simply senryu

II: 71 memorial day 2006

Memorial Day --
choosing fireflies
over fireworks

from dagosan's haiku diary

the old protestor
sheds a tear
vietnam memorial

from dagosan's haiku diary

posted by david giacalone @ 11:36 PM 1 comments

Holidays & Observances: winter and spring [II: 70]

-- here are recent senryu by dagosan featuring
winter & spring holidays and observances --



Thanksgiving aromas --
two dads smoke cigars
behind the garage

men washing dishes -
an early alarm
ends her Thanksgiving dream

first Sunday
after Thanksgiving --
only the dog wants turkey





between holidays -
tripping over
an almost-empty suitcase




december 14
ms. perfect has Christmas
wrapped and shipped

bitter cold
before the solstice --
the weather man acts surprised

winter solstice:
adolescent wiccans
flunk their spelling test




"easy to assemble"
I put it back and grab
a teddybear

setting up the creche --
the Baby's name
whispered over and over

home for Christmas -
three old bladders
and one bathroom

single at Christmas
not enough to-do
to do

regifting:
it's not just for
fruitcakes anymore





he's furious -
that godless salesgirl
said "Happy Holidays!"





a warm yule . . .
the ice-fishing hole
mostly hole

pending - Simply Haiku (Aug. 2006)



six wrinkled faces
around the Christmas feast -
leftovers



christmas nightcap --
mom and the kids clink
glasses of metamucil

what Christmas tsunami ?
our children awash
in gifts

deflated santa
on the neighbor's roof -
her first smile since Christmas




December 30:
valentine's candy
on Rite Aid shelves




January 1
blackeyed peace
for the battered wife

in three minutes
the ball drops -- positioning
myself to kiss her

Chinese New Year --
weekend shift
at the Wal-Mart warehouse





Groundhog's Day -
our weatherman hedges
the weekend forecast



February 12
dinner at her place --
who gets the 14th?





no valentine's card --
my secret admirer
plays coy

Valentine's Day --
the new sign
says "Thin Ice"

Feb. 15
eating the entire
half-priced heart







March 1:
the shy bachelor
wishes it were Leap Year




mid-March thaw --
et tu,
(snow) buddha?



drawing the
designated driver straw --
st. patrick's day



Good Friday
for the apostate--
scarecrows on crosses

Easter, 4 A.M. --
chocolate mustaches
on father and son

easter monday --
day-late basket
of half-priced candy



chilly 5th of May --
enchiladas
and serapes

posted by david giacalone @ 10:53 AM 4 comments

II: 069

first day in short pants --
skinnny white legs
go window shopping

online dawn to dark:
I.O.Me
one perfect spring day

- from dagosan's haiku diary (May 2, and April 28, 2006, respectively)

posted by david giacalone @ 8:54 AM 1 comments