U Miscellany

The following miscellaneous “Haiku from Index Cards” all start with the letter U.

unborn waves

far out to sea . . .

the blue of her eyes

             (written 1990, published 1995; I now think this would be better with “far out at sea”)

uncle’s fresh catch—

the wood worn

beside the oarlock

             (written 2004, published 2006; won first prize in the 2005 Haiku Poets of Northern California rengay contest; see “Inside Passage” rengay)

unfinished basement—

it was here where I finished

my childhood

             (written 2011, published 2011)

unfinished to-do list—

my roses lure me out

into sunlight

             (written 2005, published 2005; see “Haiga with Other Artists”)

unfurled awning—

the café crowded

only in the shade

             (written 2010, published 2017; see “From The Sleepless Planet”)

uptown bus—

the strangers in front of me

exhaust their conversation

             (written 2008, published 2021)

upturned grocery cart—

one wheel spinning

in the current

             (written 1994, published 1998; also included in “A Street Guided Meditation,” a short movie by Noam Oren on YouTube; see also Videos)