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Archive for 'Daily Haiku'

the pancake challenge

Wednesday, June 10th, 2009

Hotcakes to swallow,
and all he could think is, “Is
there enough syrup?”

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summer, proper

Monday, June 8th, 2009

Fireflies zig-zag
across dark canvas of sky.
Calendar says spring.

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ask about me sometime

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

Let’s talk about you
and me. Not that it’s about
me, but a little.

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a field of notes

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

A little night jazz
brings out the romantic and
the spiritual.

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burning pillar

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

A place of worship
lights up the day as it burns
to the hallowed ground
.

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dearly beloved

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

The bride glides between
the pews, beaming and crying.
Love is in the air.

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gathering of the groomsmen

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

The patio bricks
serve as secret getaway
for clean-cut brigands.

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streetlights

Friday, May 29th, 2009

The little town street
fills with ghosts of laughter. A
shimmer lights our way.

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perils of pontification

Thursday, May 28th, 2009

Old rule of TV:
The camera adds 10 pounds.
(So does Internet.)

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hers without his

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

Missing: one groom’s cake.
Two-foot-one, dark complexion,
stabbed with a big knife.

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insecurity, party of one

Monday, May 25th, 2009

He was raised better
than this, but sometimes shows his
insecurity.

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creation and wonder

Monday, May 25th, 2009

A shaded brook, a
Spanish verse, a lover’s gaze …
all hold nature’s joy.

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paired off

Monday, May 25th, 2009

In twos they parade
down the aisle to unite a
pair of meant-to-bes.

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the convening of men

Monday, May 25th, 2009

All that’s needed are
grilled meats and cold beers for a
roundtable of guff.

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virtually a community

Thursday, May 21st, 2009

They know each other
by avatars and user
names. Soon, in real life.

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