tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68608846307787805122024-03-20T13:31:55.108+09:00Haikudisiac(Usually) Horned-up haiku bubbling up from the belly of JapanHaikudisiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17024365545544602763noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860884630778780512.post-29026509225208912282009-02-15T08:43:00.000+09:002009-02-15T08:48:56.628+09:00my hand on your chestmy hand on your chest<br />crests and falls to your rhythm<br />you breathe for us bothHaikudisiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17024365545544602763noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860884630778780512.post-86874889817586124142009-02-04T15:49:00.001+09:002009-02-07T11:08:03.903+09:00dare we follow mothsdare we follow moths<br />chasing pinpoints of hope then<br />burning from desire?Haikudisiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17024365545544602763noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860884630778780512.post-87738756817521668302009-01-27T11:39:00.002+09:002009-01-31T22:15:04.924+09:00stake claimnightly you stake claim<br />mantra though terrain unchanged<br />I was always yoursHaikudisiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17024365545544602763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860884630778780512.post-87784153875619716022009-01-26T00:53:00.001+09:002009-01-26T00:54:59.539+09:00markedbreathe you in lungfuls<br />to suffuse from skin and shout<br />marked territoryHaikudisiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17024365545544602763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860884630778780512.post-39872937437122292312009-01-23T19:13:00.000+09:002009-01-24T19:15:30.244+09:00into moleculesinto molecules<br />I'd rub myself and dance with<br />your scent in the windHaikudisiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17024365545544602763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860884630778780512.post-75073027791984567062009-01-22T12:28:00.002+09:002009-01-23T18:49:37.095+09:00rise to greetglad to see me or<br>do winter's fingers tickle?<br>nipples rise to greetHaikudisiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17024365545544602763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860884630778780512.post-64871163092099109562009-01-20T20:52:00.006+09:002009-01-20T21:13:54.680+09:00Inspired by the inauguration<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ccn1.net/POTD/whitehouse-fireworks.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 384px; height: 290px;" src="http://ccn1.net/POTD/whitehouse-fireworks.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Well, sort of. My eye caught the following <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090120.wlcraigslist20/BNStory/lifeMain/home">article about hope-filled Inauguration attendees</a> and the gears started working.<br /><br />so many people<br />sexpectations running high<br />Inauguration<br /><br />wanted on Craigslist -<br />inauguration action <br />hope is contagious<br /><br />Craigslist Obama:<br />"We are the change that we seek"<br />Try me for a changeHaikudisiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17024365545544602763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860884630778780512.post-42588757659888272692009-01-16T13:22:00.002+09:002009-01-19T19:27:23.921+09:00tonguesnovelty fades with<br>cherry stem knots and piercings<br>speak to me in tonguesHaikudisiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17024365545544602763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860884630778780512.post-47521040120666771782009-01-15T07:22:00.001+09:002009-01-15T07:25:11.032+09:00last callwhat drives you to drink<br />after bartender's last call<br />thirst or loneliness?Haikudisiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17024365545544602763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860884630778780512.post-4608838516014342782009-01-12T16:30:00.002+09:002009-01-15T00:10:11.714+09:00discovery is cocainehigh on novelty<br>discovery is cocaine<br>stranger in my bedHaikudisiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17024365545544602763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860884630778780512.post-18282398983065385402009-01-10T14:30:00.002+09:002009-01-15T00:09:28.074+09:00til night's endlove me til night's end<br>at dawn heart is full again<br>armour for the dayHaikudisiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17024365545544602763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860884630778780512.post-50622799939698774892009-01-07T00:41:00.002+09:002009-01-15T00:08:26.692+09:00mask dropsdarkness sets the stage<br />partner to perfect eclipse<br />your mask drops at nightHaikudisiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17024365545544602763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860884630778780512.post-62969944178968655782009-01-06T00:41:00.000+09:002009-01-06T00:43:15.416+09:00break and enterwe break and enter<br />lovers shatter everything<br />glean meaning from bonesHaikudisiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17024365545544602763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860884630778780512.post-61650069303325946622009-01-05T05:45:00.000+09:002009-01-05T05:45:00.478+09:00wave after wavewarmth, wave after wave<br />swarms sussurating, fragrant<br />honey in its wakeHaikudisiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17024365545544602763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860884630778780512.post-10781261980519450302009-01-05T05:43:00.000+09:002009-01-05T05:44:01.275+09:00entropy