Greenfield dude's belly
Blocks morning sun while he grabs
the curb-thrown news
Bike Commuter Haiku or
Write a haiku based on your daily commute.
(try to keep it positive, or at least funny).
Flying down the hills
Hey, they filled in that pothole!
Time for the rest now?
Rub eyes and stop clock.
Sun's not up yet, why am I?
Pedal slow at first.
where is doctor sprite?
she has been writing haikus
ev'ry day this week.
riding down walnut -
garbage truck blocking all cars
laughed as i squeezed past!
So, how does it feel?
To pass me, and then get stopped
At that red light there.
suburbia sleeps
I serenade them, zoom zoom!
geese are mean critics
Set out while still dark
Lit up like a Christmas Tree
Watch sunrise from bridge
Leave work around 4
Avoid most of rush hour
Can't avoid short bus.
Ominous rubbing
Squeaking, Clicking, My bike asks
For what I know not.
Crawling up the hill
Smile at biker coming down
Really think, "asshole"
ross street, northbound, i
refuse to be doored by cops.
donuts precede me.
My bike is Mocking
The Rain falls wet and Chilly
Come and Play with Me
dressed for rain, wind, cold,
but it's not, so I'm basting
riding, wet, happy.
Sick, I drive to work,
Coughing up foul lung butter.
My bike sits forlorn.
up and down the hills
see good and bad of Pittsburgh
view is the reward
O, Hot Metal Bridge!
Hard to say which I love more
Your name, or your view
Bike on the bus rack
Snoozing soundly while I move
Busway speeds me along
I have learned to brave
the scary West End Circle.
Yay two-wheeled commute!
Neoprene socks - ON!
Gearing up for wet ride home.
But, how to remove?
elevation loss
to begin my ride to work
reverse that later
headwind in morning
inexplicably same
afternoon, what the.....
Chilly day today.
My legs hurt as I pedal.
Squeaky, need some oil.
1.
Frogs sploosh in the puddle
I pass as I ride the trail
Biking noiselessly
2.
Will I meet a skunk?
It's dark as I bike along
I cannot see what's there
3.
I look like a geek
Orange vest, blinkies, and big light
Safety trumps fashion
4.
Staircase in front of me
I haul the bike up the steps
Cars can't hit me here
5.
Puffing, out of breath
FedEx hill will kill me yet
Wish I had third ring
Happy Birthday to me
My Bike is Done, Tools are New
Time For me to RIDE
Riding into work
I make haiku the whole time
I am such a nerd.
ha!
me, too.
I don't have my bike today but I have a commute haiku anyway.
This man's sprawling bags
Prove T driver just hates bikes.
"Keep aisles clear" my foot.
driving car to megastore
wish I was on my bike
yippee for trial completion
don't commute the GAP
trees, river, trains, flat clear trails,
must. play. hookey.
I take the bus home.
The stop is right near my school.
I ride fifty feet.
Fall biking road cruft:
Ginkgo balls amongst leaf muck
Slippy stinky mess
Driver cuts me off
"I will kill you in your sleep"
I say to myself
Margaret Morrison
At the bottom of Forbes hill
Light is never green
first morning below
fifty degrees. head winds make
me check for brake rub
please dont rain on me!
im almost there, please dont rain...
oh god, please dont rain!
My spaghetti legs
won't get me to the hill top.
Where is that damn bus?
I'm the greatest cyclist in the world
that's a fact.
you saw me crash over my handlebars?
well..... I meant to do that!
5
7
5
= haiku
^ sorry its my first haiku
Five syllables, then
seven, then five, makes a fine
chunk o' poetry.
At first I was think "I'm so clever". Haiku fail
Just because your poem was funny doesn't mean that its haiku.
Back to the drawing board, you!
@reddan that's a great tutorial there!
haiku writing is
great distraction from pizza.
syllables, not pie!
The various transit geeks around the country are posting haiku on Twitter right now with the hashtag #transpohaiku. I posted my first entry, above, as one contribution.