tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177387892009-07-04T18:34:19.516-04:00Here is a sample of my (usually) very short poems, including city haiku, senryu, zips, tanka, and cinquains. Brought to you by baseball gods productions.kami haikuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00490276380470576598kamihaiku@gmail.comBlogger115125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17738789.post-47399158322296485292009-07-04T12:53:00.003-04:002009-07-04T13:01:13.803-04:00<p></p><br /><br /><br />Dreamsense<br /><br />it goes without saying<br />there are two small rhinos<br />in the classroom<br />but I said it anyway<br /><br /><br /><br />life is a crime scene<br />trying not to leave<br />prints<br /><br /><br /><br />in the wake<br />of the Mermaid Parade<br />apocalypse, sequins<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">[the above is a revision of a poem I wrote several years ago, and used to have on my business card:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Coney Island</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">after the Mermaid Parade</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">apocalypse, sequins]</span><br /><br /><br /><br />I know a foster wife<br />only she calls it something else<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">© Judy Kamilhor 2009</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17738789-4739915832229648529?l=kamihaiku.blogspot.com'/></div>kami haikuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00490276380470576598kamihaiku@gmail.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17738789.post-44507778445824445742009-06-27T15:57:00.002-04:002009-06-27T16:04:25.715-04:00<p></p><br /><br /><br />afraid of change<br />and never have<br />the exact amount<br /><br /><br /><br />Gravity<br /><br />on my<br />television,<br />the infield fly rule and<br />high velocity blood spatter<br />get caught<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">[the above is a cinquain: 2-4-6-8-2 with a title]</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">© Judy Kamilhor 2009</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17738789-4450777844582444574?l=kamihaiku.blogspot.com'/></div>kami haikuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00490276380470576598kamihaiku@gmail.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17738789.post-41762586207734172872009-06-13T16:23:00.005-04:002009-06-13T16:30:39.827-04:00<br></br><br /><br></br><br />hum of bees and birds<br />at the Audubon Center--<br />wind-blown caution tape<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">[This was written in Santa Fe, at the amazing Audubon Center up in the hills overlooking the city. I have no idea what the caution tape was doing there, but fortunately, there was no chalk outline.]</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">© Judy Kamilhor 2009</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17738789-4176258620773417287?l=kamihaiku.blogspot.com'/></div>kami haikuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00490276380470576598kamihaiku@gmail.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17738789.post-61955650040781930782009-06-13T16:13:00.001-04:002009-06-13T16:13:44.985-04:00<p></p><br /><br />face-off<br />the hockey player wipes blood<br />from his brow<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">© Judy Kamilhor 2009</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17738789-6195565004078193078?l=kamihaiku.blogspot.com'/></div>kami haikuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00490276380470576598kamihaiku@gmail.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17738789.post-4839394473280569192009-06-03T07:45:00.000-04:002009-06-03T07:46:28.906-04:00<p></p><br /><br /><br />May 31st<br />changing the wall calendar<br />from April to May<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">© Judy Kamilhor 2009</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17738789-483939447328056919?l=kamihaiku.blogspot.com'/></div>kami haikuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00490276380470576598kamihaiku@gmail.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17738789.post-17533372953176392122009-05-31T13:13:00.003-04:002009-06-03T07:47:04.256-04:00<p></p><br /><br />sparrows jumping<br />on empty cafe tables --<br />library plaza<br /><br /><br /><br />a Little Leaguer<br />walking through Prospect Park:<br />evening mist<br /><br /><br /><br />life is mostly<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">---</span>trial and error;<br /> <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">------</span>the rest<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">---</span></span>is just error<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">© Judy Kamilhor 2009</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17738789-1753337295317639212?l=kamihaiku.blogspot.com'/></div>kami haikuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00490276380470576598kamihaiku@gmail.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17738789.post-32674425107295111262009-05-25T15:52:00.001-04:002009-05-25T15:54:43.796-04:00<p></p><span style="font-style: italic;">Suzy says:</span><br /><br />off-his-rocker<br />the homeless man<br />hopes for love<br /><br /><br /><br />off-beat<br />the drummer<br />starts over<br /><br /><br /><br />off-and-on<br />the lovers<br />quarrel<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">[............put in an apostrophe and the meaning changes somewhat:]</span><br /><br />off-and-on<br />the lovers'<br />quarrel<br /><br /><br /><br />off-duty<br />the officer<br />is still on duty<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">kami says:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Anyone else out there want to give these a try?