My love, J.
I remember when
I had a class every day
with her. Uh, spoon fork.
Honorable Mention
spork
feel the rhythm of
the spork: its pulsating beat
drowns out depression.
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My trip to Magic Spoon Land
I saw big spoons, and
I saw bigger spoons, and then
I returned to home.
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like certain types of forks, my life has three prongs
the prong of evil,
the prong of enduring love,
and then there’s a third.
Other Notable Haikus
Why a butter knife is better than a steak knife
One: Cute oblong shape.
Two: Less likely to cut you.
Three: Meat is evil.
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seeing red
"Watch out, ma'am, that's sharp."
As if I couldn't see that.
Got a tourniquet?
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the salad fork from hell
deemed deformed, the fork
falls from hell’s roof - fated from
shalom to shalom.
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why i eat my orange slices with a fork
i love the spit of
oranges, the taste of their sweet
dribble on my face.
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Och, a fork
Och, a fork. A use-
ful tool, it is. Lads, use your
forks wisely. Not knives.
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Flatten
It is certainly
easier to straighten out
a fork than a spoon.
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a poignant trip to the clearance bin
all these forks, spoons, knives
valued at half their true worth.
oh why, k-mart, why?
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My Mailbox
Plate as a hinged door,
cookie sheets on all four sides,
and fork as a flag.
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Innocence
I believe we should
throw away all guns and bombs
and have some yogart.
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Ice Cream Scoop in the Year 2075
It runs on robot
legs to the freezer. Too bad
it can’t reach the door.
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Failure
I tried to puncture
my soul with a kitchen knife
but hit my liver.
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setting the table
first arrange the plate,
then a fork on the right, then
curse your languid spouse.
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How Charles Nelson Reilly eats a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup
"I cut it in fourths,
eat one piece with a fork, and
quit. I’m dieting."