29 April 2013

senryu 4/2913

as the day closes
the hum of the dishwasher
is my lullabye

©2013-Art Belliveau

28 April 2013

senryu #4 4/28/13

"Pull my finger, kid!"
"I'm not falling for that one!"
It didn't matter...

©2013-Art Belliveau

Summer Cold

A summer cold is just the worst,
Because no matter how well it's nursed,
I'm not just sick, I feel like a fool--
For wasting this cold--I should have saved it for school!

©2013-Art Belliveau

senryu #3 4/28/13

a frog's been stepped on--
on second thought, that's not right--
just me, breaking wind...

©2013-Art Belliveau

senryu #2 4/28/23

just passed the exit
next one's fifty miles away--
now i have to poop...

©2013-Art Belliveau

senryu #1 4/28/13

sometimes it seems like
all i ever do on here
is talk to myself

©2013-Art Belliveau

27 April 2013

haiku 4/27/13

a trickle begins
swells into a raging flood--
sweet morning birdsong

©2013-Art Belliveau

26 April 2013

senryu 4/26/13

Friday's almost done
everyone waits for the bell--
teachers most of all

©2013-Art Belliveau

senryu 4/25/13

constantly talking
no one can hear instructions--
test day will be rough

©2013-Art Belliveau

senryu 4/24/13

half-empty classroom
you would think there'd be less noise--
not in middle school

©2013-Art Belliveau

2 senryu 4/23/13

frustration builds up--
pressure pounds inside my head--
soon, the explosion...

©2013-Art Belliveau


they never listen
hints given are plain ignored--
then they act surprised

©2013-Art Belliveau

senryu 4/22/13

Monday morning dawns--
before the alarm clock blares
I am already late

©2013-Art Belliveau

haiku 4/21/13

the bird kept trying
to join mass through the window--
cardinal, of course...

©2013-Art Belliveau

shadorma 4/20/13

April showers
wind lashing the rain
vertic'ly
'neath awnings
soaking running students through
as they scream to class

©2013-Art Belliveau

haiku 4/19/13

unlikely spring heat
temporarily cooled off
by April showers

©2013-Art Belliveau

senryu 4/18/13

you entered my heart
like an effortless burglar--
took it for your own

©2013-Art Belliveau

17 April 2013

senryu 4/17/13

in a silent house
immobile in a blue chair
i feel time flow past

©2013-Art Belliveau

senryu 4/16/13

as the weather warms
and "the sap begins to rise"--
middle school goes nuts

©2013-Art Belliveau

senryu 4/15/13

pecking a steel plate,
a woodpecker won't get far--
i try to teach class

©2013-Art Belliveau

senryu 4/14/13

alone in the dark
body clothed, but soul naked--
my eyes fill with tears

©2013-Art Belliveau

senryu 4/13/13

i wait for the poem
in the early morning hour--
dawn comes again soon

©2013-Art Belliveau

senryu 4/12/13

during stormy times
i always find in your arms
my safe, calm harbor

©2013-Art Belliveau

senryu 4/11/13

at night, i reach out
my hand groping to find you--
so i'll know all's well

©2013-Art Belliveau

11 April 2013

cherita 4/10/13

another sleepless night

as the stars dance overhead
and the wind whoops it up outside my window

snug in bed
under the covers
i read another book

©2013-Art Belliveau

senryu 4/09/13

another test comes
one more straw on the camel--
how soon till it breaks?

©2013-Art Belliveau

10 April 2013

The Nameless Stars

I look up at the stars,
And I see them twinkle there.
I don't know the constellations,
Truth be told, I just don't care.

I don't need to know them,
To enjoy their beauty bright.
Sometimes I lay out on the grass,
And stare at them all night.

Then as the dawn begins to break,
As brightness fills the sky,
Quietly I go to bed,
Bidding my nameless friends, "Good-bye."

©2013-Art Belliveau

07 April 2013

drum circle

RUM-tum-tum-tum-TUM-tum
RUM-tum-tum-tum-TUM-tum

sitting in the drum circle
surrounded by unknown friends

RUM-tum-tum-tum-TUM-tum
RUM-tum-tum-tum-TUM-tum

participating in the rhythm
of the beat that never ends

RUM-tum-tum-tum-TUM-tum
RUM-tum-tum-tum-TUM-tum

feeling cares and worries
lessen with the beat

RUM-tum-tum-tum-TUM-tum
RUM-tum-tum-tum-TUM-tum

as the rhythms rise up to the skies
from the people in the street

RUM-tum-tum-tum-TUM-tum
RUM-tum-tum-tum-TUM-tum

©2013-Art Belliveau

06 April 2013

Not Quite the Last Minute

I brought my papers to Mr. Green's desk,
The pile was three feet high.
Mr. Green turned red, his jaw hit the floor,
He croaked out a strangled, "Why?"
I told I needed to bring up my grade,
Improve that F to an A.
I don't understand why he's so darn upset,
After all, tomorrow's the last day.

©2013-Art Belliveau

05 April 2013

Yawning Trouble 4/05/13

My head's on my chin, precariously propped,
When I feel it coming--it can't be stopped.
It builds up deep inside my chest,
Cause all I want to do is rest.
The teacher is droning on and on.
Here it is--a ginormous YAWN!!!
It starts out quiet, but soon gets loud,
And really starts to draw a crowd.
The kids in the class all turn around,
At that intake of breath and sighing sound.
The teacher just glares from up at the board.
But, hey, I'm improving, last time I snored.

©2013-Art Belliveau

senryu 4/04/13 (sorry it's late)

hello, my old friend
insomnia's here again--
can't say i've missed you


©2013-Art Belliveau

03 April 2013

splash of color

a washed out world
grey clouds leaching
vibrant spring colors
from the new grass and
fresh flowers

out the kitchen window
a cardinal in the back yard
scarlet plumage shining
radiating life

©2013-Art Belliveau

02 April 2013

senryu

i try to teach you
breach the cool indifference--
you don’t even know

©2013-Art Belliveau

01 April 2013

spring cleaning

spring afternoon
two weeks after the hailstorm
that decimated the
bushes out back and the
trees out front
i remember the smell
of fresh pine thick in the air
right after the icy deluge
warmish, but winterish
with the iceballs piled
so thick and high
i grab the rake today
and start to clear away
the halo of dead twigs and branches
in the grass
as supper cooks inside

©2013-Art Belliveau

senryu 4/01/13

i have decided
no NaPoWriMo this year...
Ha, ha! April Fools!!!!!

©2013-Art Belliveau