The Daily Haiku

A world of five - seven - five. At one time daily, now kind of sporadic.

Thursday, August 31, 2006

This week's theme: Trees

Koala climbs up
Feasting on its tasty leaves
The Eucalyptus

Wednesday, August 30, 2006

This week's theme: Trees

Forests are burning
Because of drought and neglect
Save our wilderness!

Tuesday, August 29, 2006

This week's theme: Trees

A tree of winter
The Holly, green pointed leaves
And bright red berries

Monday, August 28, 2006

This week's theme: Trees

Acorn to adult
It stands majestic and strong
The mighty oak tree

Friday, August 25, 2006

This week's theme: Food

Steak cooked on the grill
And rubbed in cracked black pepper
Makes my mouth water

Thursday, August 24, 2006

This week's theme: Food


Sour Beef and Dumplings,
Sauerbraten in German,
A favorite dish!

Wednesday, August 23, 2006

This week's theme: Food

Sing it with me now:
I scream, you scream, we all scream
For tasty ice cream!

Tuesday, August 22, 2006

This week's theme: Food

In the waterways
All along the Chesapeake
Live tasty blue crabs

Steamed is the best way
Vinegar, water, Old Bay
A bushel for me!

Monday, August 21, 2006

This week's theme: Food

Spices, cheese, and meat
Noodles and tomato sauce
Tasty lasagna!

Friday, August 18, 2006

This week's theme: Favorite TV Shows

MASH - best show ever
Hawkeye, Honeycut, Trapper
Made me laugh daily

Thursday, August 17, 2006

This week's theme: Favorite TV Shows

Trapped on an island
That's full of odd happenings
The people of Lost

Wednesday, August 16, 2006

This week's theme: Favorite TV Shows

Flung through a wormhole
Crichton searches for a way
To come back to Earth

Tuesday, August 15, 2006

This week's theme: Favorite TV Shows

A brand new sheriff
A town of mad scientists
Yes, it's Eureka!

Monday, August 14, 2006

This week's theme: Favorite TV Shows

Mulder and Scully
Seek the truth that is out there
Within The X-Files

Friday, August 11, 2006

This week's theme: Lost Civilizations

Old Cimmeria
A fictional lost country
Where Conan hails from

(Not to be confused with real nomadic Cimmerians near the Black Sea)

Thursday, August 10, 2006

This week's theme: Lost Civilizations

Celtic Old England
Still has trace history
Surviving today

Wednesday, August 09, 2006

This week's theme: Lost Civilizations

Before Greek culture
Traders and Bureacracy
The Minoan's way

Tuesday, August 08, 2006

This week's theme: Lost Civilizations

Power born from sand
Thrive within a desert land
Ancient Egypt, man!

Monday, August 07, 2006

This week's theme: Lost Civilizations

Sunken continent
Apocalyptic ending
Ancient Atlantis

Friday, August 04, 2006

This week's theme: Divination

Moonlight reflection
Within a bowl of water
Scry the reflection

Thursday, August 3, 2006

This week's theme: Divination

Nine days and nine nights
Odin hangs from Yggdrasil
To gather the runes

Wednesday, August 2, 2006

This week's theme: Divination

Readers of the cards
Seek guidance from the Tarot
Learning their fortune

Tuesday, August 1, 2006

This week's theme: Divination

The ancient I-Ching
Eight threes create sixty-four
Archetype Trigrams