31 October 2010

call



An autumn sunrise,
A bird call reminding me
Of winter's long voyage.







30 October 2010

river





Uneven river,
A black beetle crossing floor
With thick black boots.





29 October 2010

brambles



Into city streets
These country hands; cut and bruised
From autumn brambles.







28 October 2010

daydreams




A spider sleeping,
A tornado of daydreams:
The vacuum cleaner!







27 October 2010

grief


Splitting winter logs,
Slicing tiny lives in half.
Ah, the smallest grief!







26 October 2010

laugh





Tickling Acaccia tree
Before leaves fall and die
Mistral's last laugh!









25 October 2010

spring

                                                 Gaston Chaissac


Under wintry sky
The tractor man alone
Preparing for spring







24 October 2010

steps



Stepping from Shower
Memory of mossy steps
To kindergarten.




23 October 2010

lunch





Eating grey clouds 
For lunch before Mistral
Sweeping sky clean.








22 October 2010

green



The preying mantis,
Turning its green head 
To face the cat.



21 October 2010

moon





Adolescent moon
Riding the autumn clouds
Like no tomorrow.







20 October 2010

trace




Invisible trace,
The nocturnal snail
Betrayed by morning sun.







19 October 2010

cotton




Rain came through last night, 
Leaves glisten sky like cotton,
Chairs wet my bottom.




18 October 2010

famous!




Walking by fish pond
Suddenly so famous!
Goldfish come to greet.






17 October 2010

epic




An epic battle
For a Japanese B film.
Two ants go at it.





16 October 2010

bomb!




How to cross terrace?
Ants everywhere
Feel like atom bomb!






15 October 2010

foot




Short tail! poor lizard!
was it a bird or a big foot?
now just salami!




14 October 2010

cloud





Strewn over terrace
Under cloud of Modern Art
Leaves carefully arranged.





13 October 2010

roses




Pale withered roses,
Friends tell me to cut them off.
Cutting friends, simpler!




12 October 2010

pricks





Cactus makes new mitts
No matter that it seems dead
Soon, little green pricks.







11 October 2010

refuge





Refuge from the storm,
Me, a man who writes haiku;
Who pets lonely dogs.







10 October 2010

white





I'm a white tourist,
That's me in the dark countries 
Who feeds mangy cats.







09 October 2010

orchard





Orchards of color,
Field of plastic bags.
Moroccan flowers.





08 October 2010

pockets





Into my pockets,
Poor horses of Marrakesh,
Saving each of you!







07 October 2010

song



Morocco morning,
Choking the song of small bird;
Air conditioner.







06 October 2010

red





The delicious trees!
Jumping out of the yellow field
A red popsicle!







05 October 2010

bewildered





After the rainstorm
Bewildered lizard opens
Kitchen window.







04 October 2010

guests



When guests visit me,
How to tell them to take care?
So many crickets!





03 October 2010

wind




Autumn lovers;
When the East wind undresses
The solitary birch.







02 October 2010

hare




Hare; in the headlights
Runs like me into darkness
Then turns back again.





01 October 2010

grey



Cloud hesitation,
A painter ruminates
The grey nuances.