Seven Haiku for Sad and Scary Times
by Gary Hardaway
January 22 Haiku
Cigarette smoke drifts
fog-like in the cold, half dark,
early morning air.
Astronomical Haiku
Mars hovers dimly
above and left of Venus.
The sky shines as life.
January 29 Haiku
The Cheshire grinning
moon cups itself to capture
Venus should she fall.
Genealogy Haiku
My people were people
never recognized by
important people.
February 5 Haiku
The king of bullshit
mountain shows off his only
written words- his name.
February 14 Haiku
Calendar pages
drop like spent leaves to litter
whatever season.
Ash on an Old Man's Sleeve Haiku
My moments of great
happiness are gone. The days
fall soft as ashes.
I like these a lot, Gary.
Si oui ja da yes.
The set seems to follow waning crescent to waning crescent, a fine arrangement that each one contributes to.
Thank you, Gary, good stuff.
Love these haiku, Gary.
Thank you, Matt.
Thank you, Ed.
Thank you, Kitty.
I like all of them. Lovely work, Gary. *
In the moment.
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Nice work, Gary. I especially like January 29. *
Fine set, Gary. I especially like Astronomical, January 29, February 14 & Ash *
Thank you, Rachna.
Thank you, Sam.
Thank you, Jerry.
Thank you, Charlotte.
Thank you, Ray.
My favorites are January 22, January 29, February 14, and Ash .... But I also really like Astronomical Haiku and February 5. Isn't it nice when taking a closer look leads only to the positive? Unusual lately in the world. *
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Thank you, Dianne.
Thank you, Chris.
All good but I'm a bit partial to the " king of bullshit mountain..."
Thank you, David.
*, Gary. This is really great: "Calendar pages
drop like spent leaves to litter
whatever season."
Perfect sequencing, beautiful writing. I just wish it weren't so true.
Thank you, David.
Thank you, Meg.
Really good, Gary.
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Thank you, Bill. Welcome back.
I like how these connect -- beginning with the smoke, ending with ash, traveling though the phases of the moon; it follows the inevitable path of tragedy.
Thank you, Frankie.