Humorous Meanderings is a wonderful collection of over 450 poems, consisting mostly of Haiku and Senryu selections, and with a definite leaning toward humor that you will surely pick up on very early. Amazon has provided a generous 30 page "Read sample" preview, including some examples with photo inspired Haiku, so be sure to meander over to the left side link to get a much better sense of my book. But if you're short on time, here are just a few examples of what’s inside this collection. A half-broken heart needs just halfhearted effort to heal whole again How humble the birds, who make nests from mud and straw, and never complain Who convinced dogs to sniff butts as a greeting, when a paw shake would do? Men dream of just six things: food, sleep, work, and sex at least three times a week Life's not fair; all could share a little more, then poor be less poor for sure The world can seem dark, but when a friend reaches out... I feel safe again The hawk watches the sparrow, the sparrow watches hawk, who will blink first? When I first discovered Haiku and Senryu just a few short years ago,... I marveled at how much can be conveyed in so few words; and using just 17 syllables, with a 5-7-5 syllable format over only 3 lines.The variety of subject matter was amazing, and many Amazon purchases followed. Traditionally, Haiku poems cover nature and seasonal subject matter. However, I soon found that I was drawn to the related form of Senryu, which gravitate more toward human traits, foibles, and often humorous and cynical subject matter. Often while eating out, I’d be reading during and after my meal, sometimes for an hour or two. I gulped it all down ravenously, and soon was writing hundreds of my own. Many of a book’s pages, as well as my original drafts, were kissed with some gremlins from my Burger King meal. The poem below touches on this. Haiku smile when you stain their pages, for they know lunch was delicious I hope you’ll consider my book, as it can go a long way to help fund the feeding of my small backyard sanctuary, where hundreds of a variety of Birds, and dozens of Squirrels, Chipmunks, and Rabbits visit daily, along with many other nightly visitors. Joseph R Tousignant