log

[Notes]

761. Anyone Home?

trickling dam...
a full pond yet beavers
remain unseen

[Notes]

760. Liquid Vestige

wet spots
track across the yard --
pail of water

[Notes]

759. Pure Yellow

a potentilla petal
settles on the flower bed...
spot of sunshine

[Notes]

758. Gift from Above

under the bridge...
a pigeon feather twirls
to the ground

[Notes]

757. Still Serving

"Obstruction Ahead"...
the orange sign face up
on the river bottom

[Notes]

756. End's Beginning

the mighty Yamato
succumbs to an onslaught...
at rest in the depths

[Notes]

755. Foul Alarm

still morning...
a magpie's caw portends
summer's end

[Notes]

Archive Added for Daily Haiku/Senryu/Tanka

Starting today I am changing the method of providing link information between each new posting. I have created the following archive:

http://haikuworkshop.pbwiki.com/f/vhs_daily.htm

I have also added additional notes and background behind each poem in the archive. A link to this new archive will be available at the bottom of each daily post.

754. High Fliers

eight geese
glide high overhead...
noon-day sun

[Notes]

753. New Surroundings

re-potted bonsai —
an emerging root reflects
the summer sun

[Notes]

752. Not-so-fast Food

smoke rises
from the hotdog stand...
long line-up

[Link/Notes]

751. Break Time

office front —
workers gather to smoke
and use their cells

[Here in Edmonton it is smoke-free in all inside public areas.]
[Notes]

750. Preoccupation

bread crumbs —
a pigeon hops around,
head bobbing

[Notes]

749. David & Goliath

a robin on the road
stops a pickup truck —
tiny bug

[Notes]

748. Unexpected Guest

picnic table —
a hornet buzzes around,
settles on my pie

[Notes]

Celebrating 747: Renku-Like Linking

[Announcement: In commemoration of poem #747 (a la Boeing 747) I will be adding a new dimension to this blog. Starting with #748, each future poem will link back to its predecessor in a renku-like fashion.

Two days after I post a haiku, I will add a comment with full information about the link.

For more information about renku check out these links:

http://renku.home.att.net/
http://renku.home.att.net/Link_Shift.html
http://www.worldhaikuclub.org/pages/whcrenku_seminar1.shtml

I hope to soon create a web page that concisely explains the concept of renku linking and shifting.]

747. Substitute

wading pool...
underpants double as
swim trunks

746. Mountain Scene

wild flowers
fill an alpine meadow —
gurgling stream

745. Gastronomic Tanka

thai dinner —
every bite tasty
except a mushroom,
that falls off my fork
and down into my lap

744. Transported

parking lot...
a seagull squawk carries
me to the coast

743. Eye-Opener

weekend sunrise:
sounds of birds between
sips of espresso

742. Bark, No Bite?

morning thunder —
flashes and noise but
not a drop of rain

741. One Different

a tall elm —
one leafless branch
among the green

740. Summer Stroll

long day —
me and my shadow take
an evening walk

739. Overhead

summer sky...
the jet flies ahead
of its sound

738. Perambulatory Surprise

an afternoon walk
across the park lawn...
goose poop

737. Low-altitude Reconnaissance

damselflies —
two or three skim
the pond surface

736. So Long

her last day...
a tear and smiles accompany
final farewells

735. A Silver Lining

after the storm...
the ground receives a kiss
from the rose

734. Professional Rivalry

philosophers...
"my proof's shorter
than yours"

733. Forewarning

a pop can rolls
across the vacant lot –
sudden storm