</span><br /><br />--------------------<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">© Suzy Raymer 2009</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17738789-3267442510729511126?l=kamihaiku.blogspot.com'/></div>kami haikuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00490276380470576598kamihaiku@gmail.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17738789.post-19080685289962061862009-05-25T15:04:00.002-04:002009-05-25T15:08:51.074-04:00<p></p><br /><br /><br />off-ramp<br />the tail lights<br />heading home<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">© Judy Kamilhor 2009</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17738789-1908068528996206186?l=kamihaiku.blogspot.com'/></div>kami haikuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00490276380470576598kamihaiku@gmail.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17738789.post-29839493780117703532009-05-25T13:55:00.001-04:002009-05-25T13:57:55.763-04:00<p></p><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Suzy says:</span><br /><br />off-topic<br />the professor<br />wanders<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Suzy says:<br /><br /></span>off the hook<br />the fisherman<br />goes home<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Suzy says:<br /><br /></span>off-key<br />the performer<br />bows anyway<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">© Suzy Raymer 2009</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17738789-2983949378011770353?l=kamihaiku.blogspot.com'/></div>kami haikuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00490276380470576598kamihaiku@gmail.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17738789.post-2720381269461960972009-05-25T10:20:00.006-04:002009-05-25T11:58:04.303-04:00<p></p><span style="font-style: italic;">Another good use of Face Book is poetry call and response. My friend Suzy quickly responded to my off-broadway poem with one of her own. These are the best of the bunch....</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">kami says:</span><br /><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message">off-broadway/a bum/checks the subway map</h3><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Suzy says:</span><br /><br />off-road<br />a driver<br />checks his GPS<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Suzy says:</span><br /><br />offshore<br />a captain<br />checks his charts<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">kami says:</span><br /><br />off-ramp<br />the car cruises<br />home<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Suzy says:</span><br /><br />off-kilter<br />a woman<br />checks her balance<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Suzy says:</span><br /><br />off-balance<br />a woman<br />checks her kilter<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Suzy says:</span><br /><br />way-off-base<br />a player<br />misses home<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">kami says:</span><br /><br />off-track<br />betting the farm<br />on a horse<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Suzy says:</span><br /><br />off-brand<br />a shopper<br />saves $$$<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">[We also discovered that the line spacing actually works in the comments boxes, while it does not work in the "What's on your mind" box.]</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">© Judy Kamilhor 2009</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17738789-272038126946196097?l=kamihaiku.blogspot.com'/></div>kami haikuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00490276380470576598kamihaiku@gmail.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17738789.post-54993287049481148932009-05-18T17:31:00.000-04:002009-05-18T17:32:17.775-04:00<p></p><br /><br /><br />a baby on the bus --<br />god-filled one moment,<br />rage-filled the next<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">© Judy Kamilhor 2009</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17738789-5499328704948114893?l=kamihaiku.blogspot.com'/></div>kami haikuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00490276380470576598kamihaiku@gmail.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17738789.post-77857966986551829662009-05-03T12:03:00.000-04:002009-05-03T12:04:00.857-04:00<p></p><br /><br />nature abhors<br />a vacuum<br />and so do I<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">© Judy Kamilhor 2009</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17738789-7785796698655182966?l=kamihaiku.blogspot.com'/></div>kami haikuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00490276380470576598kamihaiku@gmail.