It’ s been more than a week since our last attempt to stimulate Goodwill Towards All here at f/k/a, but we still haven’t quite acquired that Holiday Glow. Prof. Yabut even forgot to remind our faithful readers that two recent posts at shlep could help you avoid Holiday Shopper’s-Remorse Syndrome (see tips on avoiding gifting headaches and various forms of yo-ho-ho agita).
About the best we can do right now is to share some seasonal senryu with you:
wrapping and
packing–
she pastes on a smile
“easy to assemble”
I put it back and
grab a teddybear
twelve days ’til Christmas —
the tree and the cat
both shedding
. . . by dagosan
laid off
she asks the mall santa to
bring dad a joblaid off
she tells the mall santa
dad can make toys
……by ed markowski
first Christmas —
our baby sleeps through
the unwrapping of his gifts
Christmas Eve —
bits of a price sticker
stuck on my finger
. … by michael dylan welch – “first christmas” – frogpond XXIX: 2
“Christmas Eve” – The Heron’s Nest (Sept. 2005)
a present, a present
a New Year’s present!
her pink cheeks
New Year’s gift of tea —
where did you go
on your jouney back to me?
. . . by Issa, translated by David G. Lanoue
Christmas eve-
the row of cut trees
no one took home
…… by Pamela Miller Ness
from Modern Haiku XXIX:2 (Summer 1998)
red envelopes
the sound
of children’s laughter
. . . by Yu Chang – Upstate Dim Sum 2003/I
too tired
to untangle
christmas lights
. . . . by Roberta Beary
wrapping gifts
the dog stops panting
for a pet
. . . . by w.f. owen
“wrapping gifts” – Mainichi News Dec. 5, 2005
Happy Winter Solstice!
a candle
in every window —
strangers light our pathdagosan