Big thanks to Christina Colpitts for challenging me to write these. I hope maybe she will post her eight here or elsewhere as well. We had a fun haiku writing session, and I wrote more than I have in 3-4 years...winter squall last night--
sky clear this morning but for
one frigate bird
sky clear this morning but for
one frigate bird
two ships in the bay--
neither is carrying
fresh avocados
locals bundle up
against the austral winter--
the surfers don't mind
craving bananas--
every bunch on the trees here
is green, green, green
the fruit tree we saw
in a sinkhole: Hai'a--
it makes good ice cream
bright yellow guavas
we surveyed this cave Monday--
how did we miss them?
did someone fix
that loose sheet of tin?
now I can't sleep right...
the best sunset yet--
what a view from the shore road!
but I promised bread...
I never really understood Haikus but these are pretty. :)
ReplyDeleteI like the haiku more than the long poem, for no particular reason, except they seem to better capture the essence of where you are.
ReplyDeleteYou are missed my friend.. but I suspect you will have to shave or risk the giggles of some of us. You haven't lost an election after all...........