81. Aztrac

Teotihuacan
Or Tenochtitlan was
Mexico City.

I just wanted to fit those two words into a haiku that made some sense. One of them was the previous name of Mexico City to the Aztecs but I forgot which, and was talking about it last night.

80. Music and Smoke

Music and smoke keep
Me warm while the wind searches
For something outside.

79. Colder

Air bites more each day
Ice creeps like a smoky hand
Fingers spreading wide.

78. What Are We Goin' To Do

What are we goin'
To do with all this when we go
On to the next place?

77. Dark Was The Night

Cold was the ground on
Which the sky left frozen drops-
Black was the ice too.

76. Worried Life Blues

I am thinking that
Something's gotta give, and it
Might as well be me.

Hard to look squarely at how you yourself are wrong.

75. Starting Up with Aikido Again

I've missed going
To aikido for the past
While, so I am glad.

Paid up my dues and started again. Hopefully my social anxiety won't get in the way this time.

74. Big Elf

I've only got one
Elf, but she makes it easy
To want to give love.

73. Girlfriend

She's such a sweet soul,
Always with a smile and an
Energetic step.

72. Business and School

Tons of ideas
Floating around in my head
Time to handle them.

71. Back from LA and Jetlagged

It's only three and
I am already yawning
When can I go home?

70. Well That's It for Now

I need to get out
Of the habit of writing
Last minute poems.

69. Tiny Little Baby

My new nephew was
Breach, so when they wrap him up,
His feet point straight up.

68. My New Nephew

My new nephew is
Much tinier than I thought
He'd be, so so small.

67. Light Slanting

The light slants down as
If it were sunset all the
Time, or so it seems.

66. Was It the Light I Was Writing About?

I keep meaning to
Write a poem about the
Way the light slants here.

65. More About the Light in Santa Monica

Its hard to write thoughts
About Santa Monica
In this short format.

64. The Quality of Light in Santa Monica

I have not been to
L.A. for a long time now
The light surprised me.

63. Walking above the Beach

Today I went for
A walk with my dad and sis
Overlooking sea.

62. Diagrams and Blueprints

I'd like to learn how
To diagram or blueprint
A new or old house.

61. Santa Monica

For some reason I
Keep forgetting my sis
Isn't in Venice.

60. I'm Behind Again

I'm behind again,
So I am going to crank
Out twelve poems fast.

Nuff said.

59. Ship Shape

When space is little
And resources are also
Few, care must be large.

I'm living in a temporary apartment that is supposed to hold 2 with 3 other people. Space is tight!

58. Sudden Bad News

Sister has cancer.
I hope, oh I hope and hope
That she'll be okay.

57. When I'm Done With This One

When I'm done with this
I want to check how long it
Took me to write them.

All done now.

Okay, so writing fifteen haikus about nothing in particular took me twenty-four minutes.

56. Only One More to Go After This One

I will try not to
Slack off in writing these bits
So I can spend time.

I'm kinda depressed about the loss of oportunity to write something good, but I am also trying to write at least one a day and I want to keep up with it.

55. Writing Fifteen Haikus in How Many Minutes?

I'm not even going
To check how much time this is
Taking til I'm done.

54. Cranking Out Poetry

I feel kinda odd
Trying to crank out haiku
In such a huge batch.

What is this, number 12 in 15 minutes?

53. I Need to Take a Shower

When I'm visiting
My girlfriend's family,
Hygiene is the key.

Okay that's not really what I wanted to say, but my Deep Thoughts(tm) are wearing me out.

52. Domestic Arts

Art is not always
Displayable or even
The inedible

51. Impermanence

The fact that copies
Of this poem don't exist
Highlights the moment.

50. Writing Haiku While Sitting on the Beach

Once I sat and wrote
Haiku on the beach while waves
Renewed the canvas.

49. Yet Another Thing About Haiku

Yet another thing
About haiku is that they
Preserve a moment.

48. The Thing About Haiku

The thing about haiku
Is that the shortness of the
Form captures fleet thoughts.

47. Only Eleven More Poems to Write Today

When I decided
To try this, I knew that I
Would learn to write fast.

46. Haiku as a Mental Excercise

These may or may not
Be any good, but the act
Focuses my mind.

45. Snow Seems Forgetful

Something about the
Way that snow lazes down seems
Forgetful to me.

44. Traveling Beds

Even if you have
A high-tech inflatable
Bed, travel is tough.

43. Thanksgiving

Food and family,
Warmth, repletion, light and song,
Energizes us.

