Posted on Monday, November 7th, 2011Here are some older haiku I wrote while in Thailand. I’ll post more soon. Tell me which ones you like or don’t like and why.
10/7/2008
stomach bound in knots
no pill exists which can ease
worry in the mind
10/5/2008
large rainclouds forming
will rain fall on us tonight?
my favourite season
10/8/2008
the changing seasons
marks the passage of time there
here, only rainfall
10/11/2008
underneath the street
the summer’s heat stifling
when will the train come?
10/24/2008
his paws are trembling
randomly the whiskers twitch
the cat is dreaming
10/24/2008
the needle enters
injects ink into the skin
left permanently
11/03/2008
stillness in the air
the barking dog seems closer
the rain will start soon
11/03/2008
first you see the flash
followed by the loud thunder
light travels faster
11/11/2008
the river runs fast
the colour a rich deep brown
the rainy season
11/18/2008
in the wilderness
exploring territory
mapping emotion
11/21/2008
harvesting the rice
catching fish from the river
simple life is good
11/26/2008
little balls of sand
the crab works tirelessly
retreats when i step
12/08/2008
what did the bugs do
before electricity
and light bulbs at night?
12/11/2008
มะม่วงอกร่อง (ma-muang awk-rawng)
มะม่วงอร่อยที่สุด (ma-muang arroy tii sut)
ชีวิตเมืองไทยดี (chi-wit meung thai dee)
12/12/2008
alone i walk fast
legs much longer than others
mind at hyperspeed
12/22/2008
the tree’s limbs stretch wide
equally long are it’s roots
hidden underground
01/04/2009
this game that you play
you seem to know the rules well
i am just learning
01/15/2009
muddy fields of rice
white birds on top of oxen
smell of burning grass
01/28/2009
whining mosquito
hovering around my ear
heavy with my blood
03/30/2009
endless sea of green
the heavy rice hangs down low
swaying in the wind
03/30/2009
smell of burning grass
the sun sets behind the hill
turning the haze pink
04/15/2009
all of a sudden
i have a strong sense of time
half the world away
04/15/2009
the F train, morning
sitting opposite, reading
i had no idea
04/22/2009
my mind wide open
so many possible paths
different outcomes
05/27/2009
thirty thousand feet
above the arctic ocean
i am half way there
05/27/2009
crossing the date line
instead of twenty four hours
today has forty
06/27/2009
i wrap emotion
into tiny packages
and hide them away
07/21/2009
sitting in the sun
clothes still wet after a swim
drinking summer ale
08/11/2009
i miss the city
the energy inspires
makes life exciting
08/12/2009
crying and screaming
the child wants attention
the mother ignores
08/12/2009
emotionally
undeveloped, otherwise
quite intelligent
09/07/2009
is portland the place?
biking, coffee, beer and girls
but is it too small?
09/07/2009
teleportation!
scientists are wasting time
this is what we need
09/07/2009
the higher the peak
the more difficult the climb
the wider the view
09/16/2009
i lay in my bed
listening to the thunder
off in the distance
i like 11/26/2008 the best, even though its such a simple topic. when i read it, out of all the haikus, it was the one that gave me the most visceral sense of being there, feeling sand and watching the crab run away. good job!