tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31964137896644876452012-02-16T18:28:12.242-08:00Original haikus and senryus composed from the stuff that is San FranciscoTodd X.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00232963338584802500noreply@blogger.comBlogger271100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196413789664487645.post-11068531940123052262010-09-12T18:59:00.000-07:002010-09-12T18:59:51.981-07:00<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/1XRBtpyTuOVxnWikL0ejPEsff0Lk-YOdw3blCcbg1n4?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_intLJHCTQyI/TI2Ekexn1ZI/AAAAAAAADpw/mA7tgsuDjEI/s400/doughnuts.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Your fingers touched mine<br />in the exchange: such sweet things<br />from those small rough hands.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3196413789664487645-1106853194012305226?l=just17syllables.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Todd X.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00232963338584802500noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196413789664487645.post-31935599279158164832010-09-08T16:31:00.000-07:002010-09-08T16:32:40.929-07:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/toddx/4913716309/" title="Grub L.A. by Todd X., on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4116/4913716309_0c83c33145.jpg" width="500" height="488" alt="Grub L.A." /></a><br /><br />Opportunities<br />like this come rarely: pick up<br />those pennies and wish.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3196413789664487645-3193559927915816483?l=just17syllables.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Todd X.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00232963338584802500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196413789664487645.post-21262165787460825512010-06-08T18:03:00.001-07:002010-06-08T18:08:58.095-07:00<img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4059/4683386927_484d44fa38_o.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="summer" /><br /><br />Unseasonable<br />heat sets the city aflame--<br />sirens paint my dreams.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3196413789664487645-2126216578746082551?l=just17syllables.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Todd X.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00232963338584802500noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196413789664487645.post-20852243519357210872008-11-06T16:37:00.000-08:002008-11-06T16:50:34.981-08:00My equality<br />in the hands of my neighbors--<br />ashes on my tongue.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_intLJHCTQyI/SROQdzOXPRI/AAAAAAAAA-8/U3nc_Szidmk/s1600-h/2371186050_567051ce59.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 333px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_intLJHCTQyI/SROQdzOXPRI/AAAAAAAAA-8/U3nc_Szidmk/s400/2371186050_567051ce59.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265711230967299346" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3196413789664487645-2085224351935721087?l=just17syllables.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Todd X.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00232963338584802500noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196413789664487645.post-3881343705262873182008-09-24T17:38:00.000-07:002008-09-24T17:47:32.416-07:00Christmas vacation<br />seems less like a holiday<br />when mandatory.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_intLJHCTQyI/SNrfe2P32sI/AAAAAAAAA1s/87z1obTuaeE/s1600-h/mandatory+xmas.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_intLJHCTQyI/SNrfe2P32sI/AAAAAAAAA1s/87z1obTuaeE/s320/mandatory+xmas.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249754036704893634" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3196413789664487645-388134370526287318?l=just17syllables.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Todd X.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00232963338584802500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196413789664487645.post-67562544126710794862008-07-07T09:06:00.000-07:002008-07-07T09:08:23.864-07:00Undeliverable: <br />Auto-reply: Your<br />email was received.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3196413789664487645-6756254412671079486?l=just17syllables.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Todd X.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00232963338584802500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196413789664487645.post-9704348852195578292008-04-09T18:40:00.000-07:002008-04-09T18:53:31.463-07:00A rally for what?<br />An embarrassment for whom?<br />San Francisco's torch.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/toddx/2402439724/" title="torch by Todd X., on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3075/2402439724_a4e91373b7.jpg" width="500" height="284" alt="torch" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3196413789664487645-970434885219557829?l=just17syllables.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Todd X.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00232963338584802500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196413789664487645.post-86678562908815385852008-04-07T23:41:00.000-07:002008-04-07T23:46:40.418-07:00I fell in love with<br />a GAP mannequin today--<br />his t-shirt, so tight.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/toddx/2398222398/" title="gap mannequins by Todd X., on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2192/2398222398_65f0c6d316.jpg" width="500" height="328" alt="gap mannequins" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3196413789664487645-8667856290881538585?l=just17syllables.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Todd X.