Haiku About Food and Drink

LIFE IN MEASURED CUPS

HAIKU BOOK AND TEA -TASTED DREAMS, SIPS OF CLEAN THOUGHT:PUREST REFRESHMENT.

GREEN APPLE ON NEWSPAPER

GREEN APPLEON A NEWSPAPER;DUST FLOATING IN A SUNBEAM.

INTOXICATIONCANDLELIGHT AND CLASPED HANDSFLOAT IN MY WINE GLASS

SUNSET HAIKU

CLOUDS WHIPPED INTO CREAMSTREAKED WITH CHERRY, LIME, AND PEACHSWIRLING THROUGH AMBER WINE

SLICING INTO GREEN;A SOFT, RIPE AVOCADO,THE LAST ONE FROM HOME

DINING ALONEREFLECTING ON THE WASTEOF COOKING FOR ONE

THE BABY’S CAUGHTRED-FINGERED IN THE STRAWBERRIES:SUNBURNED CHEEKS

CRISPY AND CRACKLINGSCENT OF COFFEE FILLS THE AIRMORNING CONTENTMENT.

COUNTY FAIR . . .CUMULUS CLOUDS OF COTTON CANDYCORN DOG (99) SCENTS

MORNING CHILL-

CHINA CUP WITH STEAMINGCHRYSANTHEMUM TEAYERBA MATE-DRINKING WITH FRIENDS FROMA HOLLOW GOURDGRACEFUL MAIKO-THE IVORY TEA SCOOPIN GLOVED HANDSDESERT MOONLIGHT-CAMELS AND BEDOUINS AROUNDTHE TEA KETTLEDOG DAYS-SUPERMARKETS RAN OUTOF ICED TEA

OCEAN COCKTAIL

FROTHY AND BUBBLYFOAMY WITH EFFERVESCENCESALTWATER COCKTAIL

APPLE PIE

APPLE PIEWITH VANILLA ICE CREAM:DEER IN THE ORCHARD

WEEKEND MEMORIES

LOADING LAUNDRYSAVORING MY CLOTHING'SCAMPFIRE BOUQUET

RUSTLING LEAVESPUMPKIN PIEWITH MOON DOLLOP

THURSDAY COFFEE BREAK

THE FALL CHILL PAINTS DEATHSMOOTH ESSENCE OF FOREIGN LANDSBEAN BLOOD IN A MUG

DAYLILY

DAYLILY, WILTED,STILL SOFT—I’M SORRY YOU PASSED.I SHOULD HAVE EATEN YOU.

HAIKU SONNET

SUNLIGHT ON THE WHEATA THOUSAND ROWS IN HARVESTBOWED HEADS IN BREADLINESHEAVY ON THE STALKBRIGHT EARS OF MAIZE ABOUNDINGEMPTY BOWLS STACKED HIGHDRAINED RICE PADDIES CLEANFULL BASKETS PILED HIGH WITH GRAINBED WITHOUT SUPPERSOYBEAN LEAVES FALLENHEAVY PODS RIPE AND READYA STARVING ORPHANSEVEN BILLION HUNGRY MOUTHSONE FARMER TO FEED THE WORLD

THANKSGIVING

JUNCOS SCATTER DUFFUNDER AVOCADO TREESMAKE FESTIVE FALL DAYS

GHOSTFISH

SUSHI SQUIRMS BENEATHSEAWEED SHEATHES PLUCKED FROM OCEANGARDENS GROW LIFE BACK

COWS

THERE ARE MORE COWS NOWBELOW THE PLUM-CAST MOUNTAINS—TENDER MEAT & MILK.

MINUS 15

ICE COLD MONTREALI DREAM OF TAKING A BATHIN HOT BLACK COFFEE

COFFEE PERCOLATES

COFFEE PERCOLATESRAINDROPS TAPPING WINDOWSILLSSLOW SUMMER MORNING

SHADES OF BLUE

HE RAISES HIS GLASSI CAN SEE MY REFLECTIONIN THE MELTING ICE

CRANBERRIES AT HARVEST

CRANBERRIES AT HARVESTRISING THROUGH WATERPLUMP AS PRAYER BEADS

THE PRESENT

SCENT OF LAVENDERSTEAM RISES FROM MY TEACUPA MISTY BLANKET

WET, PURPLE FINGERSRIPE BLACKBERRIES BY THE PATHA FAILED ERRAND

CHAIR BY THE WINDOW

CHAIR BY THE WINDOWSCENTS OF SUN, RAIN AND GARDENSTHE EARTH IN A TEACUP

AT THE PARTY

PLUMP GRAPES ON THE TRAY—SOMEONE SINGS OF PASSING TIME—AROMAS OF WINE.

SUNDAY

SLOW SUNDAY MORNINGATHEISTIC HOMILYTHE FARMERS’ MARKET