2006-08-31

767. Summer Dreams

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

[Notes]

2006-08-30

766. Hangin' Around

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

[Notes]

2006-08-29

765. Help Me

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

[Notes]

2006-08-28

764. Tilt

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

[Notes]

2006-08-27

763. A Bonus

country well --
more brought up than
cold water

[Notes]

2006-08-26

762. Teem Spirit

hot afternoon —
a city of ants swarm
upon a log

[Notes]

2006-08-25

761. Anyone Home?

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

[Notes]

2006-08-24

760. Liquid Vestige

wet spots
track across the yard --
pail of water

[Notes]

2006-08-23

759. Pure Yellow

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

[Notes]

2006-08-22

758. Gift from Above

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

[Notes]

2006-08-21

757. Still Serving

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

[Notes]

2006-08-20

756. End's Beginning

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

[Notes]

2006-08-19

755. Foul Alarm

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

[Notes]

2006-08-18

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]

2006-08-17

753. New Surroundings

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

[Notes]

2006-08-16

752. Not-so-fast Food

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

[Link/Notes]

2006-08-15

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]

2006-08-14

750. Preoccupation

bread crumbs —
a pigeon hops around,
head bobbing

[Notes]

2006-08-13

749. David & Goliath

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

[Notes]

2006-08-12

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.]

2006-08-11

747. Substitute

wading pool...
underpants double as
swim trunks

2006-08-10

746. Mountain Scene

wild flowers
fill an alpine meadow —
gurgling stream

2006-08-09

745. Gastronomic Tanka

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

2006-08-08

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

2006-08-07

741. One Different

a tall elm —
one leafless branch
among the green

2006-08-06

740. Summer Stroll

long day —
me and my shadow take
an evening walk

2006-08-05

739. Overhead

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

2006-08-04

738. Perambulatory Surprise

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

737. Low-altitude Reconnaissance

damselflies —
two or three skim
the pond surface

2006-08-03

736. So Long

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

2006-08-02

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"

2006-08-01

733. Forewarning

a pop can rolls
across the vacant lot –
sudden storm