Kukai 2

Haiku Writing Roundtable--Kukai 2, Fall 2004
(Select 5-8 favorite haiku, and write a ¶ of imagined response to 2 favorites.)

wilting leaves
sitting on the sunny ledge,
forgotten

watching him
take off his shirt
to reveal another

until the fireworks
the bats
circling

perched atop
the cliff's edge
i look out

from the treetops
almost touching
heaven

looking down
from the cliff
morning mist rolling in

his gentle snore
in the darkness
i dress

cheeks flushed red
he compliments her
butterflies

twisting the tube
to dress my lips
in red

I want
for you to want
Me

guiding me through
the bar
your hand on my back

stomach lurches
they're just friends
. . . right?

watching through the glass
as she walks away
one last time

after class
watching the model
put on her clothes

rituals fulfilled
the folded flag lies
by the marine's urn

waiting
on the doorstep
two lights approaching

first one up
silence
fills the camp

snowstorm moves in
ice fishermen drive away
over the frozen lake

purring cat
rubs against her leg
empty bowl

for the first time
we talked on eggshells
without cracking

Christmas morning
gift wrapping everywhere . . .
sleeping dog

new apartment
someone's hair
waxed to the tile

long day, kids screaming
ahh the breeze
blowing it all away

stirring the compost
under a banana peel
new grass grows

faces . . .
glaring from all directions
on the magazine covers

fell asleep
with my glasses on
static on tv

at a moive
waking up
to the credits

sending letters
across the pacific
a pebble drops.

tiny fingers
hold the bottle
to Teddy's lips

a night alone—
from her shoes
they took the laces

beer can
rolls
down the hill

this moment is meant
to be kept
under glass