senryu 4/30/13

surrounded by books
their presence eases tension--
local library


©2013-Art Belliveau

senryu 4/2913

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

©2013-Art Belliveau

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

haiku 4/27/13

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

©2013-Art Belliveau

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

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