-$16 (October 17, 2007)

fire in my gut
harnessed it for sit-ups
constructive fury


third place finish
first place stolen from me
by typical beats


too angry to sleep
video game music
embraced by the night

No Need to Title (October 5, 2007)

Final Fantasy
Lisa plays it joyfully
her toes painted red


poker after hours
bankroll growing slowly
far behind my dreams


with a full wallet
journey through Rosedale Center
I buy Lisa shoes

General Haikuwery (October 5, 2007)

electronic tome
unlimited potential?
blue screen of death


a few poker hands
over a hot cup of tea
back to back beats


after years of coffee
I finally realize
acquired the taste

Chesterfield South (September 22, 2007)

microwaved pizza
eager from starvation
my mouth is burned


a night of poker
savage like a gang beating
all emotional

Six Cups of Tea (September 19, 2007)

Neglected tea cup
Growing cold and tepid
I lose at poker

Third cup of tea
All three only half consumed
Cold from distractions

At Lisa's house
Nightly ritual begins
Final cup of tea

Lisa's (September 18, 2007)

I decide to sleep
thunderstorm erupts outside
terrible timing

Lonely Poker Night (September 13, 2007)

Sleeping easy
Victory on the felt
Poker's rare pleasure


Final Fantasy
Long after completion
It's music lives on


Bruno stirs with anger
While I play into the night
Music and poker

Visiting Shneider (September 11, 2007)

poker with Shnnieder
a losing proposition
expensive lesson


lonely late-night drive
kept awake by techno bass
zen experience

Masha's Homework

four page paper
mix of fact and fiction
I help with fiction



my cousin and I
handle homework together—
Krasny combination

Green Mill (September 1, 2007)

only four colors
countless possibilities
bin of crayons


my dream of serving
fade into nothingness
another host shift


dinner on friday
state fair consumes patronage
haiku on the job

Back at Home (Agust 28, 2007)

home with my parents
unpleasant experience
must "job" my way out

Thunderstorms (August 27, 2007)

Typing in darkness
Horizontal blinds flicker
with each lighting strike


Soft and luscious grass
feeding off good fortune
rainy august

Move-out Day (August 26, 2007)

jackhammer headache
hunger and dehydration
pills and coffee

Haiku of the day (August 24, 2007)

attempting silence
chair is disobedient
Lisa wakes and stirs

Insomnia (August 21, 2007)

endless thunderstorm
the drive home from Lisa's
uneventful


AIM at five a. m.
one buddy is still awake
one is just waking

New Keyboard (August 16, 2005)

Forgotten friend
Surprisingly re-enters
A cousin, Krasny



A helpless keyboard
Malicious can of soda
My reckless elbow

Haiku Hiatus (July 2, 2007)

over cups of tea
we share a conversation
through the internet

College Graduate (May 31, 2007)

bathroom break—
despite dramatic changes
tea remains constant



college graduate
homework never stops—
just little changes

Birthday (May 2, 2007)

birthday’s come an go
my age almost forgotten
facebook reminds me


First in memory
I feel totally content
Lean back and smile


Shower before bed
Chirping birds entertain me
five in the morning

Ending (April 26, 2007)

conclusion of school
surreal experience
happy it’s over?


Little Taj Mahal
Indian cuisine reward
Four times in a week


crippled bicycle
creaking and snapping to school
rust is terminal