2009 haikus

our city is safe / grammar police watch defend / adverbs are tricky
Chicago haiku no. 9 | December 2009

November was hard / one foot in front of other / vacation starts now
Chicago haiku no. 8  | November 2009

tired hungry cold / long wait, then platform surprise / train runs express home
Chicago haiku no. 7 | November 2009

coins, creepy basement / lint that’s not mine, I’d like, please / machines just for me
Chicago haiku no. 6 | September 2009

Grandfather’s sister / Thai food, art and evening stroll / spry at eighty three
Chicago haiku no. 4 | August 2009

Lollapalooza / rain crowds mud flip flops Gen Y / I’m too old for this
Chicago haiku no. 3 | August 2009

Wrigley Field lights / western sky glows pink red orange / evening train winds home
Chicago haiku no. 2 | July 2009

winter is over/ doors open again on right / hi Eversharp curve
Chicago haiku no. 1 | March 2009