Here's this week's heap of haikus:

The present now past.
Tomorrow now yesterday.
Back to the future.

(In honor of yesterday being "Back to the Future Day"  (October 21, 2015), here's Chet Atkins:)
 

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Jidai Matsuri
The festival of the ages
honors Kyoto.

( October 21 is the festival of Jidai Matsuri, which commemorates the founding of Kyoto. )

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I once had a girl
and I did think it good 'cuz
this Norwegian would.

( Fifty years ago this week, the Beatles recorded Norwegian Wood. )

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I'm getting dizzy
from seeing the art in a
descending circle.

(Happy 56th anniversary to the Guggenheim museum in NYC!)

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"Okay, let's begin.
Insertez-vous tab A?!  Damn!
The plans are in FRENCH!"

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We stacked the firewood
then trudged through the mud to the
hen-house to get eggs.

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double haiku:

Though Justice is blind,
the all-seeing eye takes note
of our transgressions.

Give glory to God
in all you do or speak, keep
His word within reach.

 
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Blind Justice-ku:

Blind also means a
place from which you can shoot ducks.
Mallard lives matter.

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Stuck inside mobile?
call Alexander Calder
and he'll get you out.

( Thanks DD, for posting this song last week. )
 

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triple haiku:

My life has meaning.
I'm here to make you laugh
It gives me purpose.

No sarcasm meant.
I fail in so many ways
by many measures.

But one thing I know
It gives me joy to share laughs
That's what Life's about.

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Walking down the street
I'm inspired by reflections
of America.

( Photo taken with my cell phone the other day on West 107th St. in NYC.  )

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Observation-ku:

Lately, more strangers
that I meet on the street are
calling me, "Poppy."

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An empty vase sits
on a cluttered office desk
waiting for flowers.

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Sadly, it seems while
she was pinching pennies, he
was pinching barmaids.
 

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Courtesan and muse,
she stayed unemotional ...
(though often tickled.)
 

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Double haiku:

In a sleepy town,
off the beaten path, lived a
man who knew nothing.

He was fed by cows,
carried by horses and was
admired by dogs.

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You don't always know,
When you have stepped from a field,
Into a meadow.
 

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If you choose to use
a magnifying glass, know
that you will find flaws.
 

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When you have a lot
that's on your mind, let your day
begin quietly.
 
 

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None shall ever know
private failures we endure ...
unless we succeed.

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Her vichyssoise was
so cold, the potatoes wore
napkins to keep warm.
 

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Red leaves on roses,
and whiskey on kittens?!! THOSE
are your fav'rite things?

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It's time for another installment of "You Do the Haiku!"

Submit your haiku for this painting in the Comments section ...

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rain-soaked city streets,
the glare of flashing neon
blinds the private eye.

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double haiku:

We struggle, at times,
remembering our loved ones,
but vow, they won't fade.

So, the old stories, though
familiar, are re-told, to
refresh our spirits.

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Baseball excitement
has taken over our town.
Strangers shout: "Go Mets!"

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She hurried to work,
dodging buses and trollies ...
A "new woman's" stride.

( Fifth Avenue NYC circa 1910 )

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Sitting in my yard,
watching the moon peeking out,
from behind storm clouds.

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There are times when the
most expedient thing is
to just carry on.
 
(1973: Former Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau carrying current Prime Minister Trudeau to an important meeting.)

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Irony-ku:
 

We anxiously wait
to become our own persons,
then try to fit in.
 

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Dark side of the moon;
where they keep the cheese ... and the
light sensitive cows.

 
 
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Though fragile hearts need
whispered blessings, they also
need a steady hand.

 
 
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tanka haiku:  

Sad days are ahead.
They can not be avoided.
We must live through them.

We'll get to the other side,
through faith, hope and endurance.
 
 

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She gets lost in books,
often losing track of time ...
and what year it is.
 

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 tanka haiku:

A man with a limp
quietly whistles on his
way to the bus stop.
    His halting steps belie the
    music he hears in his head.
 
 

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Indulge your passion.
It's often what drives you to
exceed your limits.
 

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Sometimes an echo
from a life you left behind,
catches up to you.
 

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Success always stands
on the shoulders of failure.
Please don't wear spiked heels.

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Tanka haiku ala Bob Hope:
 
I wanna tell ya,
that Pain is really something ..
How about that pain?
 
Pain got so bad, Les Brown had
to admit he was More Blue.

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double clown-kus:

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If you see the world
as humorless, you'll never
understand the joke.

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