Wilderness Haiku

“These meaningless words
Complete the form of haiku
But not the spirit”

“Full moon lights the path
Promise of frost in autumn
Walking Cold Mountain”

“Hike Maine, Hike Maine, NOW!
I cannot wait for the trip.
Moose, moose everywhere.”

“Oh Lord, rancid meat
Rock my gullet. Give Biz gas.
Jerky of Ages.”

“Call Dr Kleetn
Patient hopping on one foot
Overhydration!”

“Biz-bottomed girls, you
make the rockin' world go 'round
Dunadan knows this”

“Yo' baby got back
She's swinging that thang around
While chomping jerky”

“The Big Big Bottom
You talk about your mudflaps
My girl has gottem!”

“moonlit jello pond
asks crickets a Zen koan
pond rock only laughs”

“Lost in a slumber
The draft collar doesn't stop
Jerky Aftermath”

“Hey there, Violin
Some mighty fine reading here
I know you're out there”

“Summer's cool ending
Breaking the furnace of drought
Raindrops are like grace”

“finish the housework
before thunderstorms approach
a cool river swim”

“p. s. Dunadan
the cold mountain haiku rocks
yo, i can relate”

“OMmmmmm”

“Caress of brush stroke
Ink on canvas depicts life
My mind draws a blank”

“The wind, it whispers
High in the treetops of fall
What magic it is”

“I plop my heavy pack down
what an asshole
shoulda bought a GoLite”

“flows the chill, swift stream
rocks, slippery as Astroglide
I must trust my feet”

“Winding among trees
New England burst into flame
Too many tourists”

“a Biz in the bush
is worth two in the bedroom
trust me on this one”

“Mountain sadhana
Bootprint following bootprint
The sacred practice”

“Ow, Stone bruise again.
Man, that really hurts, big time.
Lego, in the dark.”

“Come on Dunadan, I expected some references to pork or banjos or beer or cans of food or .... you get the picture.”

“Hikin' them thar hills
I'd be lonely except for
Good cousin lovin'

Cans cans everywhere
Dayhiker claims to be an
Ultralight packer

Ouch! Sh_t! F__k! G_d@m!
I hope Chili finds the trail
Bushwhacking Mirkwood

Three days, man, three days
Beautiful hike punctuated
Drinking Arky's beer”

“Nice ones!”

“LNT =
LDH. Dogs don't belong
in the backcountry.”

“Early rising moon
Stone path covered by new snow
Fire and warmth inside.”

“Moonbeams on the snow
ABBA plays on the CD
Naked I lie down”

“Elated I leap
Could it be Rainy Day Man?
Nope, it's just Phaedrus”

“Lions, tigers, trolls!
Oh my, Toto, we're not in
Kansas any more.”

“Full body slam and
Double leg lock toe holder
The Haiku tag team!”

“

AFLAC!
Aflac, aflac,
AFLAC!”

“You pimpmeister, you
You rock the world of all worlds
Crazy Mike and trolls”

“Outscored once again
Jayhawks are patient until
BASKETBALL SEASON”

“Bring on the b-ball
I am glad the Lakers lost
Lacking Wilderness?”

“Let's go canoeing.
Oh, $hit, the river is dry.
Stikmon'll do it...”

“husband strays from home
aimee gee on street corner
vice cops make arrest”

“D-d-d-dd-duuuuuuuuhhhhhh
wake up cant find trail
lost in the woods”

“life imitates art
Ashcroft has sprouted bosoms
film at eleven”

“There was an old called Jake
who had a poisonous snake
It bit his head
and now hes dead
So that was the end of Jake.”

“dEAD AND . . .
THAT'S A LIMMERICk, NOT A HAIKU.”

“Too many syllables
Oh and too many lines too
Haiku it is not”

“Free form is no form
Discipline leads to freedom
Beautiful haiku”

“Winter

The floorboards rattle;
A new order of possum,
Delivered in spring.


Autumn

That's what the leaf said
As the rain was beating down on it:
"Let it go!"


Spring

Felt someone watching me,
And then the tombstone poked through
Last year's snow.”

“Snow flurries today
dust off the cross country skis
accumulation?

White flag. The dear runs
through the woods, down the hill
walk quieter now

My thoughts stray northward
Basswood Falls, sad tragedy
Peace to you Eric

The Boundary Waters
Crooked, Moosecamp, Fourtown, Fall
Angleworm? oh no!

Urban Wilderness
Copters, sirens, buildings, grime
Got to get away”

“Scabby Pete rocks on
Haiku thread was waiting here
Until you showed up

Quetico calls out
The vision of blue water
Paddling to heaven”

“Breath like smoke today
Quick steps on trail in winter
Invigorating

Ignorant slut Fritz
Identify me with Ped?
He has more bag nights!”

“Calling all the world
Jump on the haiku wagon
Don't cost a damn dime”

“I wrote a haiku,
Whoop diddy diddy doo doo!
I wrote a haiku.”