gub’s posterous

what is a haiku?
japanese form of poem
kinda looks like this
AA

it's SAINT Valentine
please keep the divine title
I think he earn'd it
MO

Baby nephew plays—
spittle bubbles pop at the
corners of his mouth.
CJL

black-capped chickadee
on a frosty, trembling bough
seeds on outstretched hands
MM

dark dark chocolate
was a gift for me from me
the box is empty
AP

sniff sniff blow ow ow
touch hot pot with pinkie ow
long weekend awaits
HSVS

long weekend long week
great weekend not so great week
valentine's day rules
JCVS

at birth they are soft
needing reaching wanting you
then they become teens
KR

soft downy cheek on mine
I breathe you in
my daughter's daughter
WMS

Coltrane reaffirms
the supremacy of love
one long soulful kiss
AVA

sky softly dawning
the stars are drawing down blinds
early morning silence
FQT

My boy I love much
He loves me no matter what
I cry tears regret
BE

Kitchen table, Comic books, Green Lantern
Smell of ink
My mother's apron
CL
what a looker!  smack dab
shoebox desiccated
roses....Aunt Margaret????
KK

winter days passing
morning light on white mountains
the clean smell of snow
SO

tasty morning sun
tickles my shoulder blade
I am numb with joy
MF

red-gold squirrels in
white blossoms, breathing
under covers play
SFC

the excitement of riding
my bike through the trees
sweetest smell of forest floor
RH

Happy are the ones
Looking toward the sky
See the light of hope
MH

gliding monks
with deep black eyes
giant hearts, a yellow rose
all
MP

wood, strings, liquid notes
inarticulate language
of hidden secrets
SU

One wedge of sharp cheese
Seven ravenous rodents
Panini whiskers
LS

Hearts abound today!
Ice melting, I feel the love
beating in my heart!
RP

newborn baby smell
early morning smile from son
warm hugs from husband
MO'D

This tree, thou    ...now lost
both within and without
letting go.   ...in,   ...out.  
ED

pastel painted skies
water colour lakes dancing
the blue earth canvas
PJS

beauty in red wood
sings when I touch her grace
six strings of my heart
UB

creative woman writes
healing poem of fun
twinkle in her eye
BH

artist walks christa
buddha tree sits   
wilderness nature portage
DC

Squabs about to fly
from their niche
beneath the roof.
One rules the others.
MP

Cupid draws his bow
Becoming one with the target
Forgets to release
RJ

guitar slung hanged-man down
romeo eating
strings tubes and grill-cloth
MH

in these troubled times
hearts burst forth with boundless love
love is everything
SC

lips communicate
deep secrets and essentials
by kisses only
MM

light hard rain white hot
heat of day in dead of night
hot white rain hard light
C

beautiful child sleeps
the cold side of the pillow
skeleton tattoo
AM

full moon february
cat uncertain on snow crust
midnight winter song
JC

Never did i know
I could be privy to this
Vigilance of me
KA

game-ending error
shortstop stares into his glove
in the stands, silence
AZ

Valentine's Day--
she reminds me
to fasten my seatbelt
MDW

Staring into
my lover's eye's
Happier than you will
ever be.
TH

June's long equinox
monarch swarms on hollyhocks
lazy summer day
BM

I think I wrote you
something about a phone call
"Sorry" was in there
MS

footsteps from the sea
fishermen cast manana
pelicans hopeful
SR

Heart hurts longingly
Brain confused constantly
Bring spring quickly please
NB

morning light spilling
into nights moments held by
empty wine glasses
SR

glimpse endless snowmen
features blurred by sun and rain
melting, my heart sweetens
JR

Rain is my best friend;
Glistening on my eyelids
Until it is you.
G

up early today
there is peace here in Brooklyn
to bed as to rise
MH

My boy snuggles close.
His stubble brushes my face.
Frictional passion.
TM

back at you my dear
I hope valentine's are clear
and the day brings love
NR-L

How ardent my love
Hearts minds souls soar on loves wings
We were meant to be
DB

hummingbird in flight
harbinger of love to come
I wake beside you
WD

puppy dog walkin'
crispy snow makes crunchy noise
the nose leads us on
EF

I slip from this room
To the next
From this thought
To no thought
Mouthing words
SL

