dagosan’s scrapbook - 2004 pt. 1
- below are haiku and senryu written by “dagosan”, this weblog’s Editor, David A. Giacalone. most have been on the Home Page, some are outtakes and rewrites. each is a work in progress. i hope they show improvement over time and encourage others to try writing haiku -
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another stray dog
finds
her
[Oct. 23, 2004]
just one glass of wine:
Google keeps asking
“Did you mean ______?”
[for e, Oct. 23, 2004]
alongside
the silent crew scull -
coach’s angry bullhorn
[Oct. 19, 2004]
cold fingers –
sitting on my hands
before touching hers
[Oct. 18, 2004]
first date:
she groans with pleasure
. . . at my pun
[Oct. 20, 2004]
[election reactions:
late October
tv on
sound off
“Entering Goose Creek”
the candidate
covers his behind
behind the bush -
bishops
goose-stepping
Oct. 22, 2004 ]
the stale air
of an old man’s home –
opening my front door
[Oct. 21, 2004]
seatbelts click –
wrinkles in the fabric
of freedom
she eyes his wrinkled shirt –
a seatbelt saves
another life
[Oct. 16, 2004]
health food store:
unnatural sneeze
in the candle aisle
[Oct. 16, 2004]
awake enough to notice
everything
still hurts
[Oct. 15, 2004]
expecting rain,
smiling at
the blue sky
[Oct. 14, 2004]
holy-card clouds
in leaf-peeper heaven
– New Jersey
[Oct. 13, 2004]
Columbus Day trip
red and yellow crayons
turn into stubs
[Oct. 12, 2004]
place cards –
the aging bachelor dines
with aunts, not bride’s maids
[Oct. 11, 2004]
after corn on the cob
the photo album
- bittersweet
[Oct. 8, 2004]
waking too late
to see the dawn
- he pencils-in sunset
[Oct. 7, 2004]
cute waitress -
no protest
when we say we’re old
[Oct. 6, 2004]
October sun
warms the bed
where’s that winter robe?
[Oct. 5, 2004]
waking to Pledge Week -
beggars and bullies
on the radio
[Oct. 4, 2004]
no nap
nor stroll
the writer grinding teeth
[Oct. 3, 2004]
blinds open
to the midday sun -
summer’s gone
[Oct. 1, 2004]
thanks a lot,
clouds -
no moonshadow tonight
[Sept. 29, 2004]
just before
the pale orange moon
a bright orange sky
[Sept. 28, 2004]
rave reviews
for the lighting crew -
harvest moon
[Sept. 27, 2004]
bathroom
exhaust fan
exhausted
[Sept. 27, 2004]
A.M.
scat, sun
clouds, too!
harvest moon comes tonight
P.M.
harvest moon
over Wal-Mart –
schlepping groceries
[Spet. 26, 2004]
no coffee brewing
no scent of love
to wake the hermit
[Sept. 25, 2004]
parents’ new home:
old bladders
one bathroom
[Sept. 24, 2004]
siblings’ kids -
comparing their laughs,
our bald spots
[Sept. 25, 2004]
visiting mom and dad
faces and refrains
gettin’ old
[Sept. 22 & 26,, 2004]
last day of summer -
the old cat naps
in the sunny window
[Sept. 21, 2004]
equinox stroll:
cold fingers
and sunglasses
[Sept. 21, 2004]
caught hiding the stash -
colombian
caffeine
[Sept. 19, 2004]
. . . . .
street closed
for the Saturday Faire
the only sound is rain
[Sept. 18, 2004]
unsummer day:
crisp morning
long, hot shower
[Sept. 17, 2004]
ceo and counsel
deposit their checks –
none for the pensioner
[Sept. 16, 2004, for bjg]
October peonies -
still perfect
from the curb
[Sept. 15, 2004]
supine at noon
sunshine spotlights
one big toe
[Sept. 14, 2004]
a breeze!
a draft!