42. Honesty and Pride

Sometimes it is hard
To be honest about things
That you're not proud of.

We disclose some things to everyone, some to only a few, some things we keep to ourselves. Knowing which is appropriate when feels instinctive, but it can be judged wrong.

41. Cold and Warmth

Winter with others
Near you and you find the warmth
Warmer and closer.

So a little bit about the last few.

We are down at the beach with our respective families, enjoying as fall turns to winter by the sea. the sunset tonight was particularly intense, almost seeming over-saturated with its pinks and blues. It's nice to be all in one place.

40. Houseful of Family

My family and
Her family living in
One house by the sea.

39. Darkness and Striated Clouds

As the night comes on,
Rosy light leaves and the Sound's
Waves deepen their blue.

38. Sun and Moon and Water

Sun sets behind trees,
Outlining them starkly, each
Branch in silhouette.

37. Worrisome

Bad habits come back
If you are not wary of
Them, and they cost you.

Hmm. Well, I need to do something. :-)

36. Tiny Houses

Tiny house with sagging
Ceilings, half-stripped walls, and
Bare rafters - much work.

I the photos from a house I had been thinking of purchasing, in the fixer-upper category and there's even more fix than I thought there would be.

35. To Move or Not to Move?

Will we have to move?
Will we be able to stay?
I wish we knew now.

The house we're living in might, or might not be sold out from under us.

34. Fall is Falling Gracefully

Some of the trees now
Burn, lit only by the sun's
Slanting golden light.

The North East's trees sure put on a show when they are getting ready to leave the stage for a few months. Great foliage.

33. I Don't Always Like Myself

One of my oldest
Friends, who I've loved a long time
I let down today.

I don't think I can go to the wedding party of a very old friend this weekend because I screwed up the timing, and double scheduled something.

I feel like such an ass.

Maybe I need to just go anyway.

32. Dinner Plans

Life goes by quickly,
Dinner can slow it down and
It's nice to spend time.

Dinner at home with the girlfriend. ;-) It's funny how we don't get a chance to hang out much these days. It's nice to take a few minutes and chill.

31. Golden Fiery Light

The light and the leaves
Are golden and fiery
And the sun still warms.

What a gorgeous fall day. Wow.

30. Halloween

Some children travel
In costumed packs, some alone, some
With their proud parents.

It's been interesting to watch kids of different ages running around harvesting the magical bounty of candy that's available to them tonight. Some kids ran in packs, some seemed almost like UPS Candy Removal Agents, almost running from house to house. Some were too young to speak, or walk, but nonetheless they went around the neighborhood in costume, their parents pushing them in strollers. What a cool holiday. I just wish I had remembered it was Halloween. I might have worn a sheet or something to hand out candy, and I wouldn't have been running out to get candy at 6:30 pm either. Oh well.

29. House Selling Bluuuuuuuues

Money, numbers, homes,
Markets, agents, commissions:
Location times three!

So it's not a traditional haiku. I have been thinking about buying and selling houses, the market for houses, and families a lot lately. It's what's on my mind.

28. Little Arguments

Little things make for
Little arguments, which make
Little rapprochements.

It's funny how little disagreements or thoughtlessness can rebound in a car like a squash ball in its court.

27. Snow in October

Fat flakes of early
Snow spiral down, falling on
Still-green leaves: wind laughs.

Amazing that it's snowing in late October. The leaves on the deciduous trees haven't finished changing yet, much less falling.

26. Go!

"Go!", I texted to
Go at blogger dot com, so
Now - mobile haiku!

Second entry today, but I just wanted to save the option to write haiku daily from my mobile phone. Toot! You can do it too at go@blogger.com. Kinda fun.

25. Horsheshoes, Handgrenades, and Leak Investigations

Though they did not nail
Turd Blossom, at least some sleaze
Got flushed today - yay!


I am disappointed that Federal Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald doesn't seem to have nailed Teflon Boy aka Karl Rove, but I'll take a Libby.

24. Sitting around Waiting

I am ready to
Work but I need someone else
To be ready too.

I am not good at waiting. Ah well, life's tough.

23. Blogger Seems To Be Recieving Things in Reverse

It is odd that when
I write multiple entries
The order changes.

Something strange is happening to my haiku when I submit them. Some of them seem to be time-traveling! Have I unwittingly discovered a fundamental universal law? Stay tuned.

22. Work, Work, Work

While juggling things
It is probably best if
You don't start sneezing.

