Here I record my own efforts at haiku, senryu and other short form poetry. I also provide a resources page and other comment on haiku. You can find some of my published haiku on the Living Haiku Anthology (https://preview.tinyurl.com/y88hqva7) and the Haiku Foundation Haiku Registry (https://preview.tinyurl.com/y9p2ahnl) - Roger Watson
Tuesday, 29 September 2020
Saturday, 26 September 2020
midges*
unable to pretend
their absence
Midges are tiny flying insects with a wingspan of only 2-3mm. There are over 35 different species of biting midge in Scotland, but it is Culicoides impunctatus, otherwise known as the Highland Midge that earns its place as Scotland’s most ferocious foe.
You’ll be an all-you-can-eat buffet for their miniature scissor-like jaws if you foolishly venture out in ‘midge weather’ without your insect repellent.
From
Midge Facts
Monday, 21 September 2020
Mustafa
They call me Mustafa
In Karakoy
But dry food is not enough
A bowl of water?
I have no need
I drink from puddles
Crossing the Galata Bridge
They call me Mehmet
They have fish
Some caught, some scraps
But moist and salty
I drink from puddles
In Tophane
Such riches
Unfinished iskender
I pull the slices
From stale pitta bread
I drink from puddles
Here I have no name
Tophane is no home
For the likes of me
I lower the tone
Tourists don't want stray cats
So I get moved on
Back in Karakoy
Ignoring my progeny
I seek a wife
One who won't scratch me
They call me Mustafa
I drink from puddles
Sunday, 20 September 2020
Sunday, 6 September 2020
Friday, 4 September 2020
Sequence 4 with Erin Castaldi
of a cork
popping
rain washes away
crows soaking wet
with wonder
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This page, which continues to evolve, gathers together some useful online resources on haiku British Haiku Society Blithe Spir...
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magnolia blossom against a grey sky mixed feelings
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Jordanian hillside a flock of sheep move as one