late show on TV —
I finish cleaning up
for the cleaning lady
Published by
Michael Dylan Welch
Michael Dylan Welch served two terms as poet laureate of Redmond, Washington, where he has curated monthly SoulFood Poetry Night readings since 2006 and was president of the Redmond Association of Spokenword for more than 15 years. His books include True Colour, a collection of solo rengay, and Seven Suns, Seven Moons. He founded and continues to direct the annual Seabeck Haiku Getaway, runs National Haiku Writing Month (www.nahaiwrimo.com), and serves as a director of the biennial Haiku North America conference. He has been keynote speaker for the Haiku International Association conference in Tokyo, and in 2012 one of his translations from the Japanese appeared on the back of 150 million U.S. postage stamps. His personal website is www.graceguts.com, devoted mostly to poetry. View all posts by Michael Dylan Welch
so true
so sad
Yes! I've done that!
How true. I wonder if most of us do that?
I like it.
__Well liked,Micheal. My view, inept or not, is that you were functioning, and not bound to the late night… TV promos.
__In a late night interview, an entertainer promotes their new book; then, in a 'quick break' from the -advertisement- of that new book, the show moves to a -commercial-. Smiles_!
late night show
its guest flaunts their new book
promotion
_m
Ours, a Russian immigrant trained as a nurse, is so hard working we like to give her a hand. Besides, we'd hate to lose her. But I appreciate the paradox. Good Senryu.
Garry why do you call this "Senryu"?
Maybe because it is about human nature rather than nature per se, Strider? I find it difficult to describe which is which sometimes :)
marion
Hi marion. I realize there are poets who I greatly respect who use the term. And I don't want to seem to be having another rant. I have explained my objection to the term in great detail on my own blog. I personally believe it is an unwarranted distinction in the English form of the verse. Especially since Basho, Buson, Issa and Shiki all wrote verse involving human nature, and everyone rightly calls their work haiku. I would prefer not to see the term used as it can seem disrespectful, and unhelpful. Anyway, it seems I have ranted after all. Sorry.
But thanks for taking the time to discuss and respond :-)
Strider
I love this one!! As I read this one, the images of my mom filled my mind.
Another great haiku from Michael.
So human and so poignant. I hear an echo of some of those masterworks by Basho, like this one from his Narrow Road (translation by Barnhill):
resting on my journey
I watch the year-end housecleaning
of the floating world
But I actually prefer Michael's poem more because it is more humanistic.
Wonderful verse, thank you for sharing it.
Strider
April Fools! No one in their right mind cleans up for the cleaning lady—do they?
Oh, how perfect!
PBS Newshour
night sounds from my window
Very amusing! :)
marion
Late show on TV. Yada, yada, yada. More productive to clean up, so when the cleaning lady comes she sees the standard of cleanliness required.