Eden

9 seconds haikus at odd intervals (work in progress) 

Writing down a few words in the form of haikus when stopping for a 9 seconds break

2009.12.08.  

12h15

I am looking outside
At strangers in the subway
You seeing active

I am looking inside
At a blond woman writing
Being seeing me

12h35

Late for 9 seconds
Counting on my fingers
Memorizing  it

12h50

And late again late
Unconscious once more again
Waking up at last

13h07

Missed again oh yes
Just like me to worry so
Doing it just right

13h25

Better let it go
Am I late or too early?
Laughing at myself

13h35

I missed one more time
It's all I can think about
That I do blank out


13h43

On the watch this time
To catch the exact moment
Tense as a wild cat

13h47

So I miss again
Here in Vasco da Gama
My favorite place

13h50

On the watch once more
To catch 9 seconds at two
And right on the spot

13h51

Waiting waiting still
As I add a cloud of milk
To my Earl Gray Tea

13h55

Five minutes to two
But will I make it?
Looking at Peel Street

13h56

And peeling layers
Of thoughts and cares
As I count silly syllables

13h57

Still this is a miracle
Wondering what might happen
Fado music on


14h00

Hearing listening 
At the portuguese lyrics
At exactly two

14h02

Caught the sound oi
Which in Japan does mean yes
Saying yes we can

14h04

Did it! Yes it worked
For almost 10 minutes
Now there is a break

14h08

Asking for more milk
Another cloud is needed
I hear them talking


14h10

Which is which, Spanish?
With a Portuguese accent?
No, I can't decide

14h14

This will be the last
For now at least it will be
I have to go back

16h00

I'm walking downtown
Montreal is dark at four
With bright Christmas lights

19h30

Grilled fennel and cod
Eating out with my best friend
Moved by the movie

2009.12.09. 

08.44

Snowstorm in RL
Floating as in a white cloud
Without my glasses

11h59

A guardian shares
Clairaudience of a gecko
Ethereal song

I feel the goosebumps
As the madrigal goes on
About superchords

13h40

Strange how one forgets
How it feels to walk in blizzard
Blinded by the snow

Winter wonderland
Being aware of being
On icy sidewalks

13h45

To bring a kleenex
From now on when going out
On my to-do list

One is not willing
To use her pink kashmir shawl
As an handkerchief

13h47

Mount-Royal station
Healthy cheeks for everyone
Winter has arrived

14h05

The subway breaks down
On my way to my meeting
I'm bound to be late

Do not worry child
You are not a child, are you?
Just take it lightly

Do take a deep breath
Write down a couple haikus
Be still and quiet

The gecko comes back
He's nagging from the nagual
What is his lesson?

15h40

A burly man sings
Loud to himself on Guy street
A midnight mass song

I catch a few words
Il sait porter sa croix
It carries deep meaning


later

A green-eyed woman
Pretty as an avatar
Riding the subway

much later

Something has shifted
Seems the pestering gecko
Was someone in pain

 

2009.12.09.

Shoveling snow
Emailing A.I.E.Q.
All day in Real Life

 

23h34

Pestering gecko
Back as little girl alt
Play as Being rude

 

2009.12.11.

 

Pale blue skies white clouds
Cello playing in my ears
On the first cold day

 

2009.12.12.

 

Papa is crying
At a cousin's funeral
He misses maman

 

Where are the dead gone?
The Guadalupe Virgin
Still smiles in her room

 

2009.12.14.

 

Outside at midnight
The cat threads into the snow
On her gentle paws

Purring on your heart
Nat-cat looks like a lion
And I love you both

Taking a shower
White-lily scent on my hair
Aware of being

 

2009.12.15.

In the silent dawn
Your warm arm around me
I fall back to sleep

 

10h56

Play as being rushed
Conscious and self-conscious both
Icestorm on the brink

12h00

Church bells are pealing
Walking in City of Snow 
It means it is noon

 

Repeating the lines
Logging into memory 
In step with the count

12h20

Subway ride downtown
Twenty-five minutes to write 
It is twelve twenty

Taking a deep breath
Catching 9 seconds of time
Voices around chat

 

12h27

Loud MP3 on
Red-haired pierced-nose as neighbour
My avatar's twin

12h29

Hot in winter clothes
Writing down snippets of me
Connecting with Self

 

12h30

People are looking
Should let go of fingers counts
Write bars on paper

12h34

Weird pipe sound
Reminds me of sarin gaz
Moment of pure fear

12h36

Holding breath a while
As claustrophobia kicks in
And then fades away

12h40

Six minutes to wait
Missed connecting subway
Contemplating void

12h41

Huge advertisement
With cute puppies in boxes
To sell a cell phone

12h45

Poet's luck I guess
As I get to sit again
On the ride to Peel

 

Would like to capture
The dancing step we used
To both sit graciously

 

The reading lady
Absorbed in her book and I
As we board the car

 

around 4h30

Baked goods, flowers
Gift wrappings, notebooks
Loaded, I can't write

 

My balancing act
In fast-moving subway
Fills with 9 seconds

2009.12.15.

00h39

 

As I'm typing this 
I gasp: I left the flowers
On the letterbox

Minus zero C
Guess I'll have frozen roses
For breakfast, and tea

 

2009.12.16.

07h40 (moment of typing the haiku)

With loving kindness
Zen broke the ice and we talked
Pushing through silence