yellow jackets sip
from a half-empty soda
swarm of tiny burps
This blog is for haiku writing and commentary. It is a creative and cordial space where all sentient beings are welcome. Keep your comments on topic and above all, be gentle with each other.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Friday, November 12, 2010
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Armistice Day
clock hands seemed to stick
that chilly autumn morning
on the Western Front
the 11th hour
the 11th month
the 11th day
November 11, 1918
that chilly autumn morning
on the Western Front
the 11th hour
the 11th month
the 11th day
November 11, 1918
Monday, October 25, 2010
return to Iwo To (Iwo Jima)
On sulfur island
homeless ghosts amble slowly
on the cold gray sands
Japan returns the island to its original name, Iwo To but it is Iwo Jima to history-- and sacrifice.
homeless ghosts amble slowly
on the cold gray sands
Japan returns the island to its original name, Iwo To but it is Iwo Jima to history-- and sacrifice.
Monday, September 27, 2010
Monday, September 20, 2010
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Monday, August 23, 2010
Friday, August 6, 2010
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Monday, July 5, 2010
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Monday, June 7, 2010
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Monday, May 10, 2010
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Kent State
that summer's drumming
-- four dead in Ohio
forty years ago
Kent State, Kent, Ohio
May 4, 1970
67 rounds
13 seconds
four students killed
9 wounded
one of whom suffered permanent paralysis
-- four dead in Ohio
forty years ago
Kent State, Kent, Ohio
May 4, 1970
67 rounds
13 seconds
four students killed
9 wounded
one of whom suffered permanent paralysis
Thursday, April 29, 2010
KItty and Hugo
Hugo, meet Kitty
thirty eight left her to die
twenty five let you.
in memory of two victims of callous indifference; Kitty Genovese, March 13, 1964
and Hugo Tale-Yax, a Good Samaritan who was left to bleed to death April 18,
2010. Both could have been rescue. No less than 38 saw Ms. Genovese attacked and
25 walked passed Mr. Tale-Yax as his life blood left him on another Queens, NY
sidewalk.
thirty eight left her to die
twenty five let you.
in memory of two victims of callous indifference; Kitty Genovese, March 13, 1964
and Hugo Tale-Yax, a Good Samaritan who was left to bleed to death April 18,
2010. Both could have been rescue. No less than 38 saw Ms. Genovese attacked and
25 walked passed Mr. Tale-Yax as his life blood left him on another Queens, NY
sidewalk.
Monday, April 26, 2010
April mornings
April mornings
brave men with muskets
children and crayons
remembering the brave men at Lexington and Concord, 1775
and the victims of terrorism in Oklahoma City, 1995, especially the 19 children
who perished at the federal building's daycare center.
brave men with muskets
children and crayons
remembering the brave men at Lexington and Concord, 1775
and the victims of terrorism in Oklahoma City, 1995, especially the 19 children
who perished at the federal building's daycare center.
Friday, April 23, 2010
women's softball
she flashes leather
- without breaking a nail
softball diva
-in honor of those under-appreciated athletes; women softball players.
Diamonds, after all, are a girl's best friend.
- without breaking a nail
softball diva
-in honor of those under-appreciated athletes; women softball players.
Diamonds, after all, are a girl's best friend.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Clausius
Clausius' desk
stacks of notebooks, scribbled notes
his own entropy
The entropy of the universe tends to a maximum. -- Rudolf Clausius
stacks of notebooks, scribbled notes
his own entropy
The entropy of the universe tends to a maximum. -- Rudolf Clausius
Pound foolish?
Pound foolish?
- central bankers start wars
the caged poet rails
Was Ezra Pound nuts
when he blamed the Federal Reserve, the stock market,
and big banks for destabilzing the economy?
- central bankers start wars
the caged poet rails
Was Ezra Pound nuts
when he blamed the Federal Reserve, the stock market,
and big banks for destabilzing the economy?
Friday, April 16, 2010
Monday, April 12, 2010
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
miners of Upper Big Branch
their last dawn
on the Upper Big Branch
what were their last thoughts?
25 miners' lives were taken by Greed on Monday, April 5.
The Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia had been cited
for numerous safety violations.
Miners always risk their lives when they go in the bowels of the Earth to earn
their living but there are safety regulations to help reduce the risks. The
corporate owners ignored them. Repeatedly.
on the Upper Big Branch
what were their last thoughts?
25 miners' lives were taken by Greed on Monday, April 5.
The Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia had been cited
for numerous safety violations.
Miners always risk their lives when they go in the bowels of the Earth to earn
their living but there are safety regulations to help reduce the risks. The
corporate owners ignored them. Repeatedly.
Friday, April 2, 2010
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Monday, March 29, 2010
Moscow Metro bombings, a survivor
Finish your kasha!
his wife implored this morning
the Metro can wait
his wife implored this morning
the Metro can wait
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Thursday, March 11, 2010
11 de marzo
an apple rolls out
from a dented lunch box
Atocha station
-- in memory of the 192 persons whose lives were stolen from them, from those they loved, and from their hopes of a better future by terrorists who bombed the Madrid Metro on 11 March 2004.
from a dented lunch box
Atocha station
-- in memory of the 192 persons whose lives were stolen from them, from those they loved, and from their hopes of a better future by terrorists who bombed the Madrid Metro on 11 March 2004.
Monday, March 8, 2010
Creature Daisy, a gecko and her friends
Creature Daisy's friends
lovingly bring her dinner
-- plump, juicy crickets
-- to the friends of CD!
lovingly bring her dinner
-- plump, juicy crickets
-- to the friends of CD!
Monday, March 1, 2010
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
spring frolic for Limulus polyphemus
at the water's edge
they lie -- entirely spent
horsehoe crab couples
they lie -- entirely spent
horsehoe crab couples
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Monday, February 1, 2010
for Ralph McInerny, never a doubting Thomist
Tender, strong, and true
she welcomes a beloved son
Ralph McInerny
she welcomes a beloved son
Ralph McInerny
Friday, January 29, 2010
Friday, January 15, 2010
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
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