the window fan stirs debate
[Sept. 13, 2004]
september 12
sunshine
and hurricanes
[Sept. 12, 2004]
missing legs:
the double amputee
winces
[Sept. 11, 2004]
hearing her pleas
recalling
her lies
[Sept. 10, 2004]
laundry day
more steps
than last week
[Sept. 9, 2004]
not a dream
the mirror reflects
yesterday’s bad haircut
[Sept. 8, 2004]
first day of school
bus stop horseplay
wakes the empty-nester
[Sept. 7, 2004]
no hot water -
fogless
mirror
[Sept. 5, 2004]
filing nails
folding briefs
the retired lawyer
[Sept. 4, 2004]
hand-in-hand
until
the mosquito mugging
[Sept. 3, 2004]
Labor Day
the parade ends
at the mall
[Sept. 2, 2004]
ancient snapshot
their last smiles
for the camera
[Sept. 1, 2004]
“MRI negative” –
the same
jolt of pain
[Aug. 30, 2004]
extra-long shower –
haiku moments
down the drain
[Aug. 29, 2004]
soap-stung eyes —
an eight-year-old’s face
flashes in the mirror
[Aug. 28, 2004]
cement truck?
washing machine?
inside the MRI
orange, yellow, pink
what would you name this rose?
[Aug. 24, 2004]
just below
the “riverview apartment” –
ten ripe garbage cans
[Aug. 27, 2004]
the groom’s family
poses
at the bride’s family plot
[Aug. 26, 2004]
honking at my window –
geese above
cabbie below
[Sept. 19, 2004]
honking at my window –
frowns for the cabbie
smiles for the geese[08-23-04]
sleepless night
she won’t stop
leaving me alone
[Aug. 21, 2004]
clock tower with crescent moon
– only the moon
follows us home
[Aug. 20, 2004]
web-server down:
bugs but no net
[Aug. 19, 2004]
typing stops –
laptop activist
gets off his butt
[Aug. 17, 2004]
[for Dafur’s victims]
their babies
never cry
never stop crying
[Aug, 25, 2004]
it is! it isn’t!
genocide - -
just stop it
[Aug. 16, 2004]
GameBoy off –
father and son
same show, same laugh
[Aug. 15, 2004]
baker’s dozen
bagels — we eschew
triskaidekaphobia
[Fri., Aug.13, 2004]
the garbage bag lands –
squirrel and I
startle eachother
[08-13-04]
to-read list
and summer corn
growing, growing
[Aug. 12, 2004]
a good nap
rudely interrupted -
Urgent mail
[08-10-04]
two flat tires and
a broken lug wrench:
the shy neighbor asks for help
[08-09-04]
tailgater
passing on a sharp curve –
take a deep breath
[Aug. 8, 2004]
flawless hosta
between finger and thumb –
it’s real!
[Aug. 7, 2004]
waking, the agnostic asks
who dried the dishes
and hung that sun?
[Aug. 6, 2004]
a good pout
rudely interrupted
by impatiens
[Aug. 5, 2004]
mailing the letter
to the editor
making points, enemies
[Aug. 5, 2004]
last night’s gentle breeze
chilly at dawn:
bedroom fan
[08-04-04]
hardboiled mystery:
one peels easily
one doesn’t
[Aug. 3, 2004]
tossing all night –
bedtime meds
nestled in the pill box [Aug. 2, 2004]
a welcome smile
from the past –
obituary photo
[08-01-04]
old dog and master
jostling
for the tiny spot of shade
[07-31-04]
cursing
the unset alarm clock -
late for church again
[07-30-04]
cycle of life?
human stain?
another laundry day
[07-29-04]
waking from a young man’s dream
last night’s body
creaks and groans
[7-27-04]
laptop warranty
expires today -
surfing without a net [7-27-04]
undecided:
the insomniac sleeps through
the acceptance speech
[07-26-04]
the boys grudgingly
share the hanging tire -
swing doters
[07-26-04]