Wade on Birmingham

Archive for 'Daily Haiku'

doppler lies

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

Sweeping arm spews dots
of storms and winds and plagues, not
quite reaching the ground.

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plan j

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

The thing about Plan
J is, if we already
need it, we are screwed.

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afternoon in the african wing

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

The spiked urn, the mask
of war, the ancients live on.
Outside, it rains on.

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forged onstage

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

The Bard’s eloquence
shines brightly as Bollywood
spice heats up the night.

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among the ghosts

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

Phantoms disperse as
we saunter into the dark.
Her lips haunt my lips.

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the global alley

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

When people of the
world come to the neighborhood,
we cheer them with beer.

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you’re not the blank boss of me

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

You tell me what to
do. Who asked you? You talk, but
no one’s listening.

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elemental landscaping

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

Assorted weeds, clumps
of dirt define motley yard
begging for green thumb.

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difference of opinion

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

We may share same stage,
but we live on different
planets, idiot.

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in the shadow of Vulcan

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

Son of Birmingham
stuck with hometown, which has stuck
with him. It’s y’all good.

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frail

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

Beep. Beep. Monitor
ticks off faint heartbeats, his life
in green pulsing blips.

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a focused lens

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

We banter on the
meaning of photos, only
to expose ourselves.

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legs of an artist

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

The tent harbors a
micro-gallery of art
while the painter hides.

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hot wheel

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

Steering wheel scorches
hands turning mighty beast through
stampede of rabbits.

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who knew

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

Who knew we’d be at
war, that we’d be bankrupt, that
torture was OK?

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