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Archive for August, 2012

missteps among the suvs

Saturday, August 18th, 2012

The marching band sweats
and struts in the parking lot
as the field is mowed.

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though the squirrels had it first

Friday, August 17th, 2012

The bulldozers left
in their wake a picturesque
park where kids could romp.

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sponsor saturation

Thursday, August 16th, 2012

After the ad came
a promotion, then a paid
message and come-on.

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force of habitual reading

Wednesday, August 15th, 2012

About 12 pages
into the mystery, he
took a sip of tea.

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man’s best fiend

Tuesday, August 14th, 2012

The schnauzer snuck out
to dance in the rain, leaving
mud tracks back inside.

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a bit overloaded

Monday, August 13th, 2012

The ones struggled down
the circuit, the zeroes kept
still. Micro meltdown.

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the modern crusades

Sunday, August 12th, 2012

They shopped and shunned as
a congregation, secure
in their holy cause.

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ask not for whom the school bell tolls

Saturday, August 11th, 2012

They played in the yard
somberly. Soon, the school year
would claim their free time.

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shopper’s lament

Friday, August 10th, 2012

Cashier wasted time
ringing up coupons, time she
could have been clipping.

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the dozer

Thursday, August 9th, 2012

The salesman pitched his
wares to the audience, save
for one sleeping gent.

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a start and a finish line aren’t enough

Wednesday, August 8th, 2012

No more plain races.
Add hurdles, pace car, pursuit,
targets and synchro.

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the universe makes no sense

Tuesday, August 7th, 2012

We unite to make
great things, yet spar over slights
real and imagined.

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interplanetary roadtrip

Monday, August 6th, 2012

Curiosity
brings us to Mars. Let’s drive to
the new horizon.

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tuning up by the stove

Sunday, August 5th, 2012

One pot simmers, a
pan warms up, the cutting board
groans with chopped items.

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whispers

Saturday, August 4th, 2012

Once in a while, a
few rumors slip past the wall
of cynicism.

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