POEM: HAIKU #201
Haiku #201
very bright sunshine,
a bouncing basketball, a
dear, dear friend has died
—kalamu ya salaam
New Orleans writer, filmmaker and educator, Kalamu ya Salaam is co-director of Students at the Center, a writing program in the New Orleans public schools. Kalamu is the moderator of neo•griot, an information blog for black writers and supporters of our literature worldwide http://kalamu.posterous.com/
Kalamu is the moderator of Breath of Life, a Black music website http://kalamu.com/bol/
Kalamu shares his creative writings on WordUp blog http://wordup.posterous.com
Kalamu also shares images of interest on SEEN • What We See blog http://seen-images.posterous.com
Kalamu can be reached at kalamu@aol.com
Haiku #201
very bright sunshine,
a bouncing basketball, a
dear, dear friend has died
—kalamu ya salaam
haiku #31
secondline sounds hoist
us high, our purple kite soars
painting a spring sky
—kalamu ya salaam
haiku #24
i leave you alone
to think about why you shouldn't
think about me/us
—kalamu ya salaam
haiku #22
a charred child smelling
smoke, you recoil from my touch
my life is burning
—kalamu ya salaam
haiku #32
tongue kissed by fat wet
tuba riffs, we create dance
bold as dried cayenne
—kalamu ya salaam
haiku #18
anesthetized by
exhaustive activity
my hurt hurts me less
—kalamu ya salaam
haiku #13
falling is minor,
full lives demand the dangers
of dream ascensions
—kalamu ya salaam
haiku #27
our laughters embrace
a bright red bandanna waved
between dancing friends
—kalamu ya salaam
haiku #20
your patient water
indelibly sculpted my stone
your touch matured me
—kalamu ya salaam
haiku #117
fish out of water
art shot from the bow of gods
we rise above self
—kalamu ya salaam
