L'Nass Shango Poet Haiku

New York Summer

Sticky, humid, skin
Sweltering inferno blaze
Summer has no wind

The flies are dizzy
Joy hums from each piazza 
Two views of day's rot

The hydrant founts glee
No rain promised in the sky
Water is respite here.

The tongue flakes songs
Lovers returned to the parks
Love sparks a new flame

Dreams burn in desire
The heart pants for new friendships
Pale male on his spire.

Summer has no wind
The city swelters without rain
And love blooms again.

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Charlene Bird April 24, 2009 at 7:22 AM Yes, give me a nice cooling breeze any day of the week! Well written haiku, you truely capture the weather in a city.

Vince Suzadail Jr. April 21, 2009 at 7:21 AM Too much concrete and no palm trees. Give me a beach in South Carolina or further south. Vince

James Marshall Goff April 19, 2009 at 7:13 PM great haiku! L'nass! perfect minimal use of words to extract maximum feeling, superb!! my friend, Jim

Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen April 19, 2009 at 11:21 AM This sounds like a Florida summer LOL Hmmm maybe that's why so many New Yorkers used to go to Miami in the winter. You have definitely captured summer in this one. Keep writing. Thanks for you comment on my poem. God Bless you, Dane

Sue Mason April 18, 2009 at 10:41 AM Same as Atlanta, GA. except every afternoon it would pour for about 20 minutes to add to the steam and discomfort ... I hated it ... smile ... I'm so glad to be out in the Pacific NWest where nothing dramatic or drastic happens with the weather ... smile ... wonderful haiku here !!

Brian Anderson April 18, 2009 at 12:23 AM the imagery is so vivid i can smell the local hotdog stand and hear the traffic. excellent haiku

Brian Strand April 17, 2009 at 11:17 PM L'nass thanks for your welcome blog comment today.Rgds Brian

Sharon Winter April 17, 2009 at 2:10 PM Oh man, summer in the city, I can feel it so oppressive. You captured it well. Love, Shar

April 17, 2009 at 2:02 PM So true. Nice use of imagery and alliterations to convey your thoughts. Best wishes in the haiku contest. Thank you for your kind words on my footle. Keep on writing. Karen

Carolyn Devonshire April 17, 2009 at 10:58 AM Been to NY in the summer, Shango, and you describe it to a tee! I think it's all of the tall buildings that block the wind. Great haiku! Love, Carolyn