2007-08-31

269. Hot August Day

Backyard pool —
one cloud, a cloud's worth
of cool shade.

2007-08-30

262. Prelude to a Night

Hot day's dusk —
a bat darts through
the full moon.

2007-08-29

227. Making Sure

A red rooster
announces the morning,
over and over.

2007-08-28

205. Better Late?

Seniors stand
in a lottery line-up —
retirement planning.

2007-08-27

202. Olfactory Perception

Someone is back
from a smoke break...
crowded elevator.

2007-08-26

163. Epic

War and peace —
the two covers seem
far apart.

2007-08-25

160. Souvenir

A gift on the hand —
I think I've become a friend
of the young sparrow.

2007-08-24

158. Foul Feline Fantasy

A bird chirps
in the neighbor's tree —
cat dreams.

2007-08-23

144. Flight Path

A blue jay flies off —
the neighbour's new Porsche
needs a wash.

2007-08-22

136. Clear View

The windshield wipers
almost clean the window —
bugs rest in pieces.

2007-08-21

135. Vestige

Ghost town
playground sign — "Caution
Children Playing."

2007-08-20

115. Through the Glass

High-rise window —
a seagull turns out
to be a bug.

2007-08-19

95. What's Up?

Shallow pond —
a white crane stands
looking skyward.

2007-08-18

71. Drawing Closer

Early morning...
an old barn bites down
into the ground.

2007-08-17

65. Hidden Friend

A bird chirps
there, some where —
quiet afternoon.

2007-08-16

54. Hurry

Oh, little slug
you must get moving, go on...
a robin's nearby.

2007-08-15

50. Higher Level

A child shares
a bit of chocolate —
raising the bar.

2007-08-14

92. Here Today

Tiny bubbles
on a bar of soap —
soon gone.

2007-08-13

44. Delight

Nibbling sushi
between sips of saki —
a sun day.

2007-08-12

37. Common Wisdom

Cards & plumbing:
a flush is better than
a full house.

2007-08-11

30. Noisy Friends

tinnitus —
hearing crickets
all the time

[As you know, the One-Year-Linked haiku project is now completed. I have another project I am planning that will hopefully start on September 1, 2007. I plan to post details about this in a few weeks.

In the meantime I will post each day a verse that I wrote back in 2005/2006 when I first started writing haiku. These haiku/senryu have not been previously posted to this blog, thus the low numbering.]

2007-08-10

1110. Still on Board

Lake raft —
I drift off, still on
my sea legs.

[This is the final haiku in the "Linked Year" project. We are in the process of compiling these haiku into a book we plan on publishing in the near future.]

2007-08-09

1109. A Dip

Cutting board —
each slice through garlic
adds a memory.

2007-08-08

1108. Incomplete Success

Campsite drizzle —
another damp piece
of firewood.

2007-08-07

1107. Threatened

We watch the fire
burn on the mountain side...
town's edge.

2007-08-06

1106. Too Soon Gone

Lone spruce —
charred from the middle
right to the top.

2007-08-05

1105. A Moment to Last

Final day
of camp... a last walk
alone together.

2007-08-04

1104. Gift

10K run...
a sprinkle of light rain
at the end.

2007-08-03

1103. Fatigued

Herbal garden
tour... at last something
for tired muscles.

2007-08-02

1102. Coordinated Action

A swarm of ants
drag the hornet closer —
Nest hole.

2007-08-01

1101. Life and Death

Descending foot...
which way, little ant,
will you go?