by Ivory Web | Jun 3, 2007 | Haibun, Tanka, Haiku & Haiga
Caught OutOkay, you've caught me. Here I am cowering in a tiny spot of shade at the bottom of a 600-foot deep canyon. It's the only shade that I could find in the last 6 miles of hiking back up to my truck at the top.The temperature is 105 degrees F. Well,...
by Ivory Web | May 23, 2007 | Haibun, Tanka, Haiku & Haiga
Dragon FlyThree days of steady rain pummeling the cabin's roof. This morning it has slowed to a soft hiss. The break comes in late afternoon, the wind gentling, spots of sun breaking though, clouds turning white, the surface mirroring the sky.A gray heron rests on...
by Ivory Web | May 17, 2007 | Haibun, Tanka, Haiku & Haiga
My Very Own Beat SceneThe dimly lit basement room is full of poet wannabes, them dressed in second-hand scruff, me in coat and tie, just having delivered a lecture to a class of MBA students.First thought, what am I doing here? Answer: I am needed here to provide...
by Ivory Web | Apr 30, 2007 | Haibun, Tanka, Haiku & Haiga
13th July 2006black smoke over Haifa –this summer katyushasarrive with the dawnwhite con trails against the blue –tumbling bombs glitterin the Beirut sunin Gaza life ebbsfrom a fallen phoneits final message – unreadUdi – are you ok?me and the cats and dogsare waiting...
by Ivory Web | Apr 10, 2007 | Haibun, Tanka, Haiku & Haiga
Anna The fiercest of lovers. Even in sleep, she holds me tightly in her fist. As if to be sure she's wrung the last drop from me. When I've packed, she kneels offering her mouth. To delay my departure if only a little. the heata bee nestles deeperin...
by Ivory Web | Apr 5, 2007 | Haibun, Tanka, Haiku & Haiga
Easter ChicksMy brother and I get Easter chicks. Down so soft. Dyed pastels – one purple, one blue. One day they are no longer chicks.”They're hateful. They peck my feet when I'm hanging the wash,” Mom complains.Then the ultimatum....
