Metropolitan Diary: Hurricane Haiku - NYTimes.com Here are some of the haiku I wrote the week of Hurricane Sandy: Tompkins Square Park before Hurricane Sandy a bird looks for seeds. Before the hurricane a maple leaf skittering across the playground. On the radio during Hurricane Sandy Ginsberg, reading "Howl!" Hurricane Sandy lining up for a pay phone after the storm ends. Storing groceries after Hurricane Sandy on the fire escape. Tompkins Square Park after Hurricane Sandy a bird looks for seeds.