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17738789.post-8419577248179772982009-04-27T11:35:00.006-04:002009-04-27T11:46:23.781-04:00<p></p><br /><a href="http://www.wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/785424/The_Magic_Show">Wordle version of The Magic Show</a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">© Judy Kamilhor 2009</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/785424/The_Magic_Show" title="Wordle: The Magic Show"><img src="http://www.wordle.net/thumb/wrdl/785424/The_Magic_Show" alt="Wordle: The Magic Show" style="border: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); padding: 4px;" /></a><br /><br />I just discovered <a href="http://www.wordle.net/">Wordle</a>, which takes any text and tranforms it into a graphic like the one above. You can change the font, color, and display style. This is one of the coolest techie things I've ever seen.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17738789-841957724817977298?l=kamihaiku.blogspot.com'/></div>kami haikuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00490276380470576598kamihaiku@gmail.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17738789.post-37649740511884903332009-04-11T16:16:00.001-04:002009-04-11T16:17:37.482-04:00<p></p><br /><br /><br />Passover<br />the only real question:<br />when do we eat?<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">© Judy Kamilhor 2009</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17738789-3764974051188490333?l=kamihaiku.blogspot.com'/></div>kami haikuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00490276380470576598kamihaiku@gmail.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17738789.post-29715541316532719292009-04-05T11:10:00.004-04:002009-04-05T14:00:54.636-04:00<p></p><br /><br /><br />staff reduction<br />due to budget cuts --<br />group diet<br /><br /><br /><br />poor people<br />with huge bags --<br />morning commute<br /><br /><br /><br />bathing suits 50% off<br />topless beach<br /><br /><br /><br />unpromoted<br />grateful to stay<br />where I am<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">© Judy Kamilhor 2009</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17738789-2971554131653271929?l=kamihaiku.blogspot.com'/></div>kami haikuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00490276380470576598kamihaiku@gmail.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17738789.post-82273523817062565742009-03-23T10:49:00.002-04:002009-03-23T10:51:43.277-04:00<p></p><br /><br /><br />workaholic<br />up bright and early,<br />the subway beggar<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I'm not a workaholic;<br />I'm a lifearexic<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">© Judy Kamilhor 2009</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17738789-8227352381706256574?l=kamihaiku.blogspot.com'/></div>kami haikuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00490276380470576598kamihaiku@gmail.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17738789.post-45351943865160225232009-03-22T12:55:00.005-04:002009-03-22T18:30:21.220-04:00<p></p><br /><br />through stained glass<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">bbbbbbb</span> a permanent congregation<br /> <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">bbbbbbbbbbb</span>watches<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">b</span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">b</span>&amp;<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">bbb</span>waits<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />wrong to doubt me<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">bbb</span>in love with you <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb</span><span style="font-style: italic;">(for cmhk)</span><br />after all these years<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">bbb</span>apart<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">bbbb</span> witness<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">bbb</span>the resurrection<br />the unfurling<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">bbb</span>of a new leaf<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">bbbbbb</span>Rite Aid line<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">bbb</span>listening<br />to "The Last Dance"<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">bbb</span>she can't help herself<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">bbbbbbbbbbbbbb</span>living<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">bbb</span>dangerously<br />past the expiration date<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">bbb</span>toothpaste<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">(these are zip versions of poems from the previous post)</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">© Judy Kamilhor 2009</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17738789-4535194386516022523?l=kamihaiku.blogspot.com'/></div>kami haikuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00490276380470576598kamihaiku@gmail.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17738789.post-30290567263010632002009-03-21T21:20:00.006-04:002009-03-22T18:31:24.447-04:00<p></p><br /><br /><br />full frontal --<br />the illusion of<br />a hospital gown<br /><br /><br /><br />stained glass<br />a permanent congregation<br />watches and waits<br /><br /><br /><br />living dangerously -<br />past the expiration date,<br />my toothpaste<br /><br /><br /><br />Face Book:<br />wasn't high school<br />bad enough<br />the first time?<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">(confession: yes, I'm on Face Book, as of a few days ago. Feel free to invite me to be a friend.)<br /><br /><br /><br /></span>Rite Aid line,<br />listening to "The Last Dance" --<br />she can't help herself<br /><br /><br /><br />regret, yes<br />but gret?