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the hills in 17 syllables

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

Fake convo, “work” at
fake internship. Break up, then
hook up. Smash TV.

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forks in the road

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

Could’ve been a doc,
lawyer or engineer. Still
could with right schooling.

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parking fowl

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

Hen, rooster and chicks
roam strip mall asphalt in search
of pasture and worms.

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pollen on hard times

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

The yellow coats are
coming. The yellow coats are
coming. No escape.

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firefly serenity

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

They blink across the
deep blue darkness, heralding
winter’s departure.

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litter rally

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

Rubbish! Unkempt room
surrenders to posse of
garbage bags. Rubbish!

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Wade’s 101: Haiku retrospective 9

Friday, April 4th, 2008
  1. have holly jolly kwanzaa
    The shops are abuzz
    with bargain hunts and a few
    unhappy returns.
  2. bargain has-bin
    Crazy deep discounts
    drive shoppