Welcome to Santiagoville's Garden of Haikukies, a place for quiet meditation on the Santiagoville way of life. Join Alice, the Princess of Tea and Cookies; Jenny the Chief Gardener; and Anji our Haiku Priestess who, along with Santiago, proudly present these splendid meditational works. Sip your tea, read the Haikus, and watch out for the man-eating plants!

Santiago has
no cookies, for he is not
a Girl Scout. Amen.

But lo! Alice brought
cookies for Jenny and me.
How I love Alice.

What, a tea party?
It all sounds so very grand.
I'll bring the nachos.

Oh, to be away
and in Santiagoville,
with such good people.

And now, a haiku sequence.

We are Siamese
if you please. But I am not.
I am Italian.

Italian is me.
But any of the vampires
will say, "Don't matter."

I still taste the same,
kind of spicy and smoky,
like barbecued ribs.

So as you can see,
I could be considered quite
delicious. But no.

An ode to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles:

Turtles on paper.
Heroes on the half-shell, no
more. Donatello?

It's a happy day.
Oh, what joy! Santiago
likes my poetry.

I have never been
given an award before,
in haiku writing.

I will write many
more haikus for the party,
if he wants me to.

If Santiago
eats Belle, the Most High Priestess,
he gets no haikus.

Cinco de Mayo
is a happy time of year.
Blood and Corona!

Or, if you prefer,
margaritas all around.
But no salt--it's bad.

I want to come chat.
But parents said "Sunday night?
No way." I cry now.

I hope Alice has
a fun time in the city,
and comes home safely.