Category: Haiku
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Morning Garden Seat
Morning Garden Sitting in a bright gardenBees and hummers buzzing throughCount breaths, in and out –LE – 6/3/25
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Artifice – Just Riffing…
Artifice Artifice for showConning for wealth and powerThe rubes never know That’s one unpleasant meaning of artifice, but that’s not the only one… Human artifactsTechnological masteryCivilization Or Masks for acceptanceSartorial blissfulnessCosmetic repair Or Artifacts defineHuman activities shineEdifices prime –LE – 6/1/25
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Open Windows
Another from my first Haiku Colletion in the late ’90s Open Windows Wasting away inpoly-something cubes —Windows NT for our light –LE
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A Squabble Of White Gulls — Statuesque
From my first Haiku Collection from the late ’90s A Squabble Of Gulls Snowfield of white gullsStatues frozen in time —Silently praying –LE I saw then in an early morning, empty parking lot, sitting like a Sunday congregation, heads slightly bowed, lost in the sermon… PS: ‘Squabble’: A group of gulls is generally referred to…
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Leave Sleeping Dogs Undisturbed
Old Che-Che Old dog nappingIn morning sunshine suits meJust fine –LE – 3/26/25
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Her Scented Bed
From my first Haiku Collection – late 1990s Her Scented Bed In her scented bedPassion’s tides recede and rise —The fan moans softly –LE
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Moving Meditation
Moving MeditationFrom my first Haiku Collection – late 1990s Qigong keeps me wellenergy moves in circles —snake creeps down, cock stands –LE PS: Yes, this was inspired by my daily Taijiquan practice…
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A Romantic Encounter
An old one from my first Haiku Collection — late 1990s… A Romantic Encounter Her breasts comfort me,Her hips and thighs sway —The widow consumes her mate –LE PS: Yes, a comparison between human relationships and arachnids, the Black Widow variety … she knows how to ensure fidelity…; -)~
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Who Indeed?
From my first haiku collection … oh, so long ago… Who Indeed? Who in hell can keepTheir minds off things forbidden?Feet crunch detritus. –LE
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Mild Spring Evenings Along The Ohio River
Along Southern Ohio, Northern Kentucky, and West Virginia Another from my Spring Haiku Collection Mild spring evening,Peepers raising a ruckus —All seeking moonshine. –LE