Tag: poem
Visual verse
The haiga edition of Failed Haiku is now available at:
http://www.haikuhut.com/FailedHaikuIssue31.pdf
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1755π¨
crows fat and happy
hanging out at building sites
eating italian
1743πΏ
in a pilgrimβs robe
trudging by green fields of rice
Basho composes
1741ππ»
1740π³
three verses laughing
unseen in the treesβplaying
hide and seek with me
1706π
mumbles on the bus
counting out with his fingers
coaxes out a haiku
1693π±
their cold wet noses
eskimo kisses at dawn
wake up and feed us
1670
roar of leaf blowers
on weekend mornings
pax suburbia
1664
slinky sliced-up jeans
she takes a long drag– exhales
are kids still doing this
1661
vigilant grandma
herds him along the playground
sprinting after him
1657rπΌπΏ
spring uncloaks herself
lays down her robe of flowers
embraces the land
(derivative of a Portuguese song)
1654π²π½
carpenters next door
serenading each other
their homes faraway
1653π
she comes too early
taking over the garden
brings her own songbirds
1644
an old derelict
calling me by a nickname
last heard in high school
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1643πΊ
sheβs at my doorstep
months ahead of time
suitcases of blooms
1634πΊ
books of poetry
piled up next to a teevee
power cord unplugged
FH #26 is hereβοΈβ©
“Failed Haiku” edited by Mike Rehling.
1620π·
squirrels pick red berries
store and ferment all winter
birds pay any price
