Saturday, July 18, 2015

Rensaku Barbecue


Written on paper
Translated to internet
These words meet eyeballs

Pond of Saint Basho
Frog leaps in ancient splash sound
Water writes ripples  

Poet  writing verse
Motioning to haiku muse
I have nothing 

Distinct aroma
Someone cooking barbecue
Distracting poet

Neighbors family
Arriving from far away
Invading poem

Muse tweaks poet's nose
Neighbor kids politely knock
Come share food with us

Positive response
Starving artist needs to eat
I'll be right over

Poet can't resist
Laughter from neighboring yard
Gurgle in belly 

Bring paper journal
Explain haiku to novice
Summer afternoon

Torn between two sides
Happy I can have them both
Corn on cob and beans

My muse must have been hungry
I stuff my face with burgers

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