Dust specks sparkle on
early morning table tops
—puff—little stars fly
JR

like my old vinyls
I know where your scratches are
and the itch they scratch
XH

preparing repast
music, wine, stolen kisses
puppy sighs, content
EK

on most days we rush---
today we sip our coffee
and quietly sit
JM

she is sweet twentyish
i are 55
marshmallows dont fit into piggy banks
BS

three aligned for issa
authorship kuss sailing, Ho!
with love, davidly
DK

Sun rise living room
After a night together
Energy like stars
BC

my husband and i
are proudly canadian
where two men may wed
GH

Cold in Tokyo,
head under the warm covers,
sleep well big full moon.
J-PR

Long lean legs prowling
Winter wind moaning low
Sounds of your hello
CJ

Too many to choose
alas, these are a few of
my favorite things.
AL

shadows in his hazel eyes
prisms in his face
images that time won't erase
AW

swimming in the pool
i can't help smiling
making music with my arms.
GD

drilling woodpecker
staccato deep resounding
hidden in plain sight
MM

grouchy little dog
growls and glares with hackles up
I love him dearly
LM

my man turned in bed
i spun to new dissolve there
as the world stood still
KJH

God is love
Love will prevail
We all need a little help from our friends
AH

she checked in on me
and brought me tasty quiches
i sipped apple juice
JL

dew drops glistening
sun breaks through cloudy grey sky
rainbows at my feet!
SSH

a great blue heron
appears in red velvet dress
the image of love
JF

frosty morning dawns
the sound of wings above me
raven gliding by
SSH

trees yawn at sunrise
a sparrow kicks graceful snow
into horizon
JF

plucking pods from stock
dried long autumn days for soup
Benedictine bean
BLW

quiet quiet rest - shhh
branches settle in my mind
trunk of my body
NH

Feathered wings open,
beat into the orange sky.
In a moment, home.
SK

vacant white fool moon
reflecting heart with halo
spinning disk i am
VV

when I'm in Spain
I love the bullfight
but not the gore fight
MD

damsels in distress
open hearts of cyclamen
confess in winter
KC-M

New guitar strings sing
Pure sweet notes like silver bells
Frames perfect silence
DP

talk to her left eye
the right one is deep asleep.
mom's right ear is blind...
TW

Loons and clear blue lakes
Canadian summertime
Whippoorwills calling
SC

woman drags heavy
wet seed bag to the cliff edge --
she does all my work!
MM

messy music chart
the hum of the recorder
smell of two-inch tape
DD

waiting here, now
still and forever, my breath
the only constant
RP

old dead tree fallen
is alive as the children
play along its length
CH

little doggie barking
jumping bed and chair
time to go chase dreams
DMK

Morning sun awake
begin run smell butter
song quiet distance
MJB

love joy sit in sun
in bliss wonderment smiling
warm sand blue water
PR

Coffee scent, morning
Sunlight blushes the bed sheet
Promise the new day
VG

misty thoughts awaken 
souls longing to touch again
befuddled by the tween
 WJL

here: a heart as box
flipped my lid, punched out words
sent off valentine
PE-Z

creamy coffee bite
cold winter morning blanket
warm baby skin close
AC

Good, quiet times
Occasional glimpses of
The mother you once were
WMF
 
mom drinking vodka
from a cheap chipped coffee cup
reading trashy book
TMF

yoga equals breath
oh yeah breathe
ha aha ha aha ha
rama rama ah
JC

Seven Stars yogurt
my hun when he is walking
the way the moon hangs
SJ

Your erratic heart
this month needs surgery. I
need you to live. Please.
RF

movement of a hand
music seeps like tea inside
cup swirls with its leaves.
FC


cat in a sunbeam
when you are with me
that is how it seems
TMF

Tangled like river roots
Your golden hair in my black brush
I fall back on our pillow
MN

winter sorts out all
the heart mumblings and grumblings
while spring scents its mush
P