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00232963338584802500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196413789664487645.post-10965634643590489522008-03-27T23:15:00.000-07:002008-03-27T23:31:32.699-07:00In the space between<br />seconds, we are beautiful,<br />even in decay.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/toddx/2367570823/" title="decay by Todd X., on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2004/2367570823_aec33d4ab8.jpg" width="500" height="400" alt="decay" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3196413789664487645-1096563464359048952?l=just17syllables.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Todd X.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00232963338584802500noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196413789664487645.post-10177755911083018322008-03-25T23:27:00.000-07:002008-03-25T23:30:18.011-07:00A bug in the bowl<br />may surprise you during lunch--<br />no fear: it's organic.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3196413789664487645-1017775591108301832?l=just17syllables.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Todd X.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00232963338584802500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196413789664487645.post-9184392018591064212008-02-18T15:16:00.000-08:002008-02-18T15:30:24.966-08:00The indentation<br />of your pillow on my face<br />fades to memory.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/toddx/2275858990/" title="sleep by Todd X., on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2182/2275858990_967a690daf.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="sleep" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3196413789664487645-918439201859106421?l=just17syllables.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Todd X.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00232963338584802500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196413789664487645.post-38818039604660921912008-02-16T20:55:00.001-08:002008-02-16T20:56:01.344-08:00Without you, I am<br />either a hermit or whore.<br />You choose--or come home.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3196413789664487645-3881803960466092191?l=just17syllables.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Todd X.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00232963338584802500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196413789664487645.post-74539400563200503792008-02-05T14:44:00.000-08:002008-02-05T14:45:41.221-08:00A woman reviled--<br />the very definition;<br />President to some.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3196413789664487645-7453940056320050379?l=just17syllables.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Todd X.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00232963338584802500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196413789664487645.post-12985736563055694632008-02-04T14:00:00.000-08:002008-03-25T23:31:09.711-07:00I hesitated<br />to take your hand into mine;<br />winter gusts, cold and grey.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3196413789664487645-1298573656305569463?l=just17syllables.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Todd X.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00232963338584802500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196413789664487645.post-18771401407909588292008-01-30T21:55:00.000-08:002008-01-30T21:58:54.264-08:00Trying to stifle<br />my cough on the train brought tears<br />to my eyes today.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/toddx/2231630355/" title="crowded train by Todd X., on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2342/2231630355_b52bbc5743_o.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="crowded train" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3196413789664487645-1877140140790958829?l=just17syllables.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Todd X.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00232963338584802500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196413789664487645.post-47925064435239450772008-01-28T08:34:00.000-08:002008-01-28T08:46:01.744-08:00Swaddled in sheets and<br />blankets, my nocturnal home,<br />I am loath to leave.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3196413789664487645-4792506443523945077?l=just17syllables.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Todd X.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00232963338584802500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196413789664487645.post-16155647002440090752008-01-27T14:20:00.000-08:002008-01-27T14:30:16.321-08:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/toddx/2223678519/" title="bumbershoot by Todd X., on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2248/2223678519_715ed1201d_o.jpg" width="500" height="348" alt="bumbershoot" /></a><br /><br />Wanting to dance with<br />my umbrella, the wind gave<br />me a gentle push.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3196413789664487645-1615564700244009075?l=just17syllables.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Todd X.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00232963338584802500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196413789664487645.post-49381385941161459482008-01-25T23:53:00.000-08:002008-01-27T14:30:45.633-08:00My ambivalence<br />trumps your suffering because<br />I care less than you.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3196413789664487645-4938138594116145948?l=just17syllables.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Todd X.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00232963338584802500noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196413789664487645.post-69713500688356787092008-01-24T16:20:00.001-08:002008-01-24T16:20:55.795-08:00Damp mischief afoot<br />outside persuades me to eat<br />alone at my desk.