f/k/a . . .

                                                                                                                                    

– below are haiku and senryu written by this weblog’s Editor, David A. Giacalone.  They first appeared on the f/k/a homepage, under the name “dagosan”.  the unedited daily offerings from dagosan can be found in his  ”scrapbooks” by going to the dagosan archives page –

- for an earlier edited collection, see david giacalone: haiku & senryu (2004) -

 

she pirouttes

in her new swimsuit –

standing ovation

                                  [June 30, 2005]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

looking

for a wedding ring –

seeing she has one

 

 

[June 28, 2005]

 

 

 

 

 

one bee and

a gardenful of roses –

on line at the ice cream truck

 

 

[June 27, 2005]

 

 

 

 

95 degrees

the refrigerator

sweats, too

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

perspiration rolls

across flat abs –

her innie

 

 

 

[June 25, 2005]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

winding road –

under the influence 

of a strawberry moon

                       [June 24, 2005]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stuck behind a school bus

two yellow jackets

hitch a ride

 

                               [June 23, 2005]  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

too much tongue

the taste

of the popsicle stick

 

 

                               [June 22, 2005]  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

summer solstice:

both sides of the street

sunny

 

               [June 21, 2005]   

 

 

 

 

 

 

the fireflies

are no-shows –

mosquitos keep working

 [June 14, 2005]

 

 

 

 

 

 

the pretty girl’s

sunburnt face –

pale bald spot under my hat

 

 [June 12, 2005]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  one quacking duck

         mid-river

dateless saturday night

 

                 [June 12, 2005]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

flea market —

dog and master

marking territory

 

           [June 11, 2005]  

 

 

 

june morning

clammy pajamas

before the alarm

 

             [June 7, 2005]

 

 

 

 

 

 

my eyes water –

dandelion clocks

form sidewalk clouds                

                                     [June 5, 2005]

 

 

 

moonless night 
on the river 
the Goodyear Blimp floats by

          [orig. July, 2004; edit June 5, 2005]

 

 

 

holidaytrafficjam

– goslings    goose     gander

glide downstream

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

staring at the dessert cart –

four lovely coeds

at the next table

 

 [May 27, 2005]

 

 

 

 

 

leaving her place –

a hug

you’d give a friend

                                                    [May 26, 2005]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the widow’s

dead rosebush – 

giant thorns

 

 

           [May 20, 2005]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

trespassing – 

three pink tulips

in an unkempt yard  

 

 

[May 18, 2005]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

mid-May window –

overnight the shade trees

stole the river

 

                              [May 17, 2005]

falling blossoms

soon

just another tree

 

     [May 16, 2005]

greatgrandpa’s

bocce balls –

three generations choose sides 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

zoo peacocks

in full array – the shirtless

fat man reads Shakespeare

 

              [May 13, 2005]

blossoms past their peak –

baby-boomer’s

blind date              

 

                       [May 12, 2005]

 

 

 

 

cherry tomatoes

on toothpicks — a vapor trail

spears the midday moon

 

         [May 11, 2005]

        Simply Haiku (Vo. 3, No. 3, Winter 2005)

        

 

 

dusty cookbooks:

soup can

in the sink

 

 

 

picnickers flee 

a slate-gray sky –

lilacs aglow

   

  [May 3, 2005]

 

 

 

 

temper tantrum

at the mall –

parking lot saplings bloom

[May 2, 2005]  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

showing off  

her May Day drawing –

every pink crayon a nub

[May 1, 2005] 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the nine-year-old’s

best shoes

the puddle-covered sidewalk

 

                      [April 30, 2005]

 

 

 

 

 

 

new kids move in nextdoor –

do I dare

smile?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

storm clouds gather – 

city hall tower

just stands there

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the neighbor’s new dress     

for a moment forgetting

                  you’re twice her age

 

        [April 29, 2005]

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seder

the kids suddenly

like macaroons

 

 

[April 29, 2005]

 

 

 

 

twin beds arrive

- - -

she says it’s ’cause I snore

 

 

            [April 27, 2005]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

one sparrow

along the river –

squinting, there’s no city

                 

                          [April 26, 2005]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earth Day –

recycled bottles

in a three-car garage                  

                                     [April 24, 2005]

 

 

 

 

 

first-date stroll

April tulips

closed tight

                                                       [April 22, 2005]

 

 

 

 

 

 

cursing last year’s

unraked leaves —

the dogwood blossoms

                                                       [April 19, 2005]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

line-drive double

over second base –

coach says I swang late

 

                      [April 18, 2005]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a young man’s

erotic dream —

the old man’s bladder wakes him

                                                                    [April 18, 2005]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

just another

Sunday stroll — until

the flower box pansies

                           [April 17, 2005]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

spring’s first mosquito

on my cheek –

the neighbor waves back

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

admissions week –

two fat envelopes

and two skinny ones

 

                              [April 16, 2005]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

squinting to see him –

another generation

sent to right field

 

                              [April 15, 2005]

Roadrunner Haiku Journal

(V:4, Nov. 2005)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

waiting

for the alarm to buzz –

sunbeams warm my ear

                [April 12, 2005]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the first

jetski of spring –

seagulls take aim

 

                [April 10, 2005]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

home from the wake –

a robin perched

on the newly-toppled tree

                

                               [April 8, 2005]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

mom’s arthritis

acting up –

I take two Advil

 

                    [April 7, 2005]

Roadrunner Haiku Journal

(V:4, Nov. 2005)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spring arrives –

peeps

melting on the dashboard

 

                    [April 5, 2005]

                           Simply Haiku (Vol. 3, No. 4, Winter 2005)

 

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