Whether you come here for the poetry or the punditry, or (we hope) both, the f/k/a Gang is grateful each time a visitor stops by — especially our regulars. Even our inadvertent readers give us a warm glow and keep us entertained. (This feeling does not extend to comment and trackback spammers, but we’re only going to say nice things on Thanksgiving Day.)
As a very modest token of our appreciation, haikuEsq is posting some of the fruits of dagosan’s fledgling writing efforts in the form of two haiku & senryu brochures:
– first impressions, which contains poems that have
been accepted for publication elsewhere this year,
and
– second thoughts, a collection of senryu from 2004
and 2005
If you click on the links, you’ll be able to print out the two
sides of each tri-fold brochure (even Prof. Yabut was able,
eventually, to copy the two-sided pages rightside up and
get the folds in the right places).
If you like them enough to want an “official” copy of each
brochure directly from our Mail Room, just send the Editor
an email containing your name and address (see our About
page, if you don’t already have his email address). We
promise not to use your information for any other purpose.
This offer is good until Dec. 31, 2005.
first date:
she groans with pleasure
. . . at my pun
As Elton and Bernie might say, my gifts are my words,
and these are for you. Thanks for encouraging our haiku advocacy
and instigating much of our punditry. Happy Thanksgiving to
you and to all your loved ones from the f/k/a Gang.
A special Thanksgiving nod to each of our Honored
Guest Poets, who have made f/k/a a mecca for quality
haiku. Your editor is most grateful for their talent
and generosity.
laid off
she asks the mall santa to
bring dad a job
laid off
she tells the mall santa
dad can make toys
…………………………….. ed markowski from his Mall Santa sequence
Thanksgiving Day–
the whole family silent
watching a football game
………………….. Lee Gurga from Fresh Scent (1998)
Thanksgiving sunrise . . .
cheesecloth over the rolls
in the back seat window
……………………… randy brooks from School’s Out (1999)
men washing dishes –
an early alarm
ends her Thanksgiving dream
…………………. dagoasn [Nov. 24, 2005]
family album–
the black and white
of my youth
passing the jug
the warmth
of many hands………………………………… Jim Kacian from pegging the wind & a second spring