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Archive for 'Daily Haiku'

a dream about bees

Friday, August 15th, 2008

Beneath yellow-black
bumblebee carcasses lies
carpet of grasses.

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for the glory of sport

Friday, August 8th, 2008

Jocks from four corners
of globe come to Beijing to
beat up Asian nerds.

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oh the humidity

Thursday, August 7th, 2008

Phantom storm leaves damp
spots on sidewalk, traces of
cleansing washed away.

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dance of the superphones

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

They gather in halls
and cubes, dressed in shiny new
cases, chirping forth.

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our bodies, our shelves

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

We chase each other
around the bookstore sharing
laughs and tunes and sweets.

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i need direction to perfection

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

Yeah, you’re gonna bring
yourself down. I got soul, but
I’m not a soldier.

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harbor day

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

Boats crawl along bay
espied by rubberneckers
and perched landlubbers.

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driving down king street

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

The mall stores and road
blocks line the crooked asphalt
valley of commerce.

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the guru

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

Do this, the leader
said, to find your bliss. A bliss
that cost everything.

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god is in the details

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

The faithful prayed for
guidance, and found their answers.
How I envy them.

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they thought we were a couple

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

Diner next to me
shares pot of rice, slices of
family and work.

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love the tourism, hate the tourist

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

Long shorts, fanny pack,
flower-print shirt, rumpled guide-
book, tennis shoes, cap.

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joker’s domain

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

Bat-foe swipes more than
piles of cash, but also hearts
of hero’s legions.

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muchas smooches

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

They started out as
wary companions, but then
had a liplock lunge.

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reunion in the rain

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Old guard, new guard and
older guard converge to swap
newsroom war stories.

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