umbrella

This was an entry for haikuworld's May kukai in the Free Format category. The theme was "Umbrella".

It managed to get a total of...one ( 1 ) point. :)



photo by impure-with-memory
image from morguefile.com


umbrella



summer rain
dancing on umbrellas-

       our heartbeats



May 2009
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© cheong lee san, 2009

tombstone

The theme or phrase in Haikuworld's September 2008 kukai in the Free Format section was "any type of Rock or Stone".

This was the entry I submitted. It attracted a total of ... 2 votes. Oh well, better luck next try. :)



photo by DHester
image from pixelperfect

tombstone


fading gold paint
on her name carved in marble.
September day.


13.09.08
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This one, I didn't send in.

wild flower peeps
from crevice in concrete.
good morning.

© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 )

1908

This was supposed to be an entry for haikuworld's June Kukai in the Free Format category. The theme was "SECRETS". Before I knew it, it was past the deadline. So I will just post it here. Wonder how many points it can get. :)

On second thought, maybe it's a good idea not to send it in.


image from wikipedia

1908


nightfall in Tunguska
the wind whispers
to the trees

© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 )

weekend activity

It was a bad week. Came down with a stomach bug, knocked out for a few days, body felt like being wrung by a giant hand. And I was trying very hard to put the finishing touches to the GPA poems.

Meanwhile, make do with my free-format haiku for haikuworld's July kukai. The theme was "weekend activity" and it managed zero votes. Talking of weekend activity, yeah, I am working on Sunday...




image by dsnake1


exercise



Football game on TV
he looks in the fridge
another beer

May kukai : of the animal world

It happened. My entry for haikuworld's May Free Format kukai garnered a total of ......... zero votes. The theme was "of the animal world", and I was trying to show how intelligent crows can be. Guess it didn't work out. :D

Oh well, to the next kukai then.



image by dsnake1


catch me


bird culler with gun
crow taunts
from crowded mall.


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the sketch is supposed to be a crow but it turns out to be like some prehistoric monster bird. :)

April kukai : Bridge

My entry in haikuworld's April Free Format kukai didn't do too well (or too bad either). 10th out of 18 places, with 9 points. The theme was "Bridge". A bridge too far, perhaps? :)

While waiting for the muse to return......




image by dsnake1

Bridge


below the bridge
sunken moon dancing
with city lights

March kukai : Song

dsnake is surprised and happy. He thinks he's doing something right, because the haiku entry he submitted in haikuworld's March Free-Format kukai came in 5th spot out of 22, with 18 votes. Okay, this is not first place, but when the previous 2 entries weighed in with just 2 votes, you can understand his surprise.

Enjoy! Oh yes, he would like to thank polona for her "show, don't tell" advice. That makes the difference. :)



image by dsnake1


Song


chilly morning
a bathroom crooner
murdering a song

Dreary

This is my entry for Haikuworld's February kukai in the free format category. The theme was "dreary".

Yes, dreary is my result. One vote again, 17th place out of 18. Guess I'm not cut out for this haiku thing. But hey, March kukai, here I come! And yes, I think the drawing is nicer than the poem. :)



image by dsnake1



dreary


flag-draped casket
finding words to comfort
fallen soldier's kin.

Temperature

i submitted this haiku to haikuworld's January 2007 Kukai (Free Format Entry). Guess it didn't do too well. It shared 19th place with 16 others, with just one vote. Thanks to the person who gave me that vote. And the winning entries are really good. Congrats to the winners!

Hmm, I think the image I drew is nicer than the haiku. :)


image by dsnake1


Temperature


thirty-eight degrees
troops goose-stepping in hobnails
across my brain


January 2007
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