Sketchbook  Food Haiku Thread November 2007

 

Fit For Feasting For November 2007 the theme of the monthly haiku thread is food. Writers may post an unlimited number of haiku to the food  thread. Subject Line: November food haiku thread. To: foodhaikuthreadeditor@poetrywriting.org Deadline: Midnight Sunday, November 25, 2007 FOOD!!!! holiday food...vegetarian food, be creative!  Think ethnic foods. Perhaps readers will get good ideas for November and December Holiday snacks. Haiku received will be posted on-line at: November 2007 FOOD haiku thread the red-tailed squirrel plants a Spring garden— walnut harvest j. daleiden The Sketchbook editors will select their Monthly Haiku Choice from this thread for publication in the November 30, 2007 Sketchbook.   Editor's Choices    Karina Klesko's Choices                     John Daleiden's Choices

 

Fit For Feasting Haiku Thread   the red-tailed squirrel plants a Spring garden— walnut harvest # 01. john daleiden, US     beans n' bacon the little boy's grin . . . feeding the dog # 02. karina Klesko, US     A restaurant buffet-style— we're stuffed again. # 03 Zhanna P. Rader, US     all natural food served plastic flowers in the shops windows # 04. Shanna Baldwin Moore, US     Just a potato, carrot, red pepper, courgette. My broken magimix. # 05. Sally Evans, UK     spaghetti bolognese— i sip cooking wine finger dishevelled hair Blithe Spirit September 2001 # 06. Alan Summers, UK     Lemon creme brulee— a sylph-like ballerina only smells it. # 07. Zhanna P. Rader, US     ripe avocados— I carve the moon's phases with a penknife # 08. Hortensia Anderson, US     hunters moon a mandarin soaked in brandy # 09. Trish Shields, CA     robin red breast feasting in autumn rain the early bird # 10. john daleiden, US     Our favourite cookery books. Flowers and fruit, ingins. A cat waits for milk. Ingins is a Scottish pronunciation of onions. # 11. Sally Evans, UK     peeling onions tear after tear ........ my divorce now final # 12. Karina Klesko, US     two crows eating skunk taking turns pulling off red strips— roadside diner # 13. Michael Kleiza, CA     Thanksgiving dinner— the zipper on my skirt breaks apart. # 14. Zhanna P. Rader, US     the bread machine works overtime new realtor # 15. Trish Shields, CA     I burn my tongue, I cut my finger— dinner's ready! # 16. Zhanna P. Rader, US     at the dumpster an old woman with no teeth over ripe bannanas # 17. john daleiden, US     Our favourite cookery books. Flowers and fruit, ingins. A cat waits for milk. # 18. Sally Evans, UK     New-Year feast— loosening my belt by one hole. # 19. Zhanna P. Rader, US     within one hundred days of Christmas and dinner with no pastelles!! # 20. gillena cox, TT     pigs munch fresh peelings humans waste # 21. Karen O'Leary, US     Holidays— after the feast, we lie bellies up. # 22. Zhanna P. Rader, US     stolen cherries she keeps washing red-stained hands # 23. Hortensia Anderson, US     the scent of apple slices falling maple leaves # 24. Trish Shields, CA     rows of red peppers in the farmer's market— a sharp autumn wind # 25. Hortensia Anderson, US     coming home more tired than hungry— who ate all those crisps? # 26. Sally Evans, UK     fruit cake wrapped in cheese cloth harvest moon # 27. Trish Shields, CA     september sunset— red, green and yellow apples match the fallen leaves # 28. Hortensia Anderson, US     thanksgiving stuffed yet still hungry for mother's stuffing # 29. Judith Gorgone, US     Teaching my kids how to bake pies—even the cat is covered with flour. # 30. Zhanna P. Rader, US     autumn frost making plum jelly keeps the kitchen warm # 31. Sally Evans, UK     Burning my tongue, cutting my finger— dinner's ready! # 32. Zhanna P. Rader, US     potato curls with garlic spread afternoon facial # 33. Trish Shields, CA     bitter winter— sweetness of maple syrup poured over snowballs # 34. Hortensia Anderson, US     curdled cream his anger has baby up all night # 35. Trish Shields, CA     Cooking, she sprinkles some lime zest on the fish: a way to his heart. # 36. Zhanna P. Rader, US     Bailey's Irish Cream swirriled over strawberries ah—relief from sun # 37. john daleiden, US     Making a salad— the dog stuffs down my cutlets, my fish gets burned. # 38. Zhanna P. Rader     sunrise on the farm— the curve of fresh-laid eggs in wicker baskets # 39. Hortensia Anderson, US     hickory flavoured garlic on the shelf since last week # 40. Sally Evans, UK     Halloween— guessing which candies gave me hives. # 41. Zhanna P. Rader, US     thanksgiving dinner— together savoring a full moon # 42. Judith Gorgone, US     Steaming tea for two— a lemon slice of a moon outside the window. # 43. Zhanna P. Rader, US     sharing out chocolate squares three kids # 44. Sally Evans, UK     Poppy-seed roll. A child: "Mama, look, a freckled bun!" # 45. Zhanna P. Rader, US     two crows eating skunk side order of raccoon eyes— hold the hashbrowns # 46. Michael Kleiza, CA     talking about life between us a bowl of cherries # 47. Hortensia Anderson, US     Stewing red cabbage—surprise! blue soup. # 48. Zhanna P. Rader, US     sushi tray, abalone and ginger envelopes # 49. Sally Evans, UK     Yams only by name sweet potatoes on a plate "spike", the game clock stops # 50. Tammy Lynn Whisman, US     Feeding orange segments to each other, newlyweds. # 51. Zhanna P. Rader, US     two crows eating skunk Sunday road-kill brunch— come as you are # 52. Michael Kleiza, CA     at midnight raiding the refrigerator cold turkey # 53. john daleiden     Proving his love: the youth eats a whole lemon without cringing. # 54. Zhanna P. Rader     first taste of summer— clusters of sweet green grapes on a blue glass plate # 55. Hortensia Anderson     celebrating an abundant harvest roast turkey # 56. john daleiden     Holiday dinner— my belt cuts sharply into my belly. # 57. Zhanna P. Rader