take this, like that and
believe in the magic of
that and this and that.
FC

star bright globes shine
singing puppy paw embrace
catch high ball blessings
AC

being outside in
my scruffy green overcoat
upside down the hill
BN

Foggy piano music at dawn
Dreaming in double octaves
Tortoise cat zazen
MN

piano music
drifts up to me at first light
my beloved son
JRD

do we ever know
the ones that we say we love?
or do they know us?
JD

The snow sways swiftly:
Innocently waiting for
Summer, of great warmth.
GO'T

Alone together
On love's event horizon
Sailing a black hole
LG

Witness to silence
the body of love's disbelief
aloft with the other's faith
MM

frigid streets to work
my scarf covers mouth and neck
sipping my hot cup of coffee
S

sunrises quiet -- just me
days as wife, mom, friend, teacher
sunsets resting --jobs well done
MK

A year of hardship
The sun rises to greet me
Things are not so hard
N
 
Fresh soup smells so good
Special touches all your own
I'll open the wine
LF

reflective water
sweep subtle drifting feather
oh morning glory
SS

unexpectedly
light wrapping me so gently
instant memory
FCS

cobalt moonlight over
a hushed cityscape
beautiful.
TC

my first haiku
always learning from issa
hope it is one
SS

mute swan misted lashes blink
leaves on rubber boots
ripples sing in wakened rhyme
L

pillow billowing
clouds before windows kindness
standing upright now!
MSB

bright blue bird song -- streaks
laughing over fence wires while
patient horses graze
AD

blessed river rush
song of my youth resounding
in and out my ears
MS

Oh: anxiety.
Too early to go to bed.
So: I'll write a poem.
PS

rabbit fur brushing
fingers of winter coolness
once I'm home again...
SH

son seven sings song
of way to heaven in life
on forest ladder.
HF

yello grey black cloud
rained leaves dripping
through holy shoes
NC

She is far away
Her beauty shines in my heart
My Tassie, my home
SD

Miles' buzz on muted horn
his raspy voice talkin' jazz, jive
cool, blue, kinda
GD

Enter storm of sound
Gavins torrential drumming
Ride on effort crest
CC

grey feathered friend speaks
sweet bird noises summon me
time for snacks says he
AH

Pumpkins cupcakes rain storms
Mountain views and trails
Waking sleeping love
TM

Lovely day today.
Why are so many grouchy?
Get outside and play!
CM

Oh little schnauzer,
icy cold of dripping beard
on my loving lips
J

well, I´m standing still
turning the skyes with my eyes
peace within me now
T

A single tree stands
Beautiful sad alone
The greenery speaks
DS

son playing guitar
embracing love sun rises
dance spirit open
MMN

Trumpet sounds surrounds
Crisp, strong, life abounds...noise?  No!
My wife's love aloud
RB

white delicate lace
gliding fast on frozen flakes
then the long drive home
CB

full of spirit now
Antony casts circle of
feminine divine
CH

books in the future
a nap on the sun filled couch
your body next to mine
PM

full as ever
this old heart
though the moon wanes
DW

the flickering light
across all of our faces
grinning in the dark
MH

purring cat on lap
furry blanket hugs me
Sunday afternoon
DL

A heart silent as oil
Deep in a beating stillness
Storms in your presence.
MB

shadows on the water
walking huddled in the wind
lovers apocalypse
PQ

steamy lust-filled swamp
tangled limbs damp of acts
noisy yet unseen
AH

In my mind I hear
Singing birds and humming stars
And I know I'm loved
J

Lifting, swirling, turns,
Woman awakens to dance
She follows her nose
RV

here at my new home
I hear you sing joyfully
volume, go to eleven.
AH

Off sheep did she sing
Turning beauty was she true
Symphony space 'Twas
MH

Pale of skin but strong
Helping some to find their way
Wish for her great love
MH

pillow billowing
clouds before windows kindness
standing upright now!
MS

love is easy at a distance
up close, words don't come fast enough
to catch up to the misunderstandings
CK

I waited so long for you
beneath the cherry-tree,
my lap was filled with petals
(GS found in an old poetry book)

ketchup stain on white blouse
water spills on wooden floor
my love is awake
SK

Valentine's snowdrops
white beneath
our entwined branches
PS

six color morning sky
heat flows from your hand to mine
delicious smiler
RB

a scent in your wake
to hold now or have later
a timeless yearning
JC

Child's moon peeking through
Nothing lasts forever
Now is the time for laughing
SG

