
This photo has already been accompanied by two different haiku, but none that would - in my opinion - stand on its own without the photo. The first - intended as the haiku portion of a sort of photo-haiga - was:
Boston Common
even a swing musician
has to sleep
Even though I still chuckle when I read it, I can't help but think that this is more of an explanation of the photo than a complement to it. The second was the final link (ageku) of the renku "walking blues", recently published in the web journal "Simply Haiku":
deep sigh
a roll of dice
As is typical of renku, this is more of a "link and shift" from the photo than it is a companion haiku. Ideally I would like to write a haiku that captures the moment in parallel with the photo, something that seems elusive at the moment...
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In lieu of sleep, I wrote these possibilities on the train this morning:
the morning after --
Zoot Suit Riot
sleeps in the park
dance all night
sleep all day
The Blues is good!
I'll keep on trying...
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