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3196413789664487645-6971350068835678709?l=just17syllables.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Todd X.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00232963338584802500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196413789664487645.post-85655295579968074832008-01-23T19:09:00.000-08:002008-01-23T19:45:42.724-08:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/toddx/2215944600/" title="reading by Todd X., on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2418/2215944600_7deeb73245_m.jpg" width="240" height="240" alt="reading" /></a><br /><br />Chatting about books<br />with you on the train, I wrote<br />poems with your smile.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3196413789664487645-8565529557996807483?l=just17syllables.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Todd X.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00232963338584802500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196413789664487645.post-67791094181222029962008-01-22T23:46:00.000-08:002008-01-22T23:56:23.420-08:00The blood in my veins<br />reached superfluidity<br />when you said goodbye.<br /><br /><object width="225" height="188"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kCJ24176enM&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kCJ24176enM&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="225" height="188"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3196413789664487645-6779109418122202996?l=just17syllables.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Todd X.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00232963338584802500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196413789664487645.post-20816991204354650592008-01-21T19:21:00.000-08:002008-01-21T19:23:50.849-08:00Grey February<br />skies cast sad silver shadows<br />and you are not here.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/toddx/2211334626/" title="grey sky by Todd X., on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2157/2211334626_cbf6414404.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="grey sky" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3196413789664487645-2081699120435465059?l=just17syllables.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Todd X.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00232963338584802500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196413789664487645.post-9797977584743909862008-01-18T12:22:00.000-08:002008-01-18T12:24:01.325-08:00With three hands, she thought,<br />my burdens would finally<br />be manageable.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3196413789664487645-979797758474390986?l=just17syllables.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Todd X.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00232963338584802500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196413789664487645.post-3592094636341262972008-01-17T14:30:00.000-08:002008-01-17T14:45:39.637-08:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_intLJHCTQyI/R4_abPMTWBI/AAAAAAAAAUc/EQXQ0tcQHxc/s1600-h/2129075390_ab7d32222e.jpeg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_intLJHCTQyI/R4_abPMTWBI/AAAAAAAAAUc/EQXQ0tcQHxc/s320/2129075390_ab7d32222e.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156580259831961618" /></a><br /><br />January blue<br />unfurls across the city.<br />Do you see my breath?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3196413789664487645-359209463634126297?l=just17syllables.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Todd X.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00232963338584802500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196413789664487645.post-15683869612982043292008-01-16T15:30:00.000-08:002008-01-16T15:32:38.070-08:00The fog-wrapped Bay Bridge<br />stretches silently eastward,<br />glancing, once, my way.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_intLJHCTQyI/R46UA_MTWAI/AAAAAAAAAUU/ZZrezaMBOa4/s1600-h/339640868_2b0df561e3_b.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_intLJHCTQyI/R46UA_MTWAI/AAAAAAAAAUU/ZZrezaMBOa4/s320/339640868_2b0df561e3_b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156221368069740546" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3196413789664487645-1568386961298204329?l=just17syllables.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Todd X.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00232963338584802500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196413789664487645.post-46033310265569717592008-01-15T08:00:00.000-08:002008-01-14T18:03:18.246-08:00Why do the homeless<br />in my neighborhood sleep while<br />wearing just one shoe?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/57884282@N00/2194200152/" title="Just One Shoe by dr_queerlove, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2226/2194200152_d62a10c425_o.jpg" width="500" height="281" alt="Just One Shoe" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3196413789664487645-4603331026556971759?l=just17syllables.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Todd X.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00232963338584802500noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3196413789664487645.post-58255563549949409692008-01-14T12:56:00.000-08:002008-01-14T13:02:50.997-08:00With thirty-eight years<br />under my hat, should I know<br />something about life?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/57884282@N00/2192832897/" title="tide by dr_queerlove, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2255/2192832897_04c93e277f.jpg" width="500" height="336" alt="tide" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3196413789664487645-5825556354994940969?l=just17syllables.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Todd X.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00232963338584802500noreply@blogger.com0