Ethel kit cat love
Fetcher furry bandit face
Calm warm sunny sill.
JM

Issa shear beauty
Spirit shining brilliantly
Angelic rainbow
MGJ

toward living things
a more considered respect
senseless harping gone
bp

thirst: the well is deep
the trail is left far behind
and we are singing
JJ

Cat sleeping  window
tail twitching in  the sunlight
dreams  birds without wings,,,
MC

clearing gutters out
with stick held in a gloved hand
ma races stick-boats
MR

mermaids
peacocks
black pansies shining
full moon gold and low
MB

Rushing shadow red-
Raindrops fall humming bass line
Reminiscent breath
K

E = MC squared
Love with teeth, killer clown
Power unleashed
SL

kitty misses Dad
softly mews from the kitchen
her heart and mine speak
SV

The small of her back
curving toward me from beneath
the cool white sheet
BH

A distant request
For words of love but not love
Seems the wrong way round
RS

how badly you break
to perpetuate your ache
proposition eight
MW

ocean sky at night
moon drapes and falls over sea
sinking deep to sleep
DW

Ping, ping, ping, ping, smash!
Aunty Jo, you hit my 'boys' -
Badminton's vicious
JB

Licorice kisses --
Days watching clouds passing by
Warm earth, cut grass, you.
LBR

smiling elfin mouth
pillow creased beneath her head
sweet promised vision
GL

Max the barking dog
waking the next door neighbour
on a cold Sunday morning.
S

yours plus mine equals one
open hearts, a chance to be
all i know, this truth
S

the elemental
left his mark deep on my hide.
i stumble the edge.
MR

lost found remembered
found lost mended together
lost love found
JS
 
man on the subway
head keeps dipping almost drops
papers on the floor
SAC

snow unrelenting
what memory can lift me?
my mother singing
JM

Splishy Splashy 'yak
Bumpity Downhill Biking
Soft Song on the Lips
RB

planet screen dream
invisible mirror reflect
mind's perfect disguise   
DW

At least you're breathing
In and out. Surely that means
Something. Doesn't it.

I's a gonna go
swimmin' in the seement pond
you see if I don't
JS-S

Bubb'ling brooks, bullfrogs
Glide, hide, and then resurface
Just like my mom's laugh
JB

flanked by purring cats
three pin me under covers
stay in bed instead
SM

music in both ears
boarding bus with a bounce
morning light sets the day
NC

Animal torment
consists of the heart caught wild
a plea for her mouth
MB

issa on tour
listening hearts line up
like notes on a staff
MB

the formal placement
of attention on fluids
and whale dreams of course
MS

this is celestial
you me and every being
heaven is no further
KB

gentle dawn sun glow
wake up morning coffee clouds
all new day heart smile
JD

coyote tracks make
quiet highways in the woods
who howls at this moon
CH

spongy pink paw pads
kneading bread dough or marching
happy serene cat
MR

small hands
stretched upwards
and hope
JJ

Mother India
Vast land of the ancients
The sweet sound of OM
 RB

holding paw of cat while he softly bites my hand
carving  stone hearts at English Bay
listening to ISSA along with the waves
lathering thirsty skin with coconut oil.
SS

Harsh, cruel life yet
Grace and Mercy inhabit
Love is everything
AP

cool autumn breezes
your hand slipped inside my coat
a smile that echoes
BB

heart so big
strong with love
lifts me up to hang with stars
SDZ

dark chilled yohimbe
two  flutes* and a hot rod guitar
*thinking 'adults  premarital abstract'
BJ

warm blue bed smiling
slow curious fingers find me
penetrate me heart
SFC

Obsessing haiku
everything's five seven five
rhythm of today
AVA

To write a Haiku
Of the things I truly love
Should not be too hard ...

Lost my job last month
But not my obligations
Am I truly Foecked?
 
These are my Haikus
I hope they are all ok
Since I'm no poet
DP

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you sent me these

quickly easily willingly

see how beautiful they look together

love, Issa