2004-9

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September, </B></I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Tempus Sans ITC" ><I><B>2004</B></I></FONT></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="479" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 289 WIDTH="234"><div> remembering</div> <div> cookies and milk--</div> <div> a mother sobs</div> <bR> <div> Labor Day--</div> <div> from suburban patios</div> <div> smoke signals</div> <bR> <div> sidewalk café--</div> <div> he toasts himself</div> <div> with her empty glass</div> <bR> <div> winter mooring-- </div> <div> swans replace</div> <div> sailboats</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="234"><div> dog days--</div> <div> a chorus of crickets</div> <div> each night</div> <bR> <div> winter sky--</div> <div> an empty bird nest</div> <div> in the neighbor's tree</div> <bR> <div> nature walk--</div> <div> behind the trilliums</div> <div> a rusty beer can</div> <bR> <div> after midnight--     </div> <div> the frog's song </div> <div> still off key</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <B>_September Senryu_</B></div> <div> glaucoma</div> <div> so now she reads and</div> <div> writes his haiku</div> <div>    <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#111111" FACE="Tahoma" >nature walk</FONT></div> <div>    not quite hidden by the bush</div> <div>    a tourist pees</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>  </B><A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Owens Haiku"><U><B><IMG SRC="03b0e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT=" " ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B>  </B></div> <div> <B> </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Tempus Sans ITC" ><B>Back to Owen  </B></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="id45.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="20047"><U><B><IMG SRC="02f0e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT="previous" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B>Last Month                                        Nov-04</B><A HREF="id47.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="200411"><U><B><IMG SRC="0300e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT=" " ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <div> <B> Last Year</B></div> <div> <B> </B><A HREF="id36.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="20031"><U><B><IMG SRC="03e0e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT=" " ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B> </B></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=382 BGCOLOR="#FFCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0aa8dfc3.png"> <div> <I><B>Haiku - </B></I><I><B>October, </B></I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#006600" FACE="Tempus Sans ITC" ><I><B>2004</B></I></FONT></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="479" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 280 ><NOBR><div> he sleeps --</div> <div> a book of haiku on the floor</div> <div> beside his chair</div> <bR> <div> no moon --</div> <div> lightning bugs fly</div> <div> from star to star</div> <bR> <div> equinox</div> <div> the oak's last leaf  </div> <div> spins to the ground</div> <bR> <div> autumn sounds</div> <div> his hammer</div> <div> her knitting</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> he wakes --</div> <div>   shoved out the door</div> <div>   into life</div> <bR> <div>   wading pool --</div> <div>   a child's finger turns</div> <div>   the half-moon to full</div> <bR> <div>   3:00 AM</div> <div>   the streetlight shines</div> <div>   on stillness</div> <bR> <div>   fried green tomatoes--</div> <div>   one last game of solitaire</div> <div>   before bed</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>_October Senryu_</B></div> <div>      three moons--</div> <div>      a broken window</div> <div>      or new galaxy</div> <div>  attic trunk</div> <div>  grandmother's life</div> <div>  in sepia squares</div> <div>   </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>  </B><B> </B><A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Owens Haiku"><U><B><IMG SRC="03b0e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT=" " ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B>  </B></div> <div> <B> B</B><B>ack to Owen  </B></div> <div> <A HREF="id45.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="20047"><U><B><IMG SRC="02f0e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT="previous" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B>Last Month                                        Nov-04</B><A HREF="id47.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="200411"><U><B><IMG SRC="0300e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT=" " ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <div> <B> Last Year</B></div> <div> <B> </B><A HREF="id36.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="20031"><U><B><IMG SRC="03e0e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT=" " ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B> </B></div> </td> </tr></table></body>