Halloween Friends OR This Year WAS Better Than Last Year

time to craft costumes
ghost sheets and medieval knights
original, all

Anthropology Fun Fact #2

Dolphins and brown bats
both use sonar but one can
change pitch to escape

Panda Baby Boom

Pandas are picky
won't mate in captivity
insemination

Work a Day Away

cubicle time warp
hour slows down, need the beat
gangsta rap science

A Lie of Omission

I dreamed I drove your
car into a lake but kept
the bad news quiet

Yoga

stretching, uncoiling
rolling like ripe cucumber
presently balanced

Good Friends

twinsy beverages
belly laughs. joan rivers. football.
forgot the cheese curds

Sunday Chillin' #2

sweet Motown dusties
weekend mornings in kitchen
cooking eggs, biscuits

Anthropology Fun Fact #1

Mini elephants
that could fit in a handbag
once living, now extinct

Hibiscus Tea

relaxing potion
dry red flowers bloom into tea
sweetened with honey

DAR in the Haus

Brooklyn visitor
behind the cheddar curtain
brats, sauerkraut, beer

Lost Objects/Found Objects

Remnant Starbucks mug
I won't return you to him
But keep you myself

What a Relief

Chilean miners
deep below, camaraderie
helped them survive

The Perfect Snack

flour and cornmeal
flax, sesame seeds, and salt
crackers bake easy

Urban Gardening

ripened tomatoes
basil plant on fire escape
water everyday

Dating Online #1

Roller coaster club
Seeks girl who cooks lasagna
Bought me gelato

Lady

What a lady wants
What a lady needs
Lady don't always receive

*special thanks to justme who helped me write this haiku

Gentlemen

Sometimes a man needs
a mancation abroad.
Canada will do.

Jack O Lanterns

One snaggletooth guy
Eye patch, zany grin, pumpkin
stem-style devil horns

Run #3

persistent blister
vaseline, friction powder
arch of foot: please heal

Sunday Chillin'

Autumn sun-bathing
Last days for back porch chaise lounge
Earth, Wind, and Fire plays

Run #2

Cat chases shadow
under streetlight. It's so dark.
Cassiopeia

NCIS Fills the Time

At home, on the couch
Mark Harmon mugs the camera
The bad guy gets hit

Break-ups #2

Shouldn't text; but did
Oops, invited you over
I'm only human

Pizza with a Friend

funny yellow hat
broccoli and pepperoni
we can split the check

Run #1

Smooth lake, sunset jog
Hip hop in ear buds bumpin'
Winter is coming

Haiku on Waiting for a Train to Pass

Eternal waiting
Train passing, traffic standing
Road rage imminent

So I'm going to try for one haiku a day (generally) for the month of October. Feel free to add one on the same theme!

Haikus for Breakups

A friend of mine had an unfortunate experience with someone from eharmony. In fact, a few of my friends are experiencing moderate break-ups after their summer flings. I thought people got together in the fall to hole up with companionship for the winter??? Anyway, I decided that we should write haikus about it. Here's one that I wrote:

Zack #2

Librarian works

has a broken blender and

bad judgment in love