My Kitty Baby

My Kitty Baby
Black fur shines, pretty pink tongue
And butt infection.

-- Tiki Tembo

Leaf: brown, curled edges

Leaf: brown, curled edges.
Intact, waiting. Foot descends -
Satisfying crunch.

-- Amelia Rhodewalt

Oranges are giant

Oranges are giant.
Like peeling a bowling ball
That squirts in your eye.

-- Amelia Rhodewalt

Too poor to buy food

Too poor to buy food.
So check the Christmas gift cards:
CPK tonight.

-- Amelia Rhodewalt

Five-syllable line

Five-syllable line
Then seven-syllable line
Five-syllable line

-- Amelia Rhodewalt

Writing Haiku hurts

Writing Haiku hurts.
Fingers clinch and brain freezes.
My nephew is right.

-- Kris Rhodewalt

Hair coats the floor

Hair coats the floor
Dirty dishes overflow
Roommates must be home!

-- Leah Minamide

Rude awakening

Rude awakening
At six a.m. on the dot
Darn that alarm clock!

-- Leah Minamide

Incessant dripping

Incessant dripping
Out of our leaky faucet
Is making me SCREAM!

-- Leah Minamide

Thanks for the e-mail

Thanks for the e-mail.
I would write you a haiku
But I'm busy now.

-- Robert Lloyd

Birds hunt for breakfast

Birds hunt for breakfast.
Light brown sticks don't look tasty;
Walkingsticks live on!

-- Perry Minamide

The best book ever

The best book ever:
Poetry of the Mundane,
by Bruce Rhodewalt.

-- Keith Rhodewalt

Haikus are too hard

Haikus are too hard.
When I want to rewrite them,
too many syllables.

-- Keith Rhodewalt

Noticeable change

Noticeable change.
San Diego is at peace.
Chargers won last night.

-- Elaine Minamide

Trimmed and manicured

Trimmed and manicured,
Smooth and glossy, polished nails.
Oops. Not dry yet. Rats.

-- Elaine Minamide

What to wear today?

What to wear today?
It’s a new year, what the heck.
Don the pretty scarf.

-- Elaine Minamide

Dan flew home last night

Dan flew home last night.
Leah left a week ago.
I miss the clutter.

-- Elaine Minamide

Toilet bowl is scrubbed

Toilet bowl is scrubbed.
Something simmers on the stove.
Company coming.

-- Elaine Minamide

Sitting here in church

Sitting here in church,
Wishing I could be mundane.
But the hymns begin.

-- Elaine Minamide

Hidden in his cave

Hidden in his cave ...
Searching, but to no avail.
Elusive booger.

-- Daniel Minamide

Let's work together

Let's work together,
Making solid bridge to cross.
Ants walk on water.

-- Janet Rhodewalt

Crumbs and odd morsels

Crumbs and odd morsels
Carrying ten times their size
God, ants are awesome!

-- Janet Rhodewalt

Black, red, big, tiny

Black, red, big, tiny.
Get the all-purpose cleaner.
Good-bye you bad ants.

-- Janet Rhodewalt

This is my first try

This is my first try,
Never did haiku before,
Did I do OK?

-- Doug Freeman

Postman leaves the mail

Postman leaves the mail,
Maggie barks and then he's gone,
Such a proud watch dog.

-- Doug Freeman

These guests shop a lot.

These guests shop a lot.

They help the economy.

Hello shopping mall.

-- Denise Russell

We hear scratching sound

We hear scratching sound.

In unison: What's that smell?

Clean the litter box.

-- Denise Russell

Automated voice

Automated voice

Asks for prescription number.

Pick up 4:30.

-- Denise Russell

A shiny new year

A shiny new year
With shiny career prospects.
Like some fries with that?

-- Suzy Beal

Starbucks is only

Starbucks is only
The job I'm doing for now.
I hope to direct.

-- Suzy Beal

I smell bad popcorn

I smell bad popcorn

But no movie is playing

I go back to bed

-- Jim Backman

Why I like short hair

Why I like short hair

You can sleep on it at night

And nothing happens

-- Jim Backman

Always speak softly

Always speak softly

And wear a really loud shirt

No one will get hurt

-- Jim Backman

Frustrated sometimes

Frustrated sometimes
My guitar is maddening
Wish I were better

-- David Finley