Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Summer Haiku
Live and learn. Summer is one-third over. I figured that I was overdue to write and share some summer haiku. So, I sat down and wrote eight haiku that I thought were decent. But I’ve only been posting three each per season. What to do? I decided to send the eight haiku to four women whose opinions I trust and let them vote on which ones I should run. And guess what? No consensus whatsoever! In fact, I think I may have a new poetry-based Rorschach test to determine what women with whom I’ve never had sex might be like in the bedroom. Anyway, hope you are having a wonderful, sunny, warm… and sweaty (in a good way) summer.
I.
sunlight in my eyes
shattered by leaves, your red hair,
both above me, swaying
II.
outdoor etiquette—
do you slap a mosquito
on an upturned ass?
III.
nature’s timing stinks.
twice this week, i must wake you
to fuck in thunder.
IV.
come appreciate
our deck. see? solid! you fly,
pierced against the rail.
V.
the window fan mutes
our breathing—soft moan sounds, not
the slap of thigh on thigh
VI.
relax. be patient.
summer sweat makes nylon rope
harder to untie.
Comments:
Great poetry! Some imagery that just stands out from such short verse!
Posted by Blogrotica on 07/27/09 at 09:51 PM
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