Christmas spirit
he donates his Goodwill suit
to Salvation Army
--Victor Gendrano
when I am gone
doctors will donate this heart
to someone else
only to find you
deep within the scar tissue
--kathy Lippard Cobb
Hello and welcome. I write and read haiku, senryu, tanka and will be posted some of my own and some of my favorite haiku, senryu and tanka--for study and enjoyment. If you like any, feel free to e-mail me. Al
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Sunday, December 19, 2010
from the bunker
a red army advances...
breadcrumbs
-- Al Fogel
First Prize 2009 Haiku Army Contest "the emotional connection with the Red Army and breadcrumbs reaches me on two levels -- an army marches on its belly, and starvation as a weapon of war. The allusion to ants is there also. A well-crafted haiku,
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Here are some interesting Senryu. For those unfamiliar: Senryu is the human nature side of haiku.
moonlit night
my girlfriend and I
holding hand-helds
--Al Fogel
trendy jeans--
holes in the knees from
garden pruning
--Al Fogel
looks like a moth
no, a 4-eyed baphomet
--Al Fogel
Church Service
--Al Fogel
car dashboard--
--Al Fogel
moonlit night
my girlfriend and I
holding hand-helds
--Al Fogel
trendy jeans--
holes in the knees from
garden pruning
--Al Fogel
looks like a moth
no, a 4-eyed baphomet
Rorschach Test
--Al Fogel
Church Service
the dyslexic prays
to his dog
--Al Fogel
car dashboard--
my plastic Jesus blesses
the plastic flowers
--Al Fogel
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
In The Heart Of The Haiku: watching the moon...long after the honeymoon has p...
In The Heart Of The Haiku: watching the moon...long after the honeymoon has p...: "watching the moon...long after the honeymoon has passed  ..."
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
watching the moon...long after the honeymoon has passed
--Thomas Lamb
--Thomas Lamb
A book can be written about this poignant & memorable haiku--one of the finest one-line haiku ever written. honeymoon: conjuring up images of initial love, romance, adventure, faraway places, but no matter how intense, the honeymoon is usually of short duration and passes into other phases and cycles of married or unmarried life--and as it passes you are left with the moon its long celebrated romantic history---an enduring romance in contrast to the "honeymoon romance" which is temporal.The moon: forever welcoming all lovers who watch-- the young, the old, newlyweds, serenading all who feel its pull: inspiration for poets, authors, artists and songwriters.
Sunday, December 12, 2010
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