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Archive for 'Daily Haiku'

the modern cyrano

Thursday, February 19th, 2009

I like you, but I
don’t like you like you. I like
that I like like you.

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the playboy

Thursday, February 19th, 2009

He showed no fear in
the face of brutality.
He smiled and kept on.

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candy is dandy

Thursday, February 19th, 2009

Candy is dandy,
whether hiding in cookies
or half off on sale.

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what has changed

Monday, February 16th, 2009

Everything inside
constantly changes. We keep
the outside constant.

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tyranny of expectations

Monday, February 16th, 2009

A silent phone, an
unreturned message. The hell
of waiting alone.

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love recession

Monday, February 16th, 2009

Flutters down 15
percent, as are blushes. But
lust up 8 percent.

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pain is relative

Monday, February 16th, 2009

Childbirth, kick in groin,
chemotherapy. Nothing
compared to hangnail.

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all the way to carnegie hall

Thursday, February 12th, 2009

It takes practice to
overcome those odd habits
that steal away time.

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in a field of dirt

Thursday, February 12th, 2009

Out there, somewhere, is
a vegetable garden just
before it pokes up.

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dishonesty is the best policy

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

A lie, a fib, a
half-truth, a whopper, a tall
tale, sometimes ring true.

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an early visitor

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

Pity the nostrils
blasted by springtime pollen
two months too early.

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a world of wheels

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

Come, let us gawk at
the oversize trucks and cool
hot rods that burn cash.

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making potstickers

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

These perfect little
pockets all in a row filled
with hidden morsels.

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the ocean

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

The ocean gently
laps at my toes, inviting
me to wander in.

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the fine line

Thursday, February 5th, 2009

The line between real
world and virtual world gets
thinner with each click.

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