<br />not yet<br /><br /><br /><br />witness the resurrection<br />the shoot of a new leaf<br /><br /><br /><br />the absence of<br />Canadian geese . . .<br />Spring ballpark<br /><br /><br /><br />you were wrong<br />to doubt me<br />still in love with you<br />after all these years<br />apart<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">(above for cmhk wherever you are)</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">© Judy Kamilhor 2009</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17738789-3029056726301063200?l=kamihaiku.blogspot.com'/></div>kami haikuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00490276380470576598kamihaiku@gmail.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17738789.post-44807511161002508862009-02-17T08:36:00.003-05:002009-02-17T08:44:01.334-05:00<p></p><br /><br />reflecting,<br />the green light<br />on the subway tiles<br /><br /><br /><br />a discarded pine tree<br />on the sidewalk --<br />lost car air freshener<br /><br /><br /><br />slime-covered pacifier<br />waiting for<br />the F train<br /><br /><br /><br />this thing called life,<br />outside my mortal ken<br />. . . and barbie<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">© Judy Kamilhor 2009</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17738789-4480751116100250886?l=kamihaiku.blogspot.com'/></div>kami haikuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00490276380470576598kamihaiku@gmail.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17738789.post-47883859538511745942009-02-01T19:10:00.001-05:002009-02-01T19:10:46.430-05:00<p></p><br /><br /><br />when the muse knocks<br />pull up your pants<br />and open the door<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">© Judy Kamilhor 2009</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17738789-4788385953851174594?l=kamihaiku.blogspot.com'/></div>kami haikuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00490276380470576598kamihaiku@gmail.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17738789.post-26730726389390857002009-02-01T19:03:00.002-05:002009-02-01T19:09:43.776-05:00<p></p><br /><br /><br /><br />yesterday's wind<br />the condo sign<br />torn in half<br /><br /><br /><br />winter morning<br />how much of this black ice<br />is actually yellow?<br /><br /><br /><br />cool breeze<br />the randomness of<br />other people's parties<br /><br /><br /><br />twilight chill<br />the baseball field<br />covered with snow<br /><br /><br /><br />pounding snow<br />a little girl<br />with a pool cue<br /><br /><br /><br />days drifting longer<br />Venus rises<br />in the evening sky<br /><br /><br /><br />evening commute<br />the bus so empty<br />I can hear the loneliness<br /><br /><br /><br />late winter evening<br />I finally bought<br />gloves<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />a spring in her step<br />thinking about<br />pitchers and catchers<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">© Judy Kamilhor 2009</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17738789-2673072638939085700?l=kamihaiku.blogspot.com'/></div>kami haikuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00490276380470576598kamihaiku@gmail.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17738789.post-39060938611041195822009-01-18T15:50:00.002-05:002009-01-18T15:53:13.188-05:00<p></p><br /><br />death --<br />backstage<br />at the magic show<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">© Judy Kamilhor 2009</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17738789-3906093861104119582?l=kamihaiku.blogspot.com'/></div>kami haiku gmailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09736077953782575055noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17738789.post-63289831631687744722009-01-11T13:01:00.001-05:002009-01-11T13:02:48.138-05:00<p></p><br />Rinse and Repeat<br /><br />the sound<br />of an alto<br />saxophone from the next<br />subway car: repeat performance<br />the sound<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">© Judy Kamilhor 2009</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17738789-6328983163168774472?l=kamihaiku.blogspot.com'/></div>kami haikuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00490276380470576598kamihaiku@gmail.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17738789.post-39024348750257253992009-01-10T14:29:00.000-05:002009-01-10T14:35:54.218-05:00<p></p><br /><br />we choose our parents<br />to learn forgiveness<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">© Judy Kamilhor 2009</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17738789-3902434875025725399?l=kamihaiku.blogspot.com'/></div>kami haikuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00490276380470576598kamihaiku@gmail.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17738789.post-86296278143245483062009-01-01T19:47:00.002-05:002009-01-01T19:58:55.204-05:00<p></p><br />the sound of an alto sax<br />from the next subway car<br />repeat performance<br /><br /><br /><br />Caught in the Crossfire of a Snow Ball Fight<br /><br />snow day --<br />all the things that<br />occur to me after<br />deciding to walk 12 blocks to<br />the train<br /><br /><br />celestial punctuation<br />. )<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">© Judy Kamilhor 2009</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/17738789-8629627814324548306?l=kamihaiku.blogspot.com'/></div>kami haikuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00490276380470576598kamihaiku@gmail.com4