2008 HAIKU

red faced
she pushed her cart
market time



misty evening
fireflies show their lantern-
early summer



leap second--
one second added
this year
2008



old friends
nidnight return
garden frog__





at the drug store
choosing a "pregnancy stick"
second month__




choosing a branch
for her "preganancy stick"...
Mount Oshioka
yuzue ni eraruru eda ga oshio yama
by Issa, 1804





huffing and puffing
red eyed in the dark
woodstove__



out near
the thin ice__
sound of panic




garden frog
greets my return
old friend__



day off--
every day even better
retired



winter blast
frost in my garden
southern boy



in my garden
reminders of past love
weeping willow__



autumn wind__
distant sounds
felt inside



full moon__
appears again
hidden by clouds



neighbors__
standing in line
get out the vote
(Thirteenth Place – Two Points)







autumn leaves-
rakes on sale
at the home depot



back yard feeders empty
I lay down my binoculars
autumn leaves__



tired eyes
made alive again
autumn majick__



autumn clouds
at thirty thousand feet
return trip__



FEAR OR PANIC__
HOLD TIGHT OR SELL AND RUN
STOCK MARKET CORRECTION



beetles and bugs
crawl in the dirt
child's play__



autumn dew__
the last roses
finally fading



in my garden
reminders of past love
weeping willow__



a willow__
sprouts in my garden
unbidden
(Sixteenth Place – Four Points)



key stroke__
closing in on
a health problem



system analysis
autumn check-up__


first cold spell
furnace lit__
the scent of autumn



mother-in-law's face
on the biggest pumpkin
harvest moon__



second helping__
autumn's cravings
pumpkin pie



back yard feeders empty
I lay down my binoculars
autumn leaves__



midnight slumber_
mother dozing in the rocker
the twins finally quiet (6th place)



flying high
above all worldly care
Vaughn Banting__



Lifting an ear
eyeing the door
a visitor arrives



Autumn__
the sunny south..
still green



frog__
jumps into the moon
still pond



this can't be the end
i'm still here...
and so are you Haiku U.



here there
travel the path
breathe___



minows__
circling circling
splash... gone



8-8-8 China
eight gold's
Phelps



cat-tails in the mist
sound of mallards
running on the water



opening the window
for some breeze
alarm blast__



closed bedroom door
glow of candle light
shadows moving



light of the
full moon
shadows moan



plucking gray hairs...
you too will be bald
as I am__



looking__
with haiku eyes
the moment vanishes



the need to kill
poems in blood
Dexter___



here there
walking the path
sound of her breath



sun room with hot tub...
and replacement windows__
spring improvements



big boys
playing games
summer Olympics



http://www.nbcolympics.com/



spider web
in the mist
a thousand sunrises



spider__
on a single strand
blowing in the wind



at the end
of a single strand
the spider begins his day



torn web
he spider begins again
daybreak...



spider__
hanging from the moon
by a single strand



early morning
walk , dodging
spider webs



potted Paulownia
blooms for the first time
summer heat__



nine cranes
in the mist__
she awakens



darkest nights
fireflies light the way
summer heat ( 18th place JULY 2008 KUKAI)



out living her birth certificate,
she writes for a replacement...
octogenarian ( 16th place JULY 2008 KUKAI )



ignoring the hi way traffic
great white heron
feeding...



even before the storm,
awakened__
by the wind chimes stir



FOURTH PLACE -- 5 pts June Simply Kukai


sky diving-
through the
mango moon



looking up from the coffin,
I thought I'd be the one
who beat death__



twin girls_
in their crib, telling secrets
out loud! Nineteenth Place – One Point

early summer —
stretching out in the sun
sand for my pillow
Seventeenth Place – Three Points
results for the June 2008 Kukai,
wherein our Kigo subject was "Sand"


clouds
pressing down, threatening
cloud burst



early summer_
heat already pressing down
in my little garden



southside ::
teetotum out of the shadows
shining bright



looking back
at his abandoned home_
life of the feral cat



ballpark
floodlights dripping
cloud burst



standing
in left field
cloud burst



new pitcher
warming up
bases loaded



walking away_
the scent of country on his shoe
and... butterflies



jumping put of bed
awakened by the clock's
ticking... stopped



sagging lines
one hundred sparrows
power poles



sunset appears
over power poles
ship's masts



golf coast
thunder storms and twisters
shifting sands



bar-b-que
chuckwagon steak
sundown smoke



crescent moon
over home plate
follows player home



first base error
rounding second, third
sliding home



ball park lights
sunset beyond the pines
another win



beyond the pines
ball park lights outshine
setting sun



red dirt
crack of the bat
bases loaded



batter up
last minute coaching
swing_ crack of the bat



quiet garden
sipping a glass of wine
amaryllis bloom




saga palm_
fronds unfurling
from the center



the sound of water
every thrown stone
another frog?



