Azami Haiku* No. I
My heart heads northward
held in Azami's backpack
sending me postcards
Azami Haiku No. II
I love Canada
because that country raised her
and sent her to us
Azami Haiku No. III
Get two drinks in me
and I'll spill all my secrets
of how she broke me
Azami Haiku No. IV
When the nighttime comes
Azami returns in dreams.
Kill me in my sleep
Azami Haiku No. V
Seen sorrow in life
but never broke down and wept
'til she left my arms
Azami Haiku No. VI
Azami's last words:
masturbate furiously
and write poetry
Azami Haiku No. VII
She makes the best dreams
holds me like a lover should:
ignorant of sins
Azami Haiku No. VIII
The smell of her hair
is what I miss most at night
unwashed, holding all
Azami Haiku No. IX
Adam left Eden
to hold Eve. With Azami,
I understand why
Azami Haiku No. X
Wraps arms around me
she kisses like an earthquake
makes my cities fall
Azami Haiku No. XI
She wore a short skirt
with nothing underneath it
gave me a passport
Azami Haiku No. XII
I never sleep nude
until she shared my bedroom
her embrace clothes me
Azami Haiku No. XIII
She bottles pure joy
spills it out when we need it
intoxicates world
Azami Haiku No. XIV
counting down the days
until she wanders back here
slips into my arms
Azami Haiku No. XV
To survive, I need:
shelter, coffee, poetry,
food, Azami's arms
Azami Haiku No. XVI
Today she called me
new city, new stories told
new poems debuted†
Azami Haiku No. XVII
Waited seven years
to find a girlfriend like her
she was worth the wait
Azami Haiku No. XVIII
Wonder which of us
more eager to hear poems,†
poet or the girl?
Azami Haiku No. XIX
When love affair ends
she sets off on a new road
I reflect in words
Azami Haiku No. XX
New boys will hold her
New girls will fill my pages
our year fades away
Azami Haiku No. XXI
I'll hold her again
though not like before. Still say,
"see, I told you so"
Azami Haiku No. XXII
She visits some nights
rides in on dreams, snuggles close,
rides out on dawn wind
Azami Haiku No. XXIII
She visits some nights
rides in on dreams, snuggles close,
rides out on dawn wind
Azami Haiku No. XXIV
What is a border?
A line? A fence? An idea?
A foe to conquer?
Azami Haiku No. XXV
My new GPS
reprogrammed to calculate
the distance to her
*Technically, these aren't haiku, but senryū, because there is no kigo (season word) nor kireji ("cutting" word), but most English speakers aren't familiar with the difference.My heart heads northward
held in Azami's backpack
sending me postcards
Azami Haiku No. II
I love Canada
because that country raised her
and sent her to us
Azami Haiku No. III
Get two drinks in me
and I'll spill all my secrets
of how she broke me
Azami Haiku No. IV
When the nighttime comes
Azami returns in dreams.
Kill me in my sleep
Azami Haiku No. V
Seen sorrow in life
but never broke down and wept
'til she left my arms
Azami Haiku No. VI
Azami's last words:
masturbate furiously
and write poetry
Azami Haiku No. VII
She makes the best dreams
holds me like a lover should:
ignorant of sins
Azami Haiku No. VIII
The smell of her hair
is what I miss most at night
unwashed, holding all
Azami Haiku No. IX
Adam left Eden
to hold Eve. With Azami,
I understand why
Azami Haiku No. X
Wraps arms around me
she kisses like an earthquake
makes my cities fall
Azami Haiku No. XI
She wore a short skirt
with nothing underneath it
gave me a passport
Azami Haiku No. XII
I never sleep nude
until she shared my bedroom
her embrace clothes me
Azami Haiku No. XIII
She bottles pure joy
spills it out when we need it
intoxicates world
Azami Haiku No. XIV
counting down the days
until she wanders back here
slips into my arms
Azami Haiku No. XV
To survive, I need:
shelter, coffee, poetry,
food, Azami's arms
Azami Haiku No. XVI
Today she called me
new city, new stories told
new poems debuted†
Azami Haiku No. XVII
Waited seven years
to find a girlfriend like her
she was worth the wait
Azami Haiku No. XVIII
Wonder which of us
more eager to hear poems,†
poet or the girl?
Azami Haiku No. XIX
When love affair ends
she sets off on a new road
I reflect in words
Azami Haiku No. XX
New boys will hold her
New girls will fill my pages
our year fades away
Azami Haiku No. XXI
I'll hold her again
though not like before. Still say,
"see, I told you so"
Azami Haiku No. XXII
She visits some nights
rides in on dreams, snuggles close,
rides out on dawn wind
Azami Haiku No. XXIII
She visits some nights
rides in on dreams, snuggles close,
rides out on dawn wind
Azami Haiku No. XXIV
What is a border?
A line? A fence? An idea?
A foe to conquer?
Azami Haiku No. XXV
My new GPS
reprogrammed to calculate
the distance to her
†I usually speak "poem" as a single syllable /poʊm/, but write it to be pronounced as a two syllable /ˈpoʊ̯ əm/
hehe, number 6 made me giggle and like Azami more.
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