Haiku
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by Toshiyuki Ihira
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Short ones are in a form of Haiku. Or at least I tried to. Traditional 5-7-5 syllable count does not work with English and that is widely accepted. When Haiku is done right, meaning of word and sound of their rhymes blend together and produce a peculiar elation that causes you not being able to remember what you just heard. Haiku has broken through daily routine and let you peek into greatness. Most great Haiku are said to be uttered once and forgotten because of its very nature that affect its audience. I would like to write such Haiku but I am nowhere near. I hope you can leave me a comment.
money, money, money
stand in for counting favors
cheating bastards
doing me no favors
soft flare of hips
taper to slender waist
upturned peppy breasts
..ummmm....
stereo is by engineer
two speakers for two sounds?
surround sound is in caves
same sound reaching you at a slight delay
one after another and you are surrounded
perception is by you
women in black Burqa coming
try to be kind or be afraid
I don’t know which
debit, credit, gift, ...
card, horse, slot, lotto, husband, ...
gotta get the pamphlet to monastery
talk radio
12:55 in the morning
talking about JFK and LSD
nuclear catastrophe was
his hallucination
no job, no income
car broke down
last Thursday
more virile than ever
is not helping
Winchell's, donut's star, miss donuts
same shop, different keepers
taste of donuts
is the years gone by
driving down top down
“umm”ed by the Milky Way!
How big it is
a rapture on the way to Vegas
growing up in snow province
marking a year's passing
with falling snow and
having it melt in spring
living in desert now
little moisture
most of the year
rain is winter here
rain that is forgotten for a long time
find myself thinking
ah, this is rain looks like
it is very strange
glacier and ice
on top of mountain
comfortable looking at it from far
my vacation is over
high gas price less traffic
accident by idiot is acrimonious
need to get groceries
freedom? free speech and expression
from those uttering death
madrasa
threat is beyond quarrel
I want to speak freely
nobel prize for one, a symbol
can't give them to thousands
www is corroborating horde
armies of willing contributors
some worth a mention
target one for a prize is
detrimental to fast progress
it's a new age
Moon is large
closest in its orbit and bright
snow is frozen and sparkle
not quite day, not quite night
I can walk on frozen snow
to go in any direction
shadow is not quite shadow in this
Moon light and snow light
I am in a land of enchantment
3D movies are in vogue
isn't same from real
so strive to be
Da Vinci gave depth
but they are in front of you
on flat canvas
million dollar toilet
out of order
space station’s only throne
million miles traveled
watching devastations
a tornado made
why don’t my life end like that?
talk radio
12:50 in the morning
talking about UFO and CIA
I am starting to believe
prestigious school, reputable company
clash of egalitarian and wanting of
at the top of pyramid
pulled over at a traffic light
not enough clout to get out
need sleep without being anxious
1:16 in the morning
i am anxious.
a bit of salmon in oven
rice is cooked
vegetable on side will finish my dinner
hug my seat softly without trapping
doesn't urge me to get up
this chair is like mother's lap
4 more days to Christmas
another year gone by me
no snow to count passing of seasons
a Buddhist in Southern California
don't like this
destroyed by an inbreed
who is a royal
notion of here to rule the world
proposal to study human genes was
rejected on the ground
he wouldn't reap any benefit
before his death
LED tail lamps close-up
like an insect eyes with multiple lenses
want to poke them
one by one
warmer this year like years gone by
few days of ice over is even more bitter
want to scream ice age
tucking jacket into pants' waist
keeping my cat nice and comfortable
inside, peeking its head out
at the top of zipper clasp
sledding down a slope
I am shrieking, he is bug eyed
coming back up a slope
as long as snow is frozen
he doesn't mind walking on
but with a little cold breeze
claw my pants to get into
warm jacket cocoon
here we go again
down the slope
mixed martial arts fight in a cage
painting the mat with blood
He still wants to fight
find me