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Archive for 'Daily Haiku'

temptations abound

Sunday, October 19th, 2008

Who knew that fatty
foods could be so fattening?
asked the growing crowds.

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the undecided

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

We’ve had 23
months, 10 days, five hours. You
still can’t pick a prez?!

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be proud of who you are

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

A person is more
than the worst thing he’s ever
done in his whole life.

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faint sliver

Monday, October 6th, 2008

A slice of moon hangs
by the sycamore, dusted
with sprinklings of stars.

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hunch in the numbers

Monday, October 6th, 2008

Human concourse moves
with stooped backs checking on cell
devices for bits.

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the big bailout

Monday, October 6th, 2008

It’s like we’re all on
the Titanic, with lifeboats
carved from slabs of salt.

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this thing called reading

Monday, October 6th, 2008

Hello, stack of books.
Please don’t stare at me as I
lose myself in noise.

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pale to the victors

Monday, October 6th, 2008

The odd thing about
being on the winning team
is the mounting dread.

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waiting for the bus

Monday, October 6th, 2008

Gray dawn draws upon
sprawling hills for momentum
up the long skyway.

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fanciful fall

Monday, October 6th, 2008

Roasted leaves descend
limb from limb, settling in for
their winter respite.

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catalog of malnutrition

Sunday, September 28th, 2008

Hot dog, hot dog, chips,
Coke, Coke, trail mix, cereal,
milk, nuts and dessert.

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friendly coaching advice

Sunday, September 28th, 2008

No matter how loud
I yell at the flat screen, the
QB doesn’t hear.

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uncoded

Friday, September 26th, 2008

Faulty memory
becomes real identity
thief. What’s my PIN code?

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the movement

Friday, September 26th, 2008

They manned the ramparts,
ever watchful for the march
of hostile forces.

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pigs and lipstick

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

I prefer them pigs
without makeup, looking all
natural and what.

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