Wade on Birmingham

Archive for 'Daily Haiku'

clewiston by the lake

Saturday, May 10th, 2008

Shallow waters grow
more shallow. Walking trail skirts
shrinking surfaces.

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athens of the west and southeast

Friday, May 9th, 2008

College students with
backpacks and lattes thin out
as season closes.

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short of reelfoot

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

Sheriff applauds the
polite motorist. But still
writes out the ticket.

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lily mountainside

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

Patches of snow dot
patches of dead grass. Morning
sun frozen in sky.

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outside myrtle beach

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

In the land of links,
the only true hazard is
roads and trees and such.

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traditions of the absurd

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

Smack a piñata,
remember the Alamo,
maybe tequila.

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compelled

Sunday, May 4th, 2008

Drawn back to the coast,
drawn back to the need for me,
drawn back to service.

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The makeshift casino

Sunday, May 4th, 2008

Upstanding players
swarm blackjack table with cards
dealt by bored dealer.

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lunch bunch

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

The chicken salad
taunts the croissant. The pickle
gives a sour look.

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the eight-hour day

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

Coffee, gossip, check
e-mail, lunch hour, filing,
surf Web, pack up, leave.

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mechanized denial

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

I am no robot.
I am no robot. I am
no robot. I am no …

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paradox of outer suburbia

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

They drive further and
further to get away, yet
build strip malls nearby.

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stuck no more

Monday, April 28th, 2008

The sticker gives up
its spot on the windshield but
leaves ghostly footprint.

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small sign of eco-progress

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Used to be two kinds,
but now all type of plastics
fine for recycling.

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killing the blues

Monday, April 28th, 2008

They saw me swinging
the world by the tail, bouncing
over a white cloud.

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