Welcome to basho-ki 2011
I humbly apologize for the three year absence. As you can see the basho-ki pages has a new home. hopefully one to stay! The 2008 page had been started, but never was uploaded since AOL deleted
all of its homepages and ftp space on Oct 31, 2008.
Due to grieving, illnesses and general depression, there were no pages for
2009 which was the death of dear friend, wonderful teacher and stanch defender
of 17 syllables or less haiku Helen S. Jones and 2010 we suffered the death of
Coke R. Brown Jr. a past Fort Worth Haiku Society newsletter editor.
This year, 2011, during April I started hitting the haiku ponds for frog verses,
and I think I have come up with an excellent catch.
I dedicate this years page not only to Master Basho, but to all the people of Japan.
"Our hearts are with you."
ALL HAIKU ARE COPYRIGHTED AND ARE PROPERTY OF THE ORIGINAL POETS
Westfir, Oregon
USA
bug-eyed --
frog zaps prey
with sticky tongue
Texas, USA
on his shelves
the leathery statue
of a dried frog
***
the rain-scented candle
shining from inside
the crystal frog
***
this drought
even the frogs
are waiting
Fort Worth, TX
USA
old pond . . .
the frog as still
as its lily pad
Hampden, Maine
USA
Tree frog on window.
Indoor lights attract the bugs,
Suppertime is here.
cheap motel:
all night long the cries
of mating frogs
New Mexico, USA
losing my appetite
for frog legs --
first spring peeper
to write haiku
is to rephrase
the splash moment
tree-frog choir practice
in the sweet still of evening
harmonies rising
***
night as bright as day
stand in enchanted moonlight
listening to the frogs
***
quintessential spring
star above and frogs below
I smile in darkness
***
spring in surround-sound
a thousand throats swell with song
of nickel-sized frogs
Nanaimo, British Columbia,
Canada
one frog sings for his peeps... ponderous notes
Frog in quiet repose,
Loud buzzing fly passing nigh
Gets a tongue lashing
frog-friendly pond
the garden Buddha
gets overgrown
***
lily pad’s flat leaves
frogs rest for a moment
then join the old pond
***
a busy pond
the frog stays still
through passing clouds
***
lotus flower
the frog’s focus
remains on bugs
Nanaimo, BC
Canada
Jan Benson
Texas, USA
desert oasis pond
frogs jump to hide
migrating cranes
Roswell, NM
USA
Frolic keeps one young!
We learn games from each other.
Do frogs play leap-child?
Chicago, Illinois
USA
spring coolness --
the frog calls out to
the departing car
***
ripe field
full of moonlight
and frogs
***
evening park ...
the only cruisers;
frogs
***
stalking the old pond
in search of haiku poets
hungry bullywug
***
listening
to the music of the night
frogs and crickets
***
easter morning --
a little girl screams
as the green egg hops
***
kawazuFort Worth, TX
USA
two frogs
resting on a lily pad
talking
Texas, USA
This pond hums and stirs
with lunch possibilities.
A fly draws nearer.
Fort Worth, TX.
USA
summer breeze—
the puddle-frog leaps
from the preschooler’s hand
Sammamish, WA
USA
Old frogs complaining
Mosquitoes swarm at nightlight
Time for midnight snack
***
Bullfrogs on alert
Impromptu water ballet
Alpha lightning strike
Fort Worth, TX
USA
Happy frog
Staring into green pond
Remembering his tail
Burleson, TX
USA
Haiku invite
Basho's frog jumping
With joy
not until
that frog's croak
this old pond
Gatineau, Quebec
Canada
Tiny, green, at rest
I wonder what is its quest?
Pretty tree-frog guest.
Inverness, Florida
USA
wait with
you, frog, in the
soundless deep
***
a buddha,
the fly, chanting in
the frog's belly
***
hot summer . . .
the song of a
dead frog
***
teach me,
frog, the dao of
nightfall
©2011
Republic of The Philippines
broad daylight ~
coupled on the humpback bridge
two common frogs
The New Forest National Park,
England
Two eyes peer out
As frog chirps grace our cold ears
The harvest moon shines
brushed by my moonshadow
the frog
leaps away
Plano, TX
USA
how rich this life -
a frog belches
then blinks
Mayodan, NC,
USA
clear through
the noon whistle
spring peepers
Atlanta, GA
USA
by clicking on the mail eating frog
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