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Online journal capturing the moment and the memory of moments. A meadow meditation. |
tataki = haikuish with place sashimi = haikuish but not a definite place ktanka = like a tanka *FF = foto / photo I wouldn't mind if anyone reading these would comment which ones they like. 755 Free fruit falls / from the tree (mango) — bacon worth / more than rent 162a 756 Fruta gratis cae / de la manzana de agua — tocino / más caro que la renta 162b 757 A float tossed / by the sea — a holder / for a candle 162c *FF 758 Zopilotes / por la playa — cabeza / de pescado (?) 162d 759 Después del / almuerzo — migas por / las hormigas 162e 760 Rain and high / tide — I don't know / how to swim 162f 761 After the storm — / water too muddy for the / pelicans 162g 762 Patch of blue / on the horizon — hope / lives far away 163a 763 I lay under / a fan — a pelican swirls / in the rain 163b 764 Swing of the / hammock — rain song of the / urraca 163c *FF? 765 Clouds part — sun- / shine breaks up the / rain-dance 163d 766 Tropical / breeze — rice and beans / on a plate 163e 767 Coffee on the / lips — the day yawns before going / back to sleep 163f 768 A sullen / face — clouds scudding beyond / the horizon 163g 769 Pink sunset / in the south — fishermen / cast their lines 165a *FF 770 No gas to cook — / when will the moon come out / tonight 165b 771 The ocean / waves — whether (no matter/regardless of) full moon / or clouds 165c 772 The cat is dry; / the dog is dry — the fish / gasps for air 165d 773 época de pelícanos / día de zopilotes / último hora del joral 165e *FF 774 Macaroni and / tuna — fish in the sea / are safe today 165f 775 Potholes in the / road — tiny pools for / unwary feet 165g 776 Tiny pools / for unwary feet — a car / passes — splash! 165gg 777 Hiding behind / the haze — a bashful / full moon 166a *FF 778 Quietly the / tide recedes — moon hides behind / the haze 166b 780 Holes in the / wood — what gnaws by / night and day (from within) 166d 779 Splat. If it / weren't for the mosquitoes: / splat, splat, splat! 166c 781 A butterfly / rests upon a stone — one / with the stone 166e *FF (Hayfield 2011) 782 This bridge once / went somewhere — only marsh- / land in sight 166f *FF (Harstow? Lincoln 2011) 783 Inside the / train — one cannot hear the / call to prayer 166g *FF (Sheffield 2011) 784 Tranquil passage / across the gulf — thunderclouds / fled elsewhere 168a 785 Chatter of / vendors — bus-stop in front of / the hospital 168b 786 Skies darken — / is it thunderclouds or / just late? 168c 787 So many stops / along this route of / the poor 168d 788 So fast! / What is the bus running / away from? 168e 789 ¡Tan / rápido! — ¿de qué huye / la buseta? 168f 790 From very hot / to warm — the day approaches / the night (30.7 degrees) 168g 791 People get off / and on — does the bus enjoy / each rest? 169a 792 Silence of the / lambs — who knew nothing of the / slaughterhouse 169b 793 Percussion of / the bus — the melody of / school children 169c 794 Tropical / sky darkens — inside / lights come on 169d 795 Lightning! (rain) / A wet surprise — click of / shutting windows 169e 796 After the / rains: harsh words / hurt feelings 169f 797 Streets glisten — / the city sleeps to the / patter of rain 169g 798 In the heat / the bitch sleeps for / eleven years 170a *FF 799 The heliconia / blooms — beckons for passing / hummingbirds 170b 800 First day of / June. Yesterday muggy. / Today hot. 170c 801 A butterfly / floats by — carrying its / beauty with it 170d 802 Braving sun and / rain — orchids and moss cling / to the palm 170e *FF 803 The gate locks / us in — Do we dare leave to / greet the day 170f 804 Butterflies / on zinnias — not one seeks / its own color 170g 162, 163abcdef [5/27], 163g [5/28] 165,166 [5/29] in Montezuma, Costa Rica 168,169 [5/31] 170 Quepos [6/1] 90,543 |