Haiku / Senryu by Paul David Mena

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 restless waves
a dog buried
between cacti

debt ceiling
the games people play
in ivory towers

world travelers
unable to find
common ground

O cursed spite!
the duty
to carry on

social insecurity
retirement daydreams
in the wind

rolling on his back
for a tummy rub
descendant of wolves

class reunion
my anonymity
intact

counting down to midnight
I've already forgotten
old acquaintances

food fight
politicians
versus empty stomachs

on the playground
a pack
of feral dogs

Groundhog Day
yes I've heard
this story before

unemployed haiku poet
applying
for seasonal work

pacing myself
I pass out
on the couch

fireworks
old men praising
their own pasts

losing my train of thought
I miss my stop

closing my eyes
the muffled cries
of a little dog

haiku at 60
how many years have I worn
this broken wristwatch?

nowhere to go
I find my missing
car keys

Game of Thrones --
an empty roll
of toilet paper

moments before the alarm
my deepest sleep

lightness of being --
I clear out
my spam folder

recycling
the childhood memories
I tried to repress

haikua

Paul David Mena has been writing haiku and senryu for nearly 30 years. He is the author of various chapbooks and has had his poetry published in numerous journals over the years. He lives on Cape Cod in Massachusetts with his wife and dog and works as a Software Engineer at a prominent marine research facility.  

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