Haiku Lunchbox

noreply@blogger.com (Haiku Lunchbox) — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 02:39:00 +0000

Briny jewels beckon —
Fatty flesh flirts with the tongue.
Earth and sea dancing

— 4.11.2012, Marseille

Crowned in sweet icing

noreply@blogger.com (Haiku Lunchbox) — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 16:34:00 +0000

Crowned in sweet icing,
Fairy of the bakery
Taunts the dense rye loaves

— 9.25.2010, Copenhagen, Denmark

Languid late summer

noreply@blogger.com (Haiku Lunchbox) — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 01:19:00 +0000

Languid late summer
Dark plums calling from the bin —
So sweet and so cool

— 8.18.2009, Manhattan

Green garlic slithers

noreply@blogger.com (Haiku Lunchbox) — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 01:19:00 +0000

Green garlic slithers
Smoothly through the market stall
Sharp bite in its skin

— 8.02.2010, Manhattan

Thanks to the ripe peach

noreply@blogger.com (Haiku Lunchbox) — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:45:00 +0000

Thanks to the ripe peach —
It wraps the soft summer days
In its fuzzy coat

— 7.14.2010, Manhattan

Big beauties parade

noreply@blogger.com (Haiku Lunchbox) — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 14:28:00 +0000

Big beauties parade
Through the Sunday market stall
Rosy from the sun

— 7.5.2010, Manhattan

Picked straight from the field

noreply@blogger.com (Haiku Lunchbox) — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 19:37:00 +0000

Picked straight from the field,
Each new pea is volatile —
Sweet green crack snap pop!

— 6.27.2010, Aquebogue, New York

Fresh berries and cream

noreply@blogger.com (Haiku Lunchbox) — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 01:19:00 +0000

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Fresh berries and cream —
No chef in the world creates
Such a pure pleasure

— 6.8.2010, Brooklyn

Cool packets of juice

noreply@blogger.com (Haiku Lunchbox) — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 02:26:00 +0000

Cool packets of juice
Slip between these damp fingers —
Sugar on my tongue

— 6.01.2010, Brooklyn

Reaching quietly

noreply@blogger.com (Haiku Lunchbox) — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 13:08:00 +0000

Reaching quietly,
The seedling pursues sunlight
with dogged desire

— 4.18.2010, Manhattan

These small works of art

noreply@blogger.com (Haiku Lunchbox) — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:09:00 +0000

These small works of art
Tangy flavor, downy rind —
The work of millions

— 3.03.2009, Pine Planes, New York

A pastry to share

noreply@blogger.com (Haiku Lunchbox) — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:35:00 +0000

A pastry to share
While in the park the birdsong
Chases down the chill

— 2.12.2010, Minneapolis

We both recognize

noreply@blogger.com (Haiku Lunchbox) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 02:51:00 +0000

We both recognize
Hidden behind our scarred skins
Lies sweetness and joy

— 2.04.2010, Manhattan

In darkest winter

noreply@blogger.com (Haiku Lunchbox) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:51:00 +0000

In darkest winter,
Only the Meyer lemon
remembers the sun

— 1.26.2010, Manhattan

Shake off your cold coat

noreply@blogger.com (Haiku Lunchbox) — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:14:00 +0000

Shake off your cold coat
Slide into this seat, old friend —
We'll get hot coffee

— 1.18.2010, Manhattan

Sticky-sweet pastry

noreply@blogger.com (Haiku Lunchbox) — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 13:58:00 +0000

Sticky-sweet pastry,
I know you dream of hot tea —
I'll play matchmaker

— 1.10.2010, Les Eyzies, France

Warm from the oven

noreply@blogger.com (Haiku Lunchbox) — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 00:14:00 +0000

Warm from the oven
Peeled beets wiggle from my hands,
Slick as fat puppies

— 1.02.2010, Brooklyn

I transform seasons

noreply@blogger.com (Haiku Lunchbox) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:57:00 +0000

I transform seasons
With a crooked candy wand:
Mouth full of winter

— 12.23.2009, Manhattan

Strange creatures are we

noreply@blogger.com (Haiku Lunchbox) — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:48:00 +0000

Strange creatures are we
Who make the ginger man smile
Then bite off his head

— 12.18.2009, Queens

Soaked, stiff as the street

noreply@blogger.com (Haiku Lunchbox) — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:19:00 +0000

Soaked, stiff as the street
Lips and limbs return to life
With hot chocolate

— 12.14.2009, Manhattan

Peeling sweet citrus

noreply@blogger.com (Haiku Lunchbox) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:51:00 +0000

Peeling sweet citrus,
It seems an ugly offense
To ponder peaches

— 12.10.2009, Brooklyn

The cheese tells its tale

noreply@blogger.com (Haiku Lunchbox) — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 03:03:00 +0000

The cheese tells its tale
Of bygone grass and sunshine
In a bleating voice

— 12.8.2009, Manhattan

They talk of truffles

noreply@blogger.com (Haiku Lunchbox) — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:42:00 +0000

They talk of truffles
in dank, musky terms, despite
such splendor within

— 12.04.2009, Manhattan

As she turns away

noreply@blogger.com (Haiku Lunchbox) — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:59:00 +0000

As she turns away,
The child's curious finger
Dimples her pancake

— 11.29.2009, San Francisco

Strange beauty, you hum

noreply@blogger.com (Haiku Lunchbox) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:23:00 +0000

Strange beauty, you hum
The songs of long-gone meadows
Where time forgot you

— 11.23.2009, Brooklyn