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so much for the sky

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

The plane wants to fly,
yet cannot. The passengers
cannot, but want to.

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obama wins

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

Americans bring
back hope. In these times, can he
succeed? Yes, he can.

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the fourth of november

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008

Celebrate your rights
by casting a ballot for
tomorrow’s leaders.

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shaking hands, kissing babies

Monday, November 3rd, 2008

The marathon ends
not with a close two-man sprint.
Millions walk to polls.

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the extra hour

Monday, November 3rd, 2008

Sixty minutes come
from nowhere, only to slink
back when spring arrives.

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too late for masks

Monday, November 3rd, 2008

All Hallows Eve has
passed, yet strange creatures roam the
streets still undeterred.

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true horror

Friday, October 31st, 2008

People getting thrown
out of work, out of their homes.
Trick or treat, indeed.

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where did the year go?

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

Quite suddenly, it’s
cold and there’s Christmas shopping
to be done. No time.

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the crooked road

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

The broken asphalt
skewers the dirt fields on its
journey to somewhere.

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death to pundits and attack ads

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

Just seven days till
this election nonsense is
over. Oh, thank God.

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the tempo of fall

Monday, October 27th, 2008

I just sat down, and
now it’s time to head out to
another meeting.

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ponderings on mid-life

Sunday, October 26th, 2008

It was then his life
had spun out of control, a
hopeless wreck of dreams.

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uncool beans

Saturday, October 25th, 2008

Sitting in Starbucks
makes me smell like burnt coffee
long after I leave.

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the eerie quiet

Saturday, October 25th, 2008

After the crater,
an unspoken wake begins,
to pay our respects.

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Wade’s 101: Haiku retrospective 11

Friday, October 24th, 2008
  1. yin and yang
    Much is given, much
    is asked. Somewhere, the harvest
    matches the hungry.
  2. pastoral inhabitants
    Farm roll call: goats, cats,
    peacock, chickens, puppies, cows,
    llamas, pigs and worms.
  3. composed at a keyboard
    Can we break grip of
    technology’s distractions?
    Are we not machines?
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