Tag Archives: haiku

Remains of the Day

Posted on July 15, 2025 by John Biscello

Time, ordered to frieze, and meld its constituents– No eyewitnesses.

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Stan and Ollie

Posted on April 1, 2025 by John Biscello

(April Fool’s Day, 2025: a haiku honoring the dynamic cuckoo duo of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy.) Genius, in trespassing,has its necessary fools–Supreme gag order.

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Dictate This

Posted on April 1, 2025 by John Biscello

(April Fool’s Day 2025: a haiku honoring the Great Dictator-busting Charlie Chaplin, whose clown’s shoes left indelible footprints.) The Great Dictator?Charlie, in jest, plants his foot–No ass too big.

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Last Laugh

Posted on April 1, 2025 by John Biscello

(April Fool’s Day 2025: a haiku in honor of the Little Tramp, Sir Charles Chaplin.) Slapstick’s trinity,a monotheistic gag–Salvation’s last laugh.

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Buster

Posted on April 1, 2025 by John Biscello

(April Fool’s Day, 2025: a haiku in honor of the Great Stoneface, Buster Keaton.) The lot of the fool–a fresh bouquet of flowersdelivered too late.

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Origin Story

Posted on January 17, 2025 by John Biscello

Rending the cosmos,to midwife its own star-seed,to papoose night-bloom. (Artwork by Izumi Yokoyama)

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Turn Turn Turn

Posted on January 17, 2025 by John Biscello

Each spring they return,bound to renew small wonders–Innocent by turns. (Artwork by Izumi Yokoyama)

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Year of the Snake

Posted on January 17, 2025 by John Biscello

Night swallowing itsown tale of snake swallowingits own tail of night. (Artwork by Izumi Yokoyama)

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Seer

Posted on January 17, 2025 by John Biscello

How little they know,of her flights beyond reason–Her world, winged, widens. (Artwork by Izumi Yokoyama)

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I Don’t Wanna Work on Daddy’s Farm No More

Posted on January 17, 2025 by John Biscello

Nesting, she broodedon the future of free range–No claims to hold her. (Artwork by Izumi Yokoyama)

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