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Ha ha ha! Wonderful, moat!

MrSmith1 — Sun, 30 Mar 2014 20:27:05 +0000

In reply to Clouds of tourists clump over

Ha ha ha! Wonderful, moat!

A dog that sticks to
chasing rather than chasing
sticks, has learned something.

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In a rocket ship

orbiting the planet, I

photograph the moon,

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Clouds of tourists clump over

moat — Sun, 30 Mar 2014 20:10:09 +0000

In reply to An Extremely Late Friday Afternoon at the Haikulodeon

Clouds of tourists clump

over wet streets in Times Square;

The neon drizzles.

These years in orbit

around my only planet

make for a full moon.

Dog chases the stick,

Returning it to be thrown;

A language game.

My first landlord in New York

MrSmith1 — Sat, 29 Mar 2014 07:24:15 +0000

In reply to I miss nursing my espresso.

My first landlord in

New York was named Guisseppi.

He loved Bustelo.

He was a tailor

in a Long Island City

men's suit factory.

He would tune in to

Op'ra on radio and

soccer on TV.

He drank espresso;

Bustelo espresso and

Artichoke liqueur.

He was my landlord

for over 20 years. We

would communicate

through hand gestures for

he spoke little English and

I, no Italian.

On late Summer nights

he'd bring me tomatoes from

his backyard garden.

Sometimes we would sit

jn lawn chairs in the garden

And drink espresso.

It wsa too bitter

for my taste, but not for his.

He loved espresso.

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I miss nursing my espresso.

Richard Day — Sat, 29 Mar 2014 06:33:29 +0000

In reply to An Extremely Late Friday Afternoon at the Haikulodeon

I miss nursing my

espresso. How best to press?

Good Coffee not there

It is espresso

and not expresso. Haha

Magic in caffeine

Oooooooooooooh, the initial

Initial taste on the tongue

Espresso just rules

There is a whole foods

Store down the street I might pass

From time to time tho

When snow melts and I

Rethink my real existence

I may revisit

There is something true

About a real espresso

Just so you might know

I have no idea what this means except that Now, I feel a real need for a real espresso with a cig and it is all your damn fault. And this Beatles' song is just for fun! I don't even know if the haiku syllable count is right here. hahaha

hahahah

Thanks Ramona!! It's funny,

MrSmith1 — Sat, 29 Mar 2014 03:07:26 +0000

In reply to Saw this tonight and thought

Thanks Ramona!! It's funny, I used to tweet all my haikus one by one,. but it just took so much of my time I couldn't keep doing it. I'll try submitting something.

Here's a call for haiku from the NY Times that another friend told me about. I've only submitted one so far, but may try to do more over the weekend. The deadline for this one is April 5th.

Saw this tonight and thought

Ramona — Sat, 29 Mar 2014 02:23:45 +0000

In reply to An Extremely Late Friday Afternoon at the Haikulodeon

Saw this tonight and thought immediately of you:

https://www.facebook.com/schultz.connie/posts/10152283475355272?

As always, a delightful,

Ramona — Sat, 29 Mar 2014 01:23:33 +0000

In reply to An Extremely Late Friday Afternoon at the Haikulodeon

As always, a delightful, insightful collection. I don't know how you do this week after week but I'm glad you do!

Nice. You always brighten

trkingmomoe — Sat, 29 Mar 2014 00:30:58 +0000

In reply to An Extremely Late Friday Afternoon at the Haikulodeon

Nice. You always brighten my day.