# 1 sailboat
red yellow green
the autumn breeze unfurls
the spinnaker
# 2 ballet
Tchaikovsky ~
a ballerina with swan
attitude
# 3 respect
a b c
a little girl
insist
# 4 leaves
the veins
on his skinny hand
falling leaves
# 5 Flying a kite
peace ~
a kite tail spreads
the word
We made kite tails out of newspaper when I was a child ;-)
# 6 gaun
shock wave
the middle-aged bride
in pink
# 7 guests
shock wave his name on the guest list
# 8 rings
his passion
a ring around
the pigeon’s leg
# 9 music
morning star somewhere a subwoofer
# 10 flowers
fall
repeating
the
teachings
of
impermanence
11 # vows
Tenzin Jangchup
the Lama pronounces
my new name
# 12 invitation
living haiku anthology my name among all the stars
I’m very honored to be a tiny little part of this. It would never have happened if it wasn’t for NaHaiWriMo
# 13 palm tree
one thousand and one fresh dates from the bazar
# 14 sand ( haiga )
melting ice
all the lines we draw
in the sand
# 15 surf
gorilla arms
in and out the surf zone
in Cold Havaii
One of the best spots for surfing in Europe is on the west coast of Denmark in a little town called Klitmøller. Among surfers called Cold Hawaii. Next weekend there will be a surf kayak symposium, and I can guarantee that there will be some very long arms up there ;-)
# 16 islands ( haiga )
autumn holiday ~
we paddle around the island
at a snail's pace
# 17 coconut
winter birds in the rowan tree half a coconut
# 18 ukulele
ukulele perhaps?
he gives me the look and blows
his horn
# 19 Pearl Harbor
Pearl ~
his life dream stranded
in the harbor
# 20 idea
a haiku
about Pearl Harbor . . .
no idea
# 21 novel
steaming teapot the scent of page one
crime novel resisting the urge to peek
# 22 pencil / pen
ninety five degrees ~
the red ball-point pen
in her white pocket
# 23 newspaper column
her column
ten drops of extra honey
in my morning tea
# 24 muse
the colors of her autumn dress Calliope
# 25 editors
fresh air . . .
the new editor in chief’s
aura
# 26 acceptance / rejection
ice cold
the extended hand
he won’t take
# 27 squash
holiday romance
the way he says
zucchini . . .
# 28 bedroom slippers
cotton candy clouds
the macho guy wears slippers
with rabbit ears
# 29 secret life
secret life . . . .
who’s tapping
who
# 30 pear
full
storm
pear
pie
ad
libitum
# 31 scary movie
nightmare
a giant bird named
Alfred