basho's frog
roasted and served again
still has flavor



thieves_
stealing the tranquility
9-11 landscape



spring showers
listening to CD
of bamboo flutes



Mother's Day photos
washed away in the flood
all that's left_ memories



roses in the garden
not quite like the catalog ad
but still pretty



catalog roses
don't measure up
but still pretty



double impact
catalog roses
less than expected



garden frog
sitting back, reading
stoned



stone frog
unmoved by seasons
green shoots



calla lily
the great pretender's
white trumpet



on the windshield
on the headlights
love bug season



stirring a cauldron
of chaos in the glass
new ink brush



under the deck
four yellow-striped kittens
moon viewing



spring rain_
tears dripping from the eaves
of the heart broken



stray yellow cat_
hidden under the deck
four tom kittens



I hide my face
being mooned
by the moon



empty mailbox
trying again tomorrow
expected refund_



full moon
reflected in store window
full moon


looking through
my reflection in the window
looking at me



young girl
carrying a purse
almost as big as she



wearing makeup
years beyond her age
dance class



9-11 monument
breaking ground
prison labor


(Slidell, La. City Jail)

new Slidell, 9-11 monument haiku



touching sorrow
touching cold metal
9-11 monument



passing train
ground trembling
9-11 monument



train whistle
disturbing the silence
9-11 monument



9-11 monument
thieves steal the tranquility
and the landscape



cloud burst
tears running down faces
9-11 monument



jogger's path_
detouring through
9-11 monument



thieves_
stealing the tranquility
9-11 landscape



looking fine
strutting along the path
storm threatens



out of the woods
crossing the road
urban rabbit



quick wink
rising in the east
eclipse moon


in a pot
opening wide
magnolia



crab legs
in the boiling pot
cool beer




back stroke
pushing off the side
feathers flying



RAM_
caught in a thicket
free spirit memory

2) new operating system

3) yet another virus


desert sentinel
reaching for the heavens
a coat of white




cold moon . . .
a rising wave splashes
the taste of salt



melting snow and
spring rain flooding
sluices opened



river rising
sluices opened
city bypassed



....shadow on the sky__



wafting brew
entering the coffee house
chameleon




full moon
peeking over the fence
flower cards


http://www.gamedesign.jp/flash/hanafuda/hanafuda.swf



flower cards
whispering bamboo
and a full moon




flashlight in hand
full moon out shinning
modern technology



moon watching
over the fence
drifting voices



in the mirror
same face as yesterday
sun's reflection



here , there
winking in the garden
fire flies



untwisting
the rose bud
spring sunshine



melting snows
and spring rains
eyes the levee marker



sluices opened_
Mississippi River floods
the spillway



http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image: Bonnet_Carre_Spillway_aerial_view_northeast.jpg#file



eye son levee marker
Katrina floods
revisited?



sound of garden fountain
sleep chased away
bull frogs



moon shadows
washed away
sunrise



moon shadows
on the garden wall
scent of roses



passing through_
intoxicating
rose blooms



moon beams
in the branches
oak alley



roar of gathering silence
of the heart
Manresa retreat begins



moon shadows
roar of silence
Manresa retreat begins



frogs echo frogs
across oak alley
breaking retreat silence



cut roses in a vase_
brighten a room ,
but the garden is bare



retirement__
a time for loneliness,
not lonely at all



a good book
and the coffee house
retirement bliss_



looking through
my reflection in the glass
children at play



spring rains
field of mud chimneys
thoughts of crawfish cooking


feeding time_
young sparrows
in a field of clover



crawling up the leg
a curious sensation
fire ants



spring peepers_
searching the internet
there's a picture



wiping away a tear_
moonbeams dripping
from the eaves

FIFTH PLACE -- 5 pts



mowed down
defiant clover
blooms again



march winds
clover shakes it's head
honey bee holds on



road home_
crossing my path
a wild rabbit



blown before the wind
leaves and scraps of paper
mall parking lot



intermittent peeking
through the clouds
the sun catches the eye



fan in hand
obscure glances
a child pretends



cauldron of chaos
circling the dock
wave runners



clover to clover
her work never done
the honey bee



the setting sun
sparkling on the bayou
beyond the pines



garden dampness
on the convertible windshield
peepers take a ride



ground rumbling
robins take flight
then a train whistle blast



into tomorrow
rumbling along
train whistle



looking back
the biker
sped past



a stranger
in my own house
longing for home



scent of an old book
hours spent
turning pages



albums in the mud
yesterdays swept away
hurricane Katrina



honey bee
backing out the coke can
another flower?



knocking at the door
rumble of thunder
in the distance



Buzzz___
swimming in my cup
Defiant fly



roots__
searching for moisture
between the cracks



stripped paulowina
finally a green bud
spring breeze



spurting up
above the puddles
spring flowers



Gold rings
worn thin
much hand holding



Gold rings
worn thin
hand holding



Gold rings
worn thin
exchanged glances



kite flying
stiff breeze
sunset crashes



kite flying haiku
flying high
crashing



kite flying
touching clouds
kid fun



diamond sparkle
on bayou surface
stiff breeze



setting sun
balloons escape
stiff breeze



hunting worms
in the clover
fat robins



on the ground
in the trees
starlings in flight



winged maple seeds
cover bare branches
leaden skies



covey of starlings
fat robins
serious competition



they all take flight
lone sparrow
haunting melody



sound of bamboo
flute, gong,
tiny bells



desert sentinel
reaching for the heavens
a coat of white



false spring
on the rose bud
morning frost



numbers are in
one player out
bases still loaded



lighthouse mocks
extinct humanity__
ancient moon rises



sunset at the park
bayou at high tide
rumble of a freight train



fire truck
sucking water
from the bayou



sirens screaming--
the peace of retirement
and a good book...




gulf coast-
thunder storms & twisters
shifting sands



heat seeking missiles
strike at the heart
Valentine passion



red beans and rice
at the fox's hole
post katrina



the sound of jazz--
at the fox's hole
post katrina



lost in a strange place-
the first dream of the new year
can't shake old thoughts



closing windows
as I rush through the cold house
I discover the break-in



new years day
another white rosebud
lingers still



fighting pneumonia
each winter's haiku
struggle for breath



(c) terrytip 2008

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