By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2020
First published in Failed Haiku, Issue 58 (October, 2020)
failed search for
my haiku moment
this senryu
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2020
First published in Failed Haiku, Issue 58 (October, 2020)
bank robber
blends into street
with satchel and mask
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in in Poetry Pea (Winter 2020 Edition)
virtual school
galleries of students
banned from chatting
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in Failed Haiku (Volume 5, Issue 60, December, 2020)
explaining to kids
how Santa’s sleigh flies
with full COVID gear
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in Failed Haiku (Volume 5, Issue 60, December, 2020)
store Santa’s relief
no kids within six feet
to pull his beard
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in Failed Haiku (Volume 6, Issue 62, February, 2021)
quarantined single
more conversations with pets
than with people
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in Failed Haiku (Volume 6, Issue 62, February, 2021)
kids play Fortnite
Pandemic strikes
kids play Fortnite squared
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published in tsuri-dōrō Issue #5 (September/October 2021)
sound of one hand clapping
ceremonies open
at Tokyo Games
By Douglas J. Lanzo
First published Failed Haiku Volume 6, Issue 68 (September/October 2021)
house cat
flees from colored snake
deflating balloon
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2021
First published in Failed Haiku, Volume 6, Issue 68 (September/October 2021)
virtually working
for virtual pay
Bitcoin miners
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2021
First published in Poetry Pea, Spring 2021 Edition (April, 2021)
untimely sneeze-fest
quarantines Santa
through 12 Days of Christmas
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2021
First published in Poetry Pea, Spring 2021 Edition (April, 2021)
our cat
declines Zoom meeting
in one purr-fect leap
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2021
First published in Failed Haiku, Issue 71 (November, 2021)
catches of the day
two trout
and one tree
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2021
First published in Failed Haiku, Issue 71 (November, 2021)
a return
to rational discourse
Waiting for Godot
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2022
First published in sharing my solitude – Cafe Haiku’s 5th Poetry Anthology (July, 2022)
breathless rustling
at the windowpane
father’s tour ends
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2022
First published in sharing my solitude – Cafe Haiku’s 5th Poetry Anthology (July, 2022)
first bus ride
twin sons begin
their journey together
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2022
First published in Prune Juice Journal, Issue 39 (April 30, 2023)
March Madness
even grandma checks
the DraftKings line
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2022
First published in Poetry Pea, 1:24 Issue (January, 2024)
wearing more purple
than Batman’s joker
second mid-life crisis
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2022
First published in Failed Haiku Issue 98 (February, 2024)
more holes on the wall
than on the dartboard
nursing home rec room
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2023
First published in 22nd Anniversary of Scifaikuest (August 2024)
the chasm between us
too vast to ponder
morning on Mars
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2023
First published in 22nd Anniversary of Scifaikuest (August 2024)
AI
crosses a red line
sending this senryu
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2023
First published in Scifaikuest (August 2024 Online Edition)
group sentience
nanoparticles
acquire larger purpose
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2025
First published in Five Fleas Itchy Poetry (February 25, 2025)
mug shots
only the politicians
change
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2025
First published in Five Fleas Itchy Poetry (February 25, 2025)
chutes and ladders
salmon run
upstream
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2025
First published in Five Fleas Itchy Poetry (February 25, 2025)
spring tweets
the White House outdoes
all songbirds
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2025
First published in Fireflies’ Light: A Magazine of Short Poems (April 2025 Edition)
factory layoffs
mother thins out
our soup
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2025
First published in Five Fleas Itchy Poetry (April 9, 2025)
grandpa navigates
market change
one meme stock at a time
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2025
First published in Five Fleas Itchy Poetry (May 28, 2025)
AI bracketology
one click away
from winning
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2025
First published in Five Fleas Itchy Poetry (May 28, 2025)
preening politicians
water-proofing goslings
with outsized necks
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2025
First published in Five Fleas Itchy Poetry (May 28, 2025)
elves, trolls and goblins
shearwater cries
through craggy sea cliffs
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2025
First published in Five Fleas Itchy Poetry (June 28, 2025)
directing me
to Terminator 2
AI movie bot
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2025
First published in Five Fleas Itchy Poetry (June 28, 2025)
organic protest
vegetables tossed
from farmer’s market
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2025
First published in Five Fleas Itchy Poetry (June 28, 2025)
leading by accident
the most popular
body shop in town
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2025
First published in Five Fleas Itchy Poetry (August 30, 2025)
first date
between AI robots
avoiding the deep questions
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2025
First published in Five Fleas Itchy Poetry (August 30, 2025)
lunar cavity
pangs of regret
for dentists left on earth
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2025
First published in Five Fleas Itchy Poetry (August 30, 2025)
Mötley Crüe
an old track
run by painted wolves
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2025
First published in Five Fleas Itchy Poetry (October 7, 2025)
illumination
what I don’t get
from watching T.V.
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2025
First published in Five Fleas Itchy Poetry (October 7, 2025)
budget debates
what used to precede
shutdowns
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2025
First published in Five Fleas Itchy Poetry (October 7, 2025)
politicians
explaining away votes
babbling brooks
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2025
First published in smols (December 24, 2025)
AI helpdesk
on-time
wrong solutions
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2025
First published in smols (December 24, 2025)
verifying conspiracy theory
unchecked algorithm
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2026
First published in Five Fleas Itchy Poetry (January 2, 2026)
punchbowl drunk
a thirsty mouse
finds the holiday ladle
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2026
First published in Five Fleas Itchy Poetry (January 2, 2026)
breaking my resolution
to never publish again
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2026
First published in smols (January 20, 2026)
gunboat diplomacy
biggest navy wins
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2026
First published in smols (January 20, 2026)
software patch
bookending Waymo tailspin
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2026
First published in smols (January 20, 2026)
rational discourse
Waiting for Godot
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2026
First published in Five Fleas Itchy Poetry (January 22, 2026)
Greenland
modern Vikings
attracted by the name
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2026
First published in Five Fleas Itchy Poetry (January 22, 2026)
stop-loss orders
what politicians crave
to staunch poll bleeding
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2026
First published in Five Fleas Itchy Poetry (January 22, 2026)
singularity
AI stock trader
buys breakout stocks
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2026
First published in Five Fleas Itchy Poetry (February 23, 2026)
tumbleweed
the direction headed
after watching nightly news
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2026
First published in smols (February 28, 2026)
spraying graffiti hair
subway mouse
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2026
First published in Five Fleas Itchy Poetry (March 17, 2026)
reinvent yourself
the last AI command
ever made by Man
By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2026
First published in Haikuniverse (April 23, 2026)
hotdog Houdinis
city pavement ants
on a roll