Associated Haiku

the garden pond
carefully placed....
see frozen goldfish
 
frozen goldfish--
coolly await
spring thaw

spring rain
falls softly --
a wet massage

the masseuse
strong fingers but--
no candy

the candy store
millions of flavors--
calories counted

food cops
now in schools....
can’t read

the writing spider
writes your name and you die....
no spell check

checks and balance....
is only found
In banking

Mexican food
source of the winds...
bank on that

the winds
creeping in silence.... 
very deceptive

deceptive haiku
just had to get noticed....
now paying price
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Brown Avatar
August 2, 2011 at 6:15 PM
Congratulations on your poetry x2 Charles making it through round one in the PoetrySoup International Poetry contest . I wish you the best in the final round. Love, Carol
Freeman Avatar
August 2, 2011 at 9:27 AM
Charles, Cool han luke. Good luck. Congratulations on your poems' capture of the first round. Agape, Moses
K. Avatar
October 8, 2010 at 3:04 AM
This sure is such a cool set of haiku, Charles! I really enjoyed this-- I was thinking about going along the same road you took-- being connected by mine ended up being more "scattered"-- congrats on your wonderful take on the challenge :)-- nikko :)
Dietrich Avatar
October 5, 2010 at 8:08 PM
Glad to see this set in the top half of the list. Congratulations, Charles. I really enjoyed these clever haiku. Luv, Andrea
Sweetheart Avatar
October 5, 2010 at 2:48 PM
Congrats Charles on your super win in the Haiku contest with these tremendous expressions in Haiku.. enjoy your top spot tonight my friend with luv....
 Avatar
October 5, 2010 at 1:29 PM
Congratulations on your contest win with this creative poem. Wishing you ongoing success with your writing. Karen
A   Avatar
October 5, 2010 at 12:35 PM
Charles, Congratulations and thanks for supporting my contest. I had lots of fun running this contest,.p.d.
Roberts Avatar
October 5, 2010 at 12:33 PM
great flow, congrats on your win in the contest
Brown Avatar
October 5, 2010 at 12:12 PM
Congratulations Charles on your win in P.D.'s contest *Going Haiku Crazy*. Love, Carol
Mehta Avatar
October 5, 2010 at 12:11 PM
Congratulations on this well deserved win, Charles
Dietrich Avatar
September 28, 2010 at 4:59 PM
this is really cool how you let each haiku be a building block on the next one. great approach!! I enjoyed reading. And you even did them with reduced syllable count. way to go! Luv, Andrea
Murphy Avatar
September 28, 2010 at 10:49 AM
very nice well done good luck in the contest enjoyed faleshia
Devonshire Avatar
September 28, 2010 at 8:48 AM
Some interesting as well as witty haikus in this mixture, Charles. I laughed out loud with the one about the "winds" from Mexican food. The haiku on the writing spider is also very intriguing. Great images of the "frozen goldfish" waiting for the pond to thaw and the last one is priceless. Best wishes for the contest! Love, Carolyn
Neels Avatar
September 28, 2010 at 6:42 AM
Charles you have an interesting array of haiku and senryu here.. Good luck with PD's Contest. Thank you for your comment on my write today ;) Wilma
Eggins Avatar
September 28, 2010 at 5:29 AM
Ahhh beautifully done smile good luck in the comp .. thanks for your kind comment on my poem regards Jayne x x
Kendrick Avatar
September 28, 2010 at 3:43 AM
Enjoyed reading this one..Good luck in the contest with this excellent work that should be in the winners circle...Thanks for stopping by and commenting on my work..Sara
A  Avatar
September 27, 2010 at 8:09 AM
GOOD LUCK CHARLES, ENJOYED YOUR ENTRY. MMMMMMMM 2 MEXICAN FooD. BEAUTIFUL AND AMAZING, A WONDERFUL WAY TO SHOW HAIKU CRAZY! HAVE A BLESSED DAY*luv~SKAT
Brown Avatar
September 27, 2010 at 7:50 AM
Wishing you the best in P D's Contest Charles. Thank you for all your kind comments. Love, Carol
Culverhouse Avatar
September 27, 2010 at 5:38 AM
enjoyed reading your haiku! flows well and cute to read!
Mehta Avatar
September 27, 2010 at 5:04 AM
I enjoyed the multiple haikus for the contest, Charles.
Roberts Avatar
September 26, 2010 at 11:12 PM
love it, good luck in the contest
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