Continuing our focus today on things Canadian, I thought I’d share
a few haiku from DeVar Dahl, who lives in Alberta. I’m in no position
to answer the question in the headline to this post, but I’d be happy to
hear from DeVar on the subject (or maybe even from haijin-psychologist
and Torontonian George Swede).
a steady breeze
the last child
leaves home
summer heat
the crickets wait
for me to pass
empty cabin
the beached canoe
fills with leaves
“a steady breeze” – these silent rooms
“summer heat” – Haiku Canada Newsletter XIV:3
“empty cabin” – Snapshots Calendar 2002
Speaking of consumers wanting added value, here are a
bonus pair from George Swede:
among the yellow roses
the yellow butterfly
grows still
my stomach growls
the old tomcat opens
one yellow eye
(Brooks Books, 2000)
by dagosan
late August —
she switches
my fan to low speed
[Aug. 24, 2005]
potluck
Not owning an MP3 recorder, nor digital camera, I’m yawning even more than
Evan Schaeffer at his latest Gadget update. However, this is a good time to remind my
visitors that they can get 300 Issa haiku for iPod, thanks to David Lanoue (the translator)
and website host Eric Antonow. Speaking of Evan: I’m still waiting for my Legal Underground
coffee mug, as I was afterall the very first Guest Writer at his weblog.
update: It only took Evan a few minutes to leave a Comment
offering to send me a mug. I wonder what I can wrangle out of him next week.
Thanks, Evan!!
Rules are rules, unfortunately. The coffee mugs only went to guest writers who appeared after I got the mugs. It’s particularly unfair in your case, since not only were you my first guest writer, but you were the one who convinced me it was a good idea to add that feature.
Now I can see I’m being a cad. I’d be happy to send you a coffee mug. Email me your home address and it will be on its way. What I ought to send you is an iPod to listen to my podcasts, but as I said, rules are rules . . .
Comment by Evan — August 24, 2005 @ 4:28 pm
Rules are rules, unfortunately. The coffee mugs only went to guest writers who appeared after I got the mugs. It’s particularly unfair in your case, since not only were you my first guest writer, but you were the one who convinced me it was a good idea to add that feature.
Now I can see I’m being a cad. I’d be happy to send you a coffee mug. Email me your home address and it will be on its way. What I ought to send you is an iPod to listen to my podcasts, but as I said, rules are rules . . .
Comment by Evan — August 24, 2005 @ 4:28 pm
Ah, I knew I could count on your generous nature (and good old Catholic guilt). Yes, it was unfair of me to use my weblog to beg for a mug, but all’s fair in mug and war.
Comment by David Giacalone — August 24, 2005 @ 5:58 pm
Ah, I knew I could count on your generous nature (and good old Catholic guilt). Yes, it was unfair of me to use my weblog to beg for a mug, but all’s fair in mug and war.
Comment by David Giacalone — August 24, 2005 @ 5:58 pm