Way
back in 2009, I decided to document my first (18-day) visit to Los
Angeles using haikus. These were my early attempts/practice with haiku
format; I think my later stuff is better (especially in my books), but
there are some clever turns of phrase.
I've
left out a few titles which don't really make sense here (without
knowing the details) and also left out a few of the LA haikus which
made into my first
book. Written 2009-2010
See also my haiku books.Without further ado, here are the haikus, in documentary order of occurence:
wacky patio
ipod adjuster wordsmith
closeted nudist
/
malformed songs witty
frowns voodoo clowns whore and priest
absurd dirge delight
/
crowded shopper streets
salon escape gallery
surprise monsters glee
/
Toy-Store Sweetheart
asymmetrical
hair lady check my sparkles
smile let’s mixi*bang
/
Spectre Unspectacular
makeup artist fail
children’s ploys with blasé toys
sally hatchet job
/
Moonlighting
skating funk avoid
newbies & punks blue slushee
revs up Bad Romance
/
Bad Mole / Good Nopales
mexicans gracious
table outside, puppy calm
eating cactus yum
/
Dudley Do-Right
forest fire no-nos
lasers in faux log cabin
sasquatch alcohol
/
Almost-vegan Feast
pumpkin soup and pie
seitan from scratch pumpkin sauce
but do not eat "seeds"
/
El Carmen / La Cantina
don’t mind tequila
when gazing at your shapely
eyes losing time’s track
/
Calpernia’s Coveralls Don’t Cover Much
fetish meets white trash
flannel mullets crude burlesque
star-spangled pasties
we shoot cans 4 shots
drag queens unfurl nascar flags
airbrush ink yields sweat
/
Thankscrimmage
old friends reuinite
trouble runs double grand slam
gay barfly starts fight
/
My sister is sick
Laptop infected, me too
all are ill, thoughts thick
/
palm trees make shadows
balmy afternoons relax
night chills, but brings thrills
/
ink everywhere
peeking from shirt sleeves and socks
lining books, this page
/
vegan yum cousin
visit miss kitty’s parlour
gold spikes derby fight
/
Peace w/ Fried Pickles
drama withdrawn no
faux-cheeze all veggies jackfruit
tacos calmer now
/
guns race games dancing
long wait snug she sidles in
glances exchanging
/
vamp vixen intrigue
beaded gown satan’s babe died
swordfight was highlight
/
highway holiday
some retail hostile not all
succulents store nice
Seed crafty delights
sharp dangly copper bracelet
lunch so good ate twice
/
duplicitous but
cool distortions leading to
metal dinosaurs
/
uttapam my love
cozy chaos industry
chatter mustache hands
/
Unique LA
car parts typewriter
keys other salvage or from
scratch sewn drawn soldered
fine items combined
wearable or frame-able
wallet on diet
/
Dolls Diversion
security tight
past the pat-down now revel
everything alright
dollmart zombies cute
sis with pretty entourage
we all love trouble
think i play it cool
with my crush like magnetic
filings OK fool
bout sucks attention
like a shop-vac amazing
speed grace curvy track
watching while flirting
intermittent sparks she speaks
focus divided
i hold tecates
thankful she later buys me
vegan tamale
game ends too quickly
egress chaos, float away
wishing for more play
enter club en-masque
crush exit ouch but now soused
dance no space for pique
meet skater stars flirt
sis mustache adorable
i steal legwarmer
/
Last Call
weak repetition
hangover gray we go through
motions hanging on
