My brother e-mailed me a pdf file of haikus by parents from the Spring 2005 issue of Brain Child. Never heard of the mag, but I like some of the haikus, so I’ll share them with you.
Need a business card
Pull out a pacifier
You’ve got my number
[i] Bernadette Noll, Austin[/i]
Graham crackers and juice.
When combined will form a paste
Stronger than Elmer’s
[i]Erica Hale, Salt Lake City[/i]
This toy should be tossed
on the floor with all the rest.
Ah, toddler feng shui
Lisa Sharkey, East Windsor, NJ
Mom, I do love you
But please don’t hug me like that
My friends will see you
[i]Marian Gormley, Falls Church, VA[/i]
I don’t want to go!
Torture device with buckle
The car seat awaits
[i] Stacy Lewis, Seattle[/i]
Sagging, deflated
Fold them up into my bra
Yes, they are my boobs
[i] Michelle Napi, Fair Lawn, NJ[/i]
Your hands, your tiny
fingers tightly close around
one of mine. I’m home.
[i]Gretchen Hess, Sacramento[/i]
No, you may not! No!
I really mean it this time!
Well, okay, I guess.
[i]Laura Mueller, Dummerston, VT[/i]
Pregnant with the third.
Horizontal parenting,
Nauseous on the couch
[i]Elizabeth Smith, Lakewood, CO[/i]
Toddler will not nap.
Too quiet, where did he go?
Asleep under chair.
[i]Barbara Dornan, Dearborn, MI[/i]
So, do we have any poet parents out there on Forumosa?