Aaron Naparstek

Comments: Houston's 610 Loop at rush hour: Sadly, even Gandhi might falter.Ah! My first honku! And what, you might ask, is a honku? Well, a honku is "the Zen antidote to road rage,a little haiku written to release anger at the automotive world". And I do feel a quiet sense of happiness upon completing this honku, a feeling of striking back, however gently, at the crazed world of the car and driver.My favorite from the book: I let you over now where is my thank-you wave? Honda Uncivic

why are we stopping? / driver up ahead turns left / did not use turn lane

around and around / circle the parking lot / the students are back

hiding in the brush / state trooper waits patiently / won't get me this time

three lanes of traffic / on wide open interstate / all going sixty