tinky
little feet quiver
sleeping black cat on his back
animated tail
7/3/2025
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tinky
little feet quiver
sleeping black cat on his back
animated tail
7/3/2025
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Aaiiiiiiiiii!
Three cats
Big Blond, Graffiti,
Brownona napping on the
neighbours windows sill.
:) Enjoyed
ekphrastic readings
ekphrastic readings
extol the visual arts
poets adding heart
9/2/2025
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100 F
thunder rolls capping
a 38 C day; wind,
lightning fuels fires
9/2/2025
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before evenfall
a halfmoon struggles
through a pallet of grays
before evenfall
9/2/2025
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Just read Inspector Imanishi Investigates by Seichō Matsumoto. In it the inspector has a haiku hobby, so I thought I’d give one a go. Mine’s pretty amateurish:
Alley Cat
Two green eyes glowing
Spine arched, teeth bared, mouse lies still
Man turns, walks away
Enjoyed... just need practice: the Japanese masters Basho and Issa are the Haiku masters I revere https://www.readpoetry.com/10-vivid-...ou-breathless/
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tailor
Thanks for the link Tailor.
I liked this one:
How beautifully
That kite soars up to the sky
From the beggar’s hut.
-Issa
To me it evoked a sense of hope. The beggar is someone who’s struggling in life, but still enjoys the act of flying a kite. The narrator is someone who enjoys the beauty of the kite, but isn’t at all put out by the ugliness of the hovel. It reminded me a little of walking past a homeless camp and seeing that someone has hung Christmas decorations on their tent.
Attempt numero dos.
Waltzing towards Bethlehem
Three q’wota time
Step, two three. Step... She smiles
Self indulgently
Tres:
Traffic
Wicker basket and a bell
Horns honk. Dogs bark. But children
Just grin
Enjoying your Haiku ! Issa's Haiku is quite poignant. The image of one placing Christmas decorations upon a homeless person's abode gives me mixed emotions.
Here's a story I read many years ago about an exchange between Basho and a student of his: https://www.reliefjournal.com/blogpo...5/15/dragonfly
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tailor
Nice.
It seems in addition to being a master of the haiku, Bashō was quite the sensei. By the way, in the book that kicked off my interest, Inspector Imanishi Investigates, the word “sensei” is used frequently. There’s a theater troop of young up-and-comers and they tend to refer to their mentors and each other as sensei. At one point a couple of university professors are sitting in a café and weigh in on this usage of the term. They are of the opinion only professors should be referred to as sensei. As a side note, I always thought sensei referred to that ‘roided-up dude who owns the karate business down at the strip mall.
Intento número cuatro:
Pineapple Express
Slate skies. Wind and Rain.
Atmospheric River arrives
Firs gain altitude
Re: sensei... hmmm, I have the same understanding.
'attitude' would work too. Enjoyed :)
12.16.2025
furtive quail scurry'round remnants of a downed tree
rustling golden leaves
12/17/2025
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“Attitude.” Hmm. That would change the whole idea. I think I might change the subject from trees to my wife. And maybe change the form from haiku to limerick. My original thinking on that one was: trees need wind and rain to grow (gain altitude). Wind prunes the weak limbs and rain filtered through the soil feeds the tree. Douglas Firs are huge, 300 ft plus. I don’t pretend to understand the mechanism pumps that much water from the roots to the crown.
Pineapple Express redo
The rain roaring in from the ocean
Wind induces tree-top commotion
The weather is rude
She’s copping a ‘tude
This season yields spousal emotion
Enjoyed yours. Along the same lines of downed trees:
Numero Cinco
The Phoenix
The heat and flame
Leap from tree top to tree top
Lush grassland ensues