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Haiku for a Dog I Don’t Know, Japan Edition

E.B. Bartels — Wed, 26 Apr 2017 02:58:26 +0000

Fushimi Inari-taisha, Kyoto

Three, wrapped in bags, rest —
while their family hikes through ten
thousand torii.

———-

Sannomiya, Kobe

The tiniest pups
for sale! Too bad they cost three
hundred-thousand yen.

That’s like $3,000. Dogs are criminally expensive in Japan.

———-

Takeshita Dori, Harajuku, Tokyo

In Harajuku
everyone is so trendy,
even dogs wear shades.

They’re not regular dogs, they’re cool dogs.

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Haiku for a Dog I Don’t Know, Peru Edition

E.B. Bartels — Wed, 11 Jan 2017 03:25:57 +0000

Plaza San Francisco, Cusco

Will I get fleas from
petting you? I do not know––
but it is worth it.

Excellent #dogstalking in Cusco.

———-

La Esquina Cafe-Bakery, Ollantaytambo

New friend, café dog,
dines with and then escorts us
to the train station.

Her name was Violeta.

———-

Citadel, Machu Picchu

Friendly pack of pups
welcome us to the Incas’
most famous city.

Photo by Janna Herman.

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Haiku for a Dog I Don’t Know, Part 23

E.B. Bartels — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 02:24:22 +0000

Elm Street + Tenney Street

Two humans talking
when the small dog sneezes. Man
stops to say: “Bless you.”

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Haiku for a Dog I Don’t Know, Part 22

E.B. Bartels — Mon, 08 Aug 2016 12:00:13 +0000

Lorimer Street + Powers Street

Giant retriever
crammed into smallest patch of
shade. It’s too damn hot.

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Haiku for a Dog I Don’t Know, Part 21

E.B. Bartels — Sat, 06 Aug 2016 12:00:59 +0000

The Brooklyn-Bound L Train

People care more for
pit bull than homeless owners:
“Does he need water?”

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Haiku for a Dog I Don’t Know, Part 20

E.B. Bartels — Thu, 04 Aug 2016 12:00:32 +0000

McCarren Park, by Lorimer Street

Your owner holds you,
her teeth clenching a cup, as
she flies on skateboard.

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Haiku for a Dog I Don’t Know, Part 19

E.B. Bartels — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 15:55:23 +0000

77th Street + 3rd Avenue

Glamorous poodle–
glancing over her shoulder–
fur blowing in breeze.

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Happy summer, kids!

E.B. Bartels — Sun, 12 Jun 2016 22:04:25 +0000

Shout out to all my students who found my blog this year. Happy summer, people! Enjoy! A special shoutout to the student who wrote her own dog haiku in my honor (you know who you are):

Pedro and Pepper / wagging tails and hanging tongues, / in early summer.

Thanks for a great year, kids! I promise to update frequently with lots of dog haikus for you to read over the next months.

xoxo,
Ms. Bartels

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