I write a haiku every Tuesday and post it on Facebook, inviting friends to play along by adding their own Haiku Tuesday poem. These Tuesday haikus are always in the 5-7-5 syllable form, because when I stray, followers take notice and are not too shy to let me know. Contemporary English-language haiku does not tie itself to this structure, but is image-based and straightforward, often with an ironic twist.

Most of the published poems linked below are not written in the 5-7-5 form. Theoretically, the poems about nature are considered haikus, while those about human foibles. Mine tend to lean toward human nature. These are a mix.

coffee cake Haikuniverse

maintaining Haikuniverse

Selective Your Daily Poem

Whirlwind Your Daily Poem

trick-or-treaters asleep  Haikuniverse

leaf blowers roar Haikuniverse

attic steps Haikuniverse

bona fide poets Sappho’s Torque

foliage Haikuniverse

park swings Haikuniverse

fake teeth Haikuniverse

outside bridal shower Haikuniverse

no honeymoon phase Haikuniverse

me looking at me Haikuniverse

dilapidated fence Haikuniverse