The Toast Point Haiku Contest!
October Entries
John Tower Escargot writes 10/31
Excuse me, sir, butYour slip is showing; and
That was my haiku!
Matthew L. Rotando writes 10/30
Saw my Dad againBright eyes, fishing pole, sad smile
Did he dream me, too?
Lisa Schapiro writes 10/30
Monday mornings suckThe lustre from coming days...
Or - they could just suck.
J. Allen Moats, God of Chaos & Slight Insanity writes 10/29
"I miss you!"An unnoticed voice in the
Wilderness of love.
Now I am empty:
My life a lonely desert.
Winter approaches...
My tool: the migrane.
Prepare your skull for the pain
To drive you insane!
PumaCat writes 10/29
Toast in the toasterIt burns and fries to a crisp
How I love my toast!
Toast Point smiles, reflecting,"So does my Wumpus!"
Oh! A contest! Yay!
The Toast Point Haiku Contest!
I shall enter it!
Joy Hattie writes 10/28
The birds are leavingEtched against an opal sky
Last flight of autumn
Vigilanty@aol.com writes 10/27
Tranquility sighsShe touches me lovingly
I miss her sometimes
Sunsets writes 10/27
The sun is falling,It will kiss the horizon,
And now it is gone.
Anonymous writes 10/26
A time for haikuA time for me and you, and
A time for adieu!
The sage apologizes - he fiddled with it just a bit...
Shawn Sparks writes 10/26
Oh so slow drive thruIt takes too long to get food
I starve thanks to you
The G-Man writes 10/26
The house stands empty.Boxes, clothing, you are gone.
Winter is warmer.
Your breath audibly
Showers my eardrum like a
Midsummer's sprinkle.
Patrick Warburton writes 10/26
To the hills of loveI say go away for good
I am so tired
LBCOHEN@hawk.ucc.edu writes 10/26
The clocks will turn backTime will be gained only to
Be lost once again
Wayne writes 10/25
it's like we're lookingDown on Wayne's basement, only
That's not Wayne's basement...
Cheeez writes 10/25
Oh! Woe is the cheeseAh! Little. Yellow. Different.
Generational
sallen@cris.com writes 10/25
Excuse me, lady ...I hate to interupt you
But you're on fire!
Michel Beaumont writes 10/25
I wither in painFading in your eyes again:
We are the Rainbow.
La catarata
Se niega su luz de ser
Que la contrasta.
John Tower Escargot writes 10/24
Morning haikus areA hazard to my wallet -
BART parking tickets
Kivas Fajo writes 10/24
The mists entice meTo dream of you. Only the cold
Winter shall bring peace.
Stephen Sunshine writes 10/24
Letters flow betweenUs . . . like so many kisses
That distance prevents.
Kivas Fajo writes 10/24
Leaves fall, promptedBy abcisic acid; my
Frog has fallen asleep.
T M Alper writes 10/24
"It pisses me off -They always scald the milk here."
"Just get espresso."
Empire Amy writes 10/23
Hot, wet, sticky, mopAir . . . autumn has come again
A Gulf Coast sunrise
ter@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu writes 10/20
Raspberries on a bushQuickly, he plucks but one off
Tossed to a red bird
Kivas Fajo writes 10/19
Why am I so sad?Probably it is my love
Or my long lost love.
Anonymous writes 10/18
The April wind fedThe grasping whole of my mind
In wandering clouds.
Fisherman writes 10/18
One, two, three, four, five......Once I caught a fish alive
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
John Tower Escargot writes 10/17
Rockin' 'n' rollin'King Elvis went a-surfin'
Wearin' blue suede shoes
She asks, "What is love?"
I reply, "Love is, love does."
I ask, "What is love?"
Nala writes 10/16
A star, all aloneEndlessly giving off light
With no companion
Ian Evans writes 10/16
Most archangels wouldSwap their fair share of Zion
For some Rocky Road...
I paused, and your smile
Was full of muscles, not strong,
But mostly muscles.
J0yce writes a slew of 'em 10/15
I am growing oldBut have missed too much of life.
Please, are there seconds???
I write words " Chow Mein".
It seems more appropriate
Fits Haiku better....
Time is everything
Life flies and leaves us wanting
Only the future
Victoria... writes 10/13
A haiku for you. Or should I say, An haiku.
Either way, for you.
Huge apologies to Victoria.
She submitted this months ago, but
the sage must have misplaced it...
L.D. writes 10/13
Waiting for the lightOpening eyes to bright sun
Fresh new day has come.
Victoria... writes 10/12
Autumn leaves of fireRed, burnt orange, sun yellow,
Replace summer's heat.
T M Alper writes 10/12
In Palo Alto:Three hundred thousand dollars,
One bedroom condo.
and submits these two...
Jim Merino writes
Help, help, Godzilla!Guns and planes cannot stop him.
Tokyo is ablaze.
Brian Roberts writes
The sand remembers:Once there was beach and sunshine;
But chip is warm, too.
William Tranmer writes 10/11
The sky opens up.It frees a torrid affair
That started days ago.
and...
The sky opens up.
It frees itself, bellowing
Of a love long lost.
Joe McCauley writes 10/11
Drifting ragged cloudsRaking across the gray ridge
Drooping pine
Stephen Sunshine writes 10/10
A porcupine killedDuring harvest, returns to
The soil and the corn.
John Tower Escargot writes 10/9
Poor Mistuh CricketLooking for Missus Cricket
"Bitch ran off again!"
Joe McCauley writes 10/6
Touching but untouched,Her fair soft hand reaches out...
Careless Wind!
Lisa Schapiro writes 10/6
I contemplate myWanderlust...How could I leave?
Must be Fall again.
John Tower Escargot writes 10/4
In my credenzaA pile that will scare ya
Visa bonanza!
Sweeney Erect writes 10/3
Rain splashing on dirtAfter the harvest is done
Does not do much good.
Walrean writes 10/2
Abstract act of sexMimed in the grocery storeroom
Behind the boxed rice
Victoria... writes 10/2
Your love, like ChineseFood, fills me, but makes me want
More, an hour later...
Ray Booberry writes 10/1
October CountryMan cuts down ripe wheat in field
Causing many deaths.
Pillows Galore writes
Angora sweatersShow my figure beautifully
Oh, cool, it's autumn!
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