Haiku and Senryu by the Dozen

Mar 25

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a basket of bread
some olive oil for dipping—
church bells bless our lunch
 
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Peruvian flutes—
with joy we eat our tacos,
slugging down red wine
 
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atom by atom
the alchemist will transform
water into wine
 
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only six pesos
for juices wrung from mangos
one glass, not enough
 
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morning light streams in
sprinkled with golden dust motes—
flies trapped in amber
 
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orchard in full bloom—
with supple limbs the dancers
twirling round and round
 
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sighing in the mist
two old monks in saffron robes
sweep up fallen leaves
 
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she gathers seasons
both terrible and tender
to her lavish heart
 
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What gauge will you use
to measure the spirit’s growth?
Even magpies know.
 
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She’s the deadly one,
acid dripping from her tongue,
poison from her lips.
 
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sniffing the north wind
the gardener’s acumen
tells him autumn’s near
 
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keep your hand moving
else you will not learn the craft
you long to master

 
© 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
 
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Posted on March 25, 2012, in haiku, senryu, The Poetry Pantry, The Sunday Whirl. Bookmark the permalink. 14 Comments.

  1. vivinfrance | March 25, 2012 at 1:17 am

    Excellent wordly haiku-ing.

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  2. irene | March 25, 2012 at 2:50 am

    These are lovely morsels, as usual.

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  3. drpkp | March 25, 2012 at 3:01 am

    Oooh I really enjoyed this collection this morning…surreal and wonder-filled!

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  4. Mary | March 25, 2012 at 5:50 am

    I enjoyed each of these beautiful haiku. I would say the first one was my favorite, as I could taste the bread dipped in oil and hear the bells and the whole scene created just appealed to me. Have you consideredself publishing a haiku collection?

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  5. brenda w | March 25, 2012 at 8:10 am

    Oh to turn water into wine. 🙂 I love them all. Happy happy Sunday, and thanks for being here.

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  6. margo roby | March 25, 2012 at 9:26 am

    I always love your haiku, but the first two seemed particularly vivid, although the saffron-robed monks stand out, as do the mangos 🙂

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  7. JulesPaige | March 25, 2012 at 10:46 am

    The last haiku says it all…for me anyway. And then still we keep learning 🙂
    Poets are alchemists of words, and the wordles are just our tools that we transform.

    Thanks for that nice comment on my Wordle – still grinning!

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  8. wordsandthoughtspjs | March 25, 2012 at 11:14 am

    Love the first one. It reminds me of living in Mexico. Always a pleasure, mmt.

    Pamela

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  9. Mr. Walker | March 25, 2012 at 11:33 am

    I look forward to your haiku/senryu every Sunday. I like “Peruvian flutes”; I am there. I also like the “gardener’s acumen” and that last one – perfect!

    Richard

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  10. booguloo | March 25, 2012 at 1:01 pm

    They’re all good but I favor the first one. Brings back some memories. Crushed black olives and garlic mixed in the virgin olive oil. Hmmmm

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  11. Inger-M | March 25, 2012 at 3:24 pm

    Great collection of haikus. I love the last one, so true, practice makes perfect!

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  12. tmhHoover | March 25, 2012 at 4:08 pm

    I would like the monks to hang out with you as you slug down down that red wine. These are wonderful!

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  13. Laurie Kolp | March 26, 2012 at 8:18 am

    All are lovely, but the first and sixth are my favorites. Now I’m hungry… I love bread like that!

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  14. tara linda | April 4, 2012 at 10:21 am

    I enjoy your very visual haikus 😉 thank you.

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