haiku retrospective cdvii

Another daily haiku exercise

heat wave --
ice cream piled high
in her cart

heat wave --
the knife pierces the skin
of the cucumber

heat wave --
the soft slow chatter
of the scrub birds

heat wave --
the woodcutter sings
a beach boys tune

heat wave --
a little pinkish water all that's left
of the raspberries

heat wave --
staccato whispers as they wrap
birthday presents

heat wave --
firewood stacked neatly
in the drive

heat wave --
the swings in the playground
so still

heat wave --
the sudden thump of his fist
against the desk

heat wave --
another day on a rock sailing
through space

10 September 2009

haiku retrospective cdvi

tongues of flame --
his steady gaze draws me
closer

8 September 2009


morning light
his lips wake slowly
against mine

8 September 2009


morning routine
her hips move wildly
on the dance floor

11 September 2009

haiku retrospective cdv

Can I make this one right?

wildfire --
forehead against the dashboard
she weeps

Or should it be?

she weeps
forehead against the dashboard --
wildfire

weeping
forehead against the dashboard --
fire season

another wildfire --
she weeps, her forehead pressed
against the dashboard

forehead
against the dashboard
she weeps

I can't seem to get rid of the inversion and keep "forehead against the dashboard," which is the image on which the haiku is based.

wildfire --
she presses her forehead hard
against the dashboard

And no, she's not weeping because of the wildfire.

3 September 2009

haiku retrospective cdiv

sawdust in the sun
three staccato barks
from the black poodle

24 June 2009


cottonwood shade
she pulls the stinger out
of a dirty foot

12 August 2009


ripsaws cooling --
the vintage logger chugs
a long-necked beer

4 September 2009

haiku retrospective cdiii

haloed moon--
the stiff beach plants huddle
against the dunes

6 January 2009


january laundry--
the dainty bess rose spreads
its pink petals

8 January 2009


river dance
the willows kick up
their petticoats

24 June 2009

haiku retrospective cdii

gift wrap counter--
a woman dressed up
for a funeral

24 December 2007


december clouds--
unspoken words fill
his eyes

28 December 2007


autumn leaves--
ravens feed
on a dead skunk

8 October 2008

haiku retrospective cdi

windblown clouds
the late movie crowd drifts
past the darkened shops

15 April 2007


humid morning
another piece of the pirate ship
snaps into place

5 June 2007


yellowing grass
a line of new fence posts
beside the old fence

5 June 2007