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Archive for 'Daily Haiku'

huffery puffery

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

The political
landscape has no horizon,
just an endless fog.

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life is but a dream

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

Blurry mornings blend
into hazy afternoons.
I’ll sleep when you’re dead.

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laceration fascination

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

Crystal slivers pierce
pale surface, drawing forth thin
rivulets of life.

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the stuffiest places on earth

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008

Art crowd swishes through
tight humid corridors to
gaze at tragic works.

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rage virus

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008

Hands shake, with thoughts of
contempt, cold-blooded murder
on the brain. Code black.

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looking at a tree

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008

Sinewy trunk splits
and rises. Smooth bark mixes
black and tan in shade.

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i run for life

Friday, September 5th, 2008

I run for your moth-
er, your sister, your wife.  I
run for you
and me.

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red harvest

Friday, September 5th, 2008

Basket of apples
bounces unsteadily in
bed of old pickup.

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tribal colors

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

Tees and shakers shine
with the hues of two nations
on the gridiron.

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trapped in a big box

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

Engorged consumers
waddle down aisles brimming with
surplus luxuries.

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control

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

The steering wheel guides
aimlessly along the slick
rainy road to hell.

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crumbled peaks

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

Heaps of mountains dot
sea of horizon like huge
bowl of earthen flakes.

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sweet corn

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

Peel the silk, reveal
the husk. Boil briskly, serve
hot, buttered and crisp.

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words that are outdated or i loathe

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

Cyber. Staycation.
Brand management. Pre-boarding.
Green. Operative.

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body betrayal

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

Mind is willing, flesh
is so-so. Soul is full of
grace. Posture is poor.

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