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Archive for 'Daily Haiku'

cutting your losses

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

Some would rather hold
on to a losing hand than
fold and shuffle up.

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people are

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

People are funny,
warm, mean, cryptic, loving, true,
hateful, rude, human.

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work station, early monday

Monday, March 29th, 2010

The hallway remains
quiet, even as the drones
file in for the week.

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the south: a primer

Monday, March 29th, 2010

Sweet tea, hey y’all, fried
foods, slow drawl, warm greetings, hot
summers, bless your heart.

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school spirits

Monday, March 29th, 2010

Each sip enhances
and also suppresses new
alcohol knowledge.

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strangers no more

Sunday, March 28th, 2010

Banishment of the
unfamiliarity
begins with hello.

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internal barometer

Sunday, March 28th, 2010

Spring demands penance
through sneezes and sniffles. An
allergy humbles.

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plan for spring cleaning

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

Throw away every
thing. Done. Now the house is as
clean as it can be.

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dirty dreams

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

The garden will be
lush with vegetation and
sweat from planting hands.

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one cure

Monday, March 22nd, 2010

Easier to fix
health care than the cancer of
partisan rancor.

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mother nature’s prerogative

Monday, March 22nd, 2010

Why not sunny and
warm, followed by snow and rain
and chills? Seasons change.

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printemps, salut

Saturday, March 20th, 2010

With the arrival
of spring, the nose itches and
aches. Damn allergies.

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ice and hardwood

Saturday, March 20th, 2010

Balls and pucks, dribbles
and dekes, madness arrives in
many forms this month.

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beyond the edge of midnight

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

Prowl the city streets
looking for action, looking
for some distraction.

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march missteps

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

The tango of spring
and winter, as each fights to
lead across the land.

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