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Archive for 'Daily Haiku'

the ides of april

Thursday, April 15th, 2010

Beware, for the day
comes at a steep cost to tax
cheats and laggards, too.

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the sweet tea brigade

Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

Gallons of sugar
water soothe on hot days. And
then, the kidney stones.

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stuffy

Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

Pollen-encrusted
world keeps the nostrils clenched and
the oxygen scarce.

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on two wheels

Monday, April 12th, 2010

The land zips by, but
with a tactile breath. Helmet
on, feet pedaling.

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putting made easier

Monday, April 12th, 2010

Virtual greens on
widescreens lie in wait for crowds
of upscale gawkers.

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this modern life

Monday, April 12th, 2010

Robot slave who takes
out the trash and feeds the dogs
and raps: Where are you?

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a day of tasks

Monday, April 12th, 2010

Somehow, it always
gets done. Leftover items
seem to disappear.

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that’s how rumors get ended

Thursday, April 8th, 2010

People will talk, but
then someone actually
listens. Game over.

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life is a game show

Wednesday, April 7th, 2010

Questions get harder.
The prizes, bigger. No help
from the audience.

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a coy season

Wednesday, April 7th, 2010

Spring sometimes likes to
hide herself between winter
and summer, too cute.

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egg-pocalypse

Monday, April 5th, 2010

Each still-hidden egg,
a ticking time bomb rotting
in its hand-dyed shell.

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a rabbit’s tale

Sunday, April 4th, 2010

Eggs to hide, baskets
to deliver. A bunny’s
work is never done.

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an iPad for an iPad

Saturday, April 3rd, 2010

Uploaded on the
holy e-tablet are the
1010 commandments.

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the talkative introvert

Saturday, April 3rd, 2010

The shy will speak, the
dead will rise, and blood will pour
from heaven’s earhole.

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the unexpected

Saturday, April 3rd, 2010

The end of a long
day brings not relaxation
but a renewed hope.

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