tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28331773673889933292024-03-14T00:04:31.100-05:00Bikeu & HikeuBike haikus written<br/>
by Papa Bradstein on his<br/>
daily bike commute<br/><br/>
(with additional material from MrJumbo and California Girl)<br/>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833177367388993329.post-57215363316076389812010-04-20T22:29:00.002-05:002010-04-20T22:36:14.968-05:00Trees pleaseWould you tell me please,<br />oak, pine, sycamore--which trees,<br />which ones made me sneeze?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833177367388993329.post-35466287028702991632010-04-19T12:26:00.000-05:002010-04-19T12:27:01.318-05:00countdownonly three hours of sleep<br />two wheels, one freezing headwind<br />no time now to weepUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833177367388993329.post-43698515305266706652010-04-16T09:34:00.000-05:002010-04-16T09:35:31.124-05:00RunningTires pollen yellow<br />dogwood blooms red and white to<br />CVS I go.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833177367388993329.post-78828317845825189632009-07-06T11:35:00.001-05:002009-07-06T11:36:42.826-05:00summer morningthree AM thunder<br />four thirty drizzly bike ride<br />swim then damp ride homeCaliforniaGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03903502703385135184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833177367388993329.post-40976536852093732572009-07-04T15:18:00.002-05:002009-07-04T15:20:22.696-05:00sunriseflowing freezing air<br />hypothermia threatens<br />then I ride uphillCaliforniaGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03903502703385135184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833177367388993329.post-86826739958639586082009-06-20T10:59:00.001-05:002009-06-20T11:02:24.681-05:00Sad dayWalking my Shadow<br />Remembering her cousin<br />Sympathy to allCaliforniaGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03903502703385135184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833177367388993329.post-82223596479867947992009-05-20T22:29:00.002-05:002009-05-20T22:31:56.000-05:00forces of natureunlike my cousin<br />uphill downwind homeward beats<br />upwind outward rideCaliforniaGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03903502703385135184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833177367388993329.post-76476387074235925922009-05-19T15:20:00.001-05:002009-05-19T15:23:01.388-05:00oopswhere has my mind gone<br />i made the perfect haiku<br />then it slipped awayCaliforniaGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03903502703385135184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833177367388993329.post-67242869609727118762009-04-27T10:51:00.001-05:002009-04-27T10:51:26.725-05:00Reflections on a morning rideMy bus passed by me<br />Dogwood blossom cloud hung low<br />Light stream ran to seaUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833177367388993329.post-16377804704476689332009-04-24T21:53:00.000-05:002009-04-24T21:55:47.750-05:00springturn off the ipod<br />listen to nature singing<br />walk around outsideCaliforniaGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03903502703385135184noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833177367388993329.post-22219783686907355642009-04-23T09:08:00.000-05:002009-04-23T09:09:23.209-05:00First day backLaptop in panniers<br />with clothes and shoes paid my dues<br />in full in arrearsUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833177367388993329.post-76506570780415355762009-01-07T14:49:00.001-05:002009-01-07T14:51:56.919-05:00Frustrationfour o'clock snowplow<br />leaves icy snow berm before<br />first swim class this yearCaliforniaGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03903502703385135184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833177367388993329.post-89119067085342398062008-12-09T18:07:00.001-05:002008-12-09T18:07:11.269-05:00Been meaning to test CellBeen meaning to test<br>Cell phone return character<br>For writing haiku.mrjumbohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00564375101442753257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833177367388993329.post-89981692038725821552008-12-05T15:29:00.001-05:002008-12-05T15:31:29.102-05:00early morningsole swimmer observes<br />underwater lane marks form<br />perfect reflectionsCaliforniaGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03903502703385135184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833177367388993329.post-57137942301632086352008-11-20T12:03:00.002-05:002008-11-20T12:12:30.136-05:00dark beach road4:30 fog makes<br />strangers of the shapes you know<br />black seas shush; horns lowmrjumbohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00564375101442753257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833177367388993329.post-72480689031771398582008-09-24T09:50:00.002-05:002008-09-24T09:56:32.069-05:00fasterdead wind flags hang limp<br />predawn fog draws on me to<br />beat my old best timemrjumbohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00564375101442753257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833177367388993329.post-91170124456629817682008-09-23T19:56:00.003-05:002008-09-23T20:00:11.612-05:00Air on a WireBig blow, little puff:<br />Kite breeze fights my flow outside<br />Prana pulls me homemrjumbohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00564375101442753257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833177367388993329.post-69266876720078561782008-07-09T19:43:00.001-05:002008-07-09T19:43:52.722-05:00Swimfollow the black line<br />somersault, kick off the wall<br />back to the deep endCaliforniaGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03903502703385135184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833177367388993329.post-14723336642351486972008-07-09T19:42:00.002-05:002008-07-09T19:43:17.572-05:00Ridedown the hill upwind<br />up the hill wind at my back<br />ride uphill both waysCaliforniaGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03903502703385135184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833177367388993329.post-37436868425656508492008-07-09T19:42:00.001-05:002008-07-09T19:42:55.098-05:00Rungo get my leash now<br />open the door and take me<br />to chase the squirrelsCaliforniaGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03903502703385135184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833177367388993329.post-9230799141351681732007-12-14T22:50:00.000-05:002007-12-14T22:53:34.106-05:00bury nose in snow<br />toss the head and prance away<br />hunting for snow miceCaliforniaGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03903502703385135184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833177367388993329.post-78465964418965066672007-08-13T13:15:00.000-05:002007-08-13T13:16:02.043-05:00The time a heart keepsSlow, heavy shovel swings<br />Sand and stones landing on wood<br />Silent, steady schucklingUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833177367388993329.post-69754731177136118652007-08-04T23:57:00.000-05:002007-08-04T23:59:29.620-05:00parentingdon't copy me child<br />I set a poor example<br />learn your own bad wordsCaliforniaGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03903502703385135184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833177367388993329.post-54994322654538296892007-07-28T23:31:00.000-05:002007-07-28T23:32:36.236-05:00fire seasonsmoky horizon<br />trees and homes consumed by flames<br />it could have been hereCaliforniaGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03903502703385135184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833177367388993329.post-27790284005213569672007-07-28T23:25:00.000-05:002007-07-28T23:31:13.434-05:00wildlifemama looks, crosses<br />assuming it is safe now<br />calls her spotted fawnCaliforniaGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03903502703385135184noreply@blogger.com0