Now I am complaining about what being sick does to my workload, instead of just complaining about being sick. What will I think of next?

21. Many Choices to Make

Small houses have the
Benefit of purity,
Big ones have options.

Trying to decide what to do next.

20. Making Light of Night

The Sun is leaving
The sky earlier each day,
So the Moon fills in.

The last few nights have had strong fall moonlight. The moon is just a pale rock that reflects, and it seems to make us reflect too.

19. Back to Work!

I guess it is time
To get back to work again.
It's nice to be well.

I'm not always convinced that the haiku I write when I am trying to catch up are worth much, but I still think it's worth doing.

18. Turning Point

Noticed the color
Of treetops near my bedroom
Changed while I got well.

I feel like I fell asleep at the beginning of last week and am just starting to wake up.

I had a good nap but the leaves have changed now.

17. Having to Use the Weekend for Work

Last week drifted by -
Kleenex and cough medicine.
And now to catch up!

I think I am finally through that nasty cold. I still feel kind of shaky but I have a lot of work to do. Maybe I can write a haiku about something else now!

16. Okay, Enough with the Flu Thing

Cough medicine makes
Everything grainy, wavy,
And bright - but better!

I'm getting more than slightly tired of having a nasty cough, not sleeping then sleep-walking through my days. Bleh.

15. Drinking Mint and Chamomile Tea

Home from work, drinking
Hot mint and chamomile tea.
It smells clean and good.

Pretty much says it all. I'm due to get bored of being sick soon, but for now I like tea.

14. Still Down with Something

I wish I knew why
It is that I get the same
Damn cold every year.

Not uplifting perhaps but it's what is on my mind. Sniffle and ache moves to hack and cough. Joy.

13. Feeling Under the Weather

Happens every year:
Heat goes on, windows go down,
And I get the flu.

Flu season is not my favorite thing ever. I'm feeling kinda crappy. I know it's not really every year but it feels like it.

12. Blustery but Sunny Today

Today the wind plays
And blows around anything
That is not tied down.

11. It Was Raining All Day Long

All day today the
Rain fell, chilling, soaking and
Filling parking lots.

Today my girlfriend and I were driving her small red car through puddles that felt like lakes.

10. Today, I Went Shopping

I walked through caverns
Of consumer goods without
Finding what I want.

Guess. Go shopping for one thing, buy 5 other things without finding what you set out to find.

My experience is all too typical I am sure.

9. Lots Going On

When you're juggling
The more balls you throw into
The air, the better!

I feel busy. ;-)

8. Daily? Almost.

All that there is and
All that there could be depend
On just doing it.

So it's not deep. Sue me. This is my attempt to even the score. I'm updating this daily but if I miss that goal, my followup goal is to write an entry to fill any gap.

EDIT: Whoops, I miscounted syllables.

7. Doorbell and Cats

The doorbell always
Seems to ring when my cats are
Not expecting it.

Our cats have a phobia of doorbells. They seem to believe that a ringing doorbell can only herald the arrival of the vacuum-cleaner lady -- their arch-nemesis.

6. Whoops!

Paying for the web
In a cafe feels like a tax
For bad planning. Damn.

Well, the above entry kinda says it all, but just in case it doesn't:

I forgot to write this before I left the house and I am going to be off the net for the day. I really want to try to write one every day, so here I am paying $5 to buy 10 minutes of net access to write this. Sucky!

EDIT: The employee of the internet coffee shop took pity on me, and only charged me $2. Small victories.

5. Life's Flow

In the middle of
Normal things, sometimes you feel
It all: cry, and love.

My girlfriend and I just went out to dinner with my parents, who are planning their retirement. We started talking about their plans to join an old-age community, and I was suddenly overwhelmed, as if from nowhere, by a tsunami of emotion. I suddenly realized how much I love them, and how much they mean to me, in a wave of feeling that nearly crushed me. I started crying over my fish dinner and I couldn't stop.

4. Rain in My Coffee

Rain in my coffee
Mist and wind blow, some leaves fall
As we walk back home.

Walking home in early fall. Coffeeshops are great to get you walking first thing in the morning.

3. Morning Haiku

The air is crisp but
Still warm. Coffee tastes sharp;
It smells and tastes good.

2. Tired in Fall

Today I'm feeling
Tired, sleepy, and slow
And it's only two!

EDIT: I note that there is some disagreement between the poet and the poet's publisher on the topic of time.

1. First Haiku

Autumn is with us
I'm trying something new as
She gets home again.

So, okay, not too bad. I think I am going to enjoy this.