This haiku is largely an inside joke. Sorry about that.
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warm miso soup
cold soba & the taste of avocado
way better than Chipotle (TM)
Category: Stones
biting breeze
blows the curtains in and out
I breathe
sharp winter sun
the snow is alive
with squirrels
There are many difficulties associated with meditation. Also, I guess this technically is a senryu rather than a haiku, the difference being that haiku have an element of nature and senryu are usually about human nature.
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count the breaths … four
think of kissing you
…one
icy rain
soaring Decemberists:
I’m moving on
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Citalopram
fills the broken tub
in my head
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February storm
potato and red onion
in miso soup
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Kinkaku-ji glows golden on my computer screen
illuminates a Japan-shaped hole in my heart
a class full of boys who’d never talked to girls
all but one fell in love with our tour guide
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the tree outside my window survived the new sidewalk
now its bare arms catch the falling snow
by the look of it, the tree was planted shortly after I was
so I will bare my arms, run outside, help it if I can
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NOTE: Today is the last official day of a river of stones, but I’m going to try to write one of these a day for all of 2011. Wish me luck!
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I am slipping downhill on a frozen sidewalk
windmilling my arms to keep from falling
tomorrow, this may all be different
the heart beats, the heart stops beating — that is change
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part of a river of stones
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like a dam breaking on high ground
water rushing into the city
when the people are ready
even the mightiest flee
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part of a river of stones
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there aren’t actually
just four walls here
but you get the idea
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part of a river of stones
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apparently
the more useful skill
is to avoid placing oneself
in a position in which the receipt
of compassion
is necessary
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part of a river of stones
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I dropped a stone into the well
listened for it to hit bottom
when I looked up, I realized
I was already at the bottom of the well
and the stone was headed straight for me
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part of a river of stones
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can anyone explain to me
how I got here
and to whom I can apply
for an exit visa?
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part of a river of stones
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me
rug
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part of a river of stones
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