saturday night dinner —
the guests all-consumed
with their own stories
Kala Ramesh
now that he's home
with his university degree
he serves French soup
Michael McClintock
discussing
the rescued duck
as we eat yakitori
Keiko Izawa
oil and vinegar —
again he completes
my sentence
Angelika Wienert
baking tiramisu
he leaves all the bills
on the counter
Ariel Lambert
The step-child visits.
Poking her food,
"What's this stuff?"
Anita Virgil
tragic tv drama…
his tears as he
eats wasabi beans
Keiko Izawa
No one touches them —
the cleaning lady's
homemade chocolates.
Alexis Rotella
mouth watering —
Pavlov's pizza
rings the bell
Carol Raisfeld
Sunday brunch
his eyes on the crumb
kissing her cleavage
Carol Raisfeld
fondue party
photograph —
"say cheese!"
Brian Pastoor
a hungry clock —
going back
four seconds
Michael McClintock
seconds!
all the kayakers
lurch toward the cook pot
Marlene Egger
Lunch with an old friend —
her facelift
between us.
Alexis Rotella
Today's Special
is the "Dolly Parton":
two large breasts of chicken
Alan Pizzarelli
at the health food restaurant
a cockroach shares our
seaweed soup
Steve Dalachinsky
dishwasher explains
how good sauce is made —
the chef's smile
Denis M. Garrison
"Dance, snail dance!
Or you're escargot!"
Shouts the chef.
Alan Pizzarelli
Overweight
slowly pushing the cart
through frozen desserts
Garry Gay
boiled cabbage
eaten hours ago
but still with us
Michael McClintock
Credits:
"now that he's home" from American Tanka, Spring issue, copyright © 2000 by Michael McClintock; by permission of the author.
"The step-child visits" from One Potato, Two Potato Etc., Peaks Press, copyright © 1991 by Anita Virgil; by permission of the author.
"Lunch with an old friend" from Looking For A Prince, White Peony Press, copyright © 1991 by Alexis Rotella; by permission of the author.
"Today's Special" and "Dance, snail dance!" from Senryu Magazine — out to lunch, River Willow Publications, copyright © 2001 by Alan Pizzarelli; by permission of the author.
"Overweight" from Fig Newtons -- Senryu to Go, Michael Dylan Welch, Editor, Press Here, copyright 1993 by Garry Gay; by permission of the author.
"boiled cabbage" from Clouds Peak No. 1, copyright © 2006 by Michael McClintock; by permission of the author.
dishes done
the butcher's wife devouring
True Romances
John Wills
going through the tunnel
the girl looks at her reflection
so do I
Cor van den Heuvel
he smiles, she blushes
with leashes entangled
her dog sniffs his dog
Bob Brill
on a date
the actress
still acting
Alan Pizzarelli
"This tea has wonderful body,"
he says,
touching my knee.
Alexis Rotella
First kiss —
it lands
on his nose.
Alexis Rotella
stalled elevator —
alone, they push
each other's buttons
Carol Raisfeld
Sunday tryst —
her silk panties
read Monday
Carol Raisfeld
Stuck for paper,
I write this short love poem
on her bum.
John Hawkhead
I love you she said
forever and forever
and he said ditto
Bob Brill
their first quarrel
ended
in bed
Jörgen Johansson
Seeing right through
my seduction plan —
the pretty x-ray technician
Jesse McGowen
spurned by my friend
the amorous woman
turns to me
Shane Bartlett
empty perfume bottle--
with men I have
no luck
Brynne McAdoo
darkened bar —
a businessman
spins his wedding ring
Michelle Keener
married man
can't be my lover —
prick of the cactus blooming
Brynne McAdoo
all her promises
gone
by the 2nd drink
Roberta Beary
After marrying Mr. Right,
she discovers his first name is
"Always."
M. Kei
Lamaze class —
she reminds her husband
to breathe
Jesse McGowen
birthday —
as usual he remembers it
after I begin to sulk
Kala Ramesh
Forty-five today,
special treat in the bedroom —
second cup of tea.
John Hawkhead
discussing divorce
she tightens
the choke collar
Roberta Beary
twenty years later
after our surprised hellos
we tried to find words
Jianqing Zheng
an aging blonde
paints her lips red —
last call
Michelle Keener
Credits:
"dishes done", from mountain, Qual-Tech Publishing, copyright © 1993 by John Wills. [Note: This is the third of three senryu that John Wills (1921 - 1993) submitted to me when I was editor of the Senryu Series for the Haiku Canada Newsletter from 1989 to 1992. As my editorship ended before I could include them in the Senryu Series, they are here published in Simply Haiku. Every effort has been made to obtain additional permission from the grantors; the editor would be pleased to hear from the copyright holders not acknowledged].
"going through the tunnel" from the sequence The Wooden Indian, first appeared in Cicada, copyright © 1980 by Cor van den Heuvel.
"This tea has wonderful body" and "first kiss" from from Looking For A Prince, White Peony Press, copyright © 1991 by Alexis Rotella; by permission of the author.
"on a date" from Senryu Magazine — out to lunch, River Willow, copyright © 2001 by Alan Pizzarelli; by permission of the author.
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