Monday, December 31, 2007

lOnG bEaK HAIKU


DoEs ThAt FiSh SeE mE?
I nEEd To tRiM mY lOnG bEaK
To CaTcH fIsH I sEEk

Sunday, December 30, 2007

CrAbBy LeGs HAIKU


SoFt SnOwY-LiKe SaNd
Is WhErE mY CrAbBy LeGs StAnD
'tIL tHe TiDe CrAwLs BaCk

Saturday, December 29, 2007

rOuNd ReD rOsEs HAIKU


ThE rOuNd ReD rOsEs
KnOw ThAt LoVe Is HeRe AnD tHeRe
WiTh ThOrNs EvErYwHeRe

Thursday, December 27, 2007

FiErY dAwN HAIKU


FeNcEs CaN't FeNcE iN
tHe FiErY dAwN's BiRtHiNg
oF aNoThEr DaY

Wednesday, December 26, 2007

rOcK aNd RoLL HAIKU


LeT'S sUn OuR BaCkS hErE

oN TuRtLe IsLaNd'S hArD rOcK

aNd RoLL a FeW jOiNtS

Tuesday, December 25, 2007

WaiTiNg FoR rAiN HAIKU


wHy Am I So StUmPeD
uPoN tHiS uGlY tReE sTuMp?
JuSt WaItInG fOr RaIn

Sunday, December 23, 2007

PyRaMiD oF sAnD HAIKU


PyRaMiD oF sAnD
WiTh A mAn On ToP oF ThE
hOuRgLaSs Of TiMe

Friday, December 21, 2007

SoOn ChRiSt WiLL bE bOrN HAIKU


DaRk  RoSes  BlOoMiNg
BeSiDe  bRiGhT  bLoOdLeSs  dAiSiEs
sOOn  ChRIsT  wILL  bE  BoRn

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

GOD ON HIS CLOUD HAIKU


I'm GoD oN mY cLoUd:
MaNkInD sToP yOuR gOdAmN wArS
bEfOrE I rAiN hArD!

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

SpIdEr WiTh bRaNcH LeGs HAIKU


tReE wAnTs tO bE a
SpIdEr WiTh bRaNcH LeGs tO rUn
AcRoSs tHe WaTeR

Sunday, December 16, 2007

AT THE END OF A SERENE PARENTHESIS


ON THE DOORSTEP
OF THE ABSOLUTE
THERE
ARE
FLOWERS OF LOVE
AND
FLOWERS OF DAWN
THAT I WILL HOLD
AND DIE UPON
AT THE MERCY
OF FIRE AND THE
INDISCRIMINATE DUST.
I WILL LEAVE THIS WORLD
AND ITS BABBLING GOSSIP.
I WILL SAY ADIEU TO ITS
WARS AND CRIMES...
TO ALL OF ITS BLOOD-COVERED
BATTLE LINES!
ADIEU...
ADIOS...
GOODBYE!

Friday, December 14, 2007

THIEF OF FIRE


My soul of rage is

Quite alive

With mad passions

And restless ecstasy!

My soul of rage is

Quite alive

With sacred pity

For doomsday’s dazzle.

As I gallop through

This carnival of slaughter.

Before my great leap

Into the dark.

To become senseless stone.

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

tEnUoUs AnThErS HAIKU


tEnUoUs AnThErS
sWayInG LiTtLe PoLLeN bAgS
aBoVe sOfT pEtALs

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

REINDEER HAIKU


I hOpE wE'Re In TiMe
tO HeLp SaNtA pULL hIs SLeiGh
BeFoRe ChRiStMaS dAy

Monday, December 10, 2007

ON THE LADY BUG


The Lady Bug
Is
Pretty smug
As she flies
In the skies
With her
Bright wings
That go
Whirr
Like flying
Furr.
The Spotted
Lady Bug
Is
Pretty smug
As she flies
In the skies
With bright wings
That go whirr
Like
Flying furr...

Until she lands
And sits
Upon your hands.

Here are some interesting ladybug facts:

• There are nearly 5,000 different kinds of ladybugs worldwide and 400 which live in North America.

• A female ladybug will lay more than 1000 eggs in her lifetime.

• A ladybug beats its wings 85 times a second when it flies.

• A gallon jar will hold from 72,000 to 80,000 ladybugs.

• Ladybugs make a chemical that smells and tastes terrible so that birds and other predators won't eat them.

• The spots on a ladybug fade as the ladybug gets older.

• Ladybugs won't fly if the temperature is below 55 degrees Fahrenheit.

• The ladybug is the official state insect of Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Ohio, and Tennessee.











Saturday, December 08, 2007

sUnBeAmS sHiNe ThRoUgH tReEs HAIKU


SuNBeAmS sHiNe ThRoUgH tReEs
AnD bRiGhTeN a GrEeN fOrEsT
'TiL nIgHt'S sKy'S sTaRrY

Friday, December 07, 2007

IvOrY cOvErEd HAIKU


IvOrY cOvErEd
PiNe TrEeS wAiT fOr ChRiStMaS
tO wArM uP tHeIr BoUgHs

Wednesday, December 05, 2007

AFTER FINISHING DEREK WALCOTT'S COLLECTED POEMS 1948-1984

HOW
MANY
HOURS
ARE
LEFT
TO
ME
BEFORE
ETERNITY?

Tuesday, December 04, 2007

SpLaShInG aNd SpiLLiNg HAIKU


SpLaShInG aNd SpiLLiNg
WaTeRs To CLeAn tHiS fOuL eArTh
Of MaNkInD's MaKiNg

Saturday, December 01, 2007

iN tHiS jUnGLe HAIKU


sOmEwHeRe My LoVe We'LL
FiNd EaCh OtHeR iN a TrEe
SwInG iN tHiS jUnG
Le