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Archive for 'Daily Haiku'

stylish to the end

Friday, April 25th, 2008

Charlie strolls along
21st, checked jacket, bright
pants, always a hat.

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the ballad of caveat emptor

Friday, April 25th, 2008

Dear valued client,
We sort of regret taking
your cash. Not really.

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sandwich with a twang

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

Pimiento cheese sticks
to slices in an orange crust
of odd tradition.

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step by step

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

Click clack goes the red
pedometer. Measured steps
mark the journey’s miles.

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diplomatic ties

Monday, April 21st, 2008

Doubt, solitude mark
the life of an outsider,
as does joining worlds.

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good grief and the peanuts lexicon

Monday, April 21st, 2008

Happiness is a
warm puppy. Security
blanket. Great Pumpkin.

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the segregated church

Monday, April 21st, 2008

The pews and hymnals
look the same. All God’s children
split up by levels.

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gesundheit fahrvergnügen

Monday, April 21st, 2008

Black goo drips onto
concrete. Ailing vehicle
has a runny nose.

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hocus focus

Monday, April 21st, 2008

Mind wanders. Boredom
tugs at corner. Then worries.
Concentrate juices.

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confessions of a modern era

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

Plagiarizing text
messages, virtual fling
with an avatar.

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pizza diplomacy

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

Italian sausage,
peppers, mushroom. Such is the
pie of compromise.

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bye bye birdies

Monday, April 14th, 2008

Take flight, head northward,
and come back when feathers freeze.
Always room on branch.

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lax tax facts

Sunday, April 13th, 2008

Accounting methods
don’t jive with receipts and bills.
Cut a check and pray.

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a life revealed in real time

Saturday, April 12th, 2008

Lugging around the
heavy biography has
built muscles, not brains.

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in the throngs of the hungry

Friday, April 11th, 2008

Why must Lebanese
fest
come just once a year? So
much kibbee to scarf.

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