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<\/a> a holiday haiku stocking-stuffer from Schenectady . . . <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
– 2009 Schenectady Stockade Christmas Tree –<\/em> S<\/em><\/strong>chenectady, NY, a haiku hotbed? It surprised me, too, when I first realized that two highly-respected haiku poets \u2013- Hilary Tann<\/a> and Yu Chang<\/a> — were professors at Union College, right down the street from my home in Schenectady\u2019s Stockade Historic District. We each came to Schenectady years ago from distance places — Yu from Taiwan, Hilary from South Wales and myself<\/a> from an exotic place called Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n Hilary and Yu readily said yes, when I asked them a year ago to help me compile a holiday collection of “real<\/a>” haiku and senryu as our Holiday Gift to f\/k\/a<\/em>‘s readers and our “neighbors” in Schenectady and around the world.<\/p>\n H<\/strong><\/em>ere are the poems for those who would rather scroll than click.\u00a0 No matter which holidays you celebrate during this month of special days, may they be joyous for you and all your loved ones.<\/p>\n .. wintry mix – dag<\/p>\n December rain \n parting clouds \n red envelopes three generations \n Christmas snow \n red bows decorate \n \n \n Christmas Eve replacing Christmas service sitting Christmas lights ………………. by Hilary Tann<\/a><\/p>\n \n setting up the creche \u2013 \n married a decade \n Nana serves warm yule empty cookie tin — \n frontdoor ……………………….. by David Giacalone<\/a><\/p>\n \n \n New Year’s eve \n new year’s day ……………………….. yc<\/a><\/p>\n \n twelfth night – ht<\/a><\/p>\n Boxing Day drizzle — gray sky New Year\u2019s Eve \n ……………. dag<\/a><\/p>\n – click for more Christmas Season Haiku<\/a> by f\/k\/a<\/em>‘s Honored Guest Poets –<\/p>\n – find Schenectady holiday spirit in the Gazette<\/em> gallery of Stockade Doors<\/a> –<\/p>\n
\n<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n The result was “Holiday Haiku from Schenectady<\/a>” (pdf.) which has two dozen poems by the three of us, and which is formatted to be printed on two sides of a letter-size sheet and made into a tri-fold brochure<\/em>.
\n<\/em><\/p>\n<\/a> ..<\/p>\n
\nwe make a snow buddha
\nfor Santa<\/p>\n<\/a> [orig. haiga<\/a>]<\/p>\n
\na starlet
\nsheds her tears<\/p>\n
\nshe checks the Christmas lights
\none by one<\/p>\n
\nthe sound
\nof children’s laughter<\/p>\n
\npeering down a gopher hole
\nwinter solstice<\/p>\n
\nmy father’s footsteps
\nbigger than mine<\/p>\n ………… by Yu Chang<\/a><\/p>\n
\nthe\u00a0‘Closed for the Season’
\nsign<\/p>\n
\nwe share the same
\nwrapping paper<\/p>\n
\nthe paperweight –
\nanother snowstorm<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\nthe old carols
\nwith no back-beat<\/p>\n
\nwhere I sat as a child
\nI wait out the storm<\/p>\n
\nmy eye is drawn
\nto the house with none<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\nthe Baby\u2019s name
\nuttered over and over<\/p>\n
\nshe hides
\nthe mistletoe<\/p>\n
\nGrandma\u2019s recipes \u2013
\nChristmas Eve calamari<\/p>\n
\nthe ice-fishing hole
\nmostly hole<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nletting out last year’s
\nsanta suit<\/p>\n
\nto curb —
\npine needles and tinsel<\/p>\n
\na balloon
\ntied to an empty chair<\/p>\n
\na squirrel emerges
\nfrom the dumpster<\/p>\n
\na trail of pine needles
\ndown the garden path<\/p>\n
\nthe inflatable snowman
\nkeeps smiling<\/p>\n
\nall the way home
\nfrom grandma’s house<\/p>\n
\nsleet and snow–
\nthe old man takes baby steps<\/p>\n<\/a> …. from the brochure \u201cHoliday Haiku from Schenectady<\/a><\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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