rules allentropy rules all<br />everything colder darker<br />arms hold me closerHaikudisiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17024365545544602763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860884630778780512.post-67264398157935645362009-01-05T01:12:00.002+09:002009-01-05T03:55:26.365+09:00closed eyelidsyou give your body<br>now speak of dancing visions<br>behind closed eyelidsHaikudisiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17024365545544602763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860884630778780512.post-41612301377263364322009-01-05T00:37:00.002+09:002009-01-05T03:54:43.216+09:00water follows the moondespite hidden face<br>the water follows the moon<br>the tides dream of flightHaikudisiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17024365545544602763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860884630778780512.post-24735155035498413882009-01-04T01:19:00.002+09:002009-01-04T05:10:40.471+09:00pleasure lineswitnessing the birth<br />of pleasure lines at your brow<br />I kiss my newbornsHaikudisiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17024365545544602763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860884630778780512.post-34775693295393574892009-01-04T01:16:00.002+09:002009-01-04T05:11:21.475+09:00lips meetlips meet as year ends<br />starved hearts keep doors open to<br />possibilitiesHaikudisiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17024365545544602763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860884630778780512.post-53161119990961656642008-12-31T15:15:00.001+09:002009-01-04T05:11:55.133+09:00fugitive pleasuresfugitive pleasures<br />flushed out from hiding spaces<br />the deeper you goHaikudisiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17024365545544602763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860884630778780512.post-80769359541911593712008-12-25T00:09:00.010+09:002009-01-04T05:13:12.864+09:00Christmas haikus Japan-style<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtC-Issv0kqnnA3fQ3JHD_KBJCl_G7aFhrLl8LnIerO3q4CxQv7CECYHlaQOoqFcxe5UV-Wf9bBJX1eUAFyZoUDHbJNZHlDH5YEar6D4jevF8rNCQny1tSbElQlJTt66QHvm8ZxNrfGEI/s1600-h/lovehotel.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 393px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtC-Issv0kqnnA3fQ3JHD_KBJCl_G7aFhrLl8LnIerO3q4CxQv7CECYHlaQOoqFcxe5UV-Wf9bBJX1eUAFyZoUDHbJNZHlDH5YEar6D4jevF8rNCQny1tSbElQlJTt66QHvm8ZxNrfGEI/s400/lovehotel.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283377076708019010" /></a><br /><br />Merry Christmas from Japan! Here are two Christmas-themed haikus featuring a Japanese twist.<br /><br />ラブホテル<br />空き部屋はない<br />クリスマス <br /><br />love hotel<br />no vacancy<br />Christmas<br /><br />クリスマス<br />お腹がいっぱい<br />ケンタッキー <br /><br />Christmas<br />full stomach<br />KFC<br /><br />Notes: On Christmas Day, the "no vacancy" signs at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_hotel">love hotels</a> are usually lit up. KFC is a popular <a href="http://www.kfc.co.jp/xmas2008/original.html">Christmas dinner menu item</a> in Japan.<br /><br />Second note: Thirty minutes later it strikes me that the love hotel haiku works better flipped around as:<br /><br />クリスマス<br />空き部屋はない<br />ラブホテル <br /><br />Christmas<br />no vacancy<br />love hotelHaikudisiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17024365545544602763noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860884630778780512.post-86368677151847719582008-12-22T08:37:00.002+09:002009-01-04T05:13:41.968+09:00connect the dotsI connect the dots<br>on your skin, I write my name<br>with constellationsHaikudisiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17024365545544602763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860884630778780512.post-37988582305471776442008-12-21T19:08:00.006+09:002009-01-04T05:14:14.968+09:00Grope Visit?Japan is a treasure trove of unusual English usage that brings a smile to my face, and I'm quite sure I've made more than a few Japanese people smile after I've mangled their language as well. Just do a search for "Japlish" or "Engrish" for more examples. This one I ran across at a museum and thought it somewhat appropriate here.<br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXjZdZRTyDSW2iy2FJQC61CUday-m5XSEMM3zdg9EeO6vvVJ9XlTuQbm4aJoQ88ZkNOSHXHwxyUT62Qx0z29BUS502QafVtneGXSfiQqOqwdQeK4Qp5ZJO2Dw_AOvCCU_GxaGBGDv6uIc/s1600-h/gropesm.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXjZdZRTyDSW2iy2FJQC61CUday-m5XSEMM3zdg9EeO6vvVJ9XlTuQbm4aJoQ88ZkNOSHXHwxyUT62Qx0z29BUS502QafVtneGXSfiQqOqwdQeK4Qp5ZJO2Dw_AOvCCU_GxaGBGDv6uIc/s400/gropesm.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282183666825491554" /></a>Haikudisiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17024365545544602763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860884630778780512.post-76103829607642432422008-12-21T00:19:00.003+09:002009-01-04T05:15:59.135+09:00パンティどこ?パンティどこ?<br />ママさんそれは<br />フリーショー?<br /><br />where are your panties?<br />Mama-san, is this a<br />free show?<br /><br />Note: Mama-san is the friendly term for the proprietress of a night club, in this case.Haikudisiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17024365545544602763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6860884630778780512.post-52917013032825607102008-12-20T10:11:00.004+09:002009-01-04T05:17:10.349+09:00slurping your ramensounds of seduction<br>spring from everything you do<br>slurping your ramenHaikudisiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17024365545544602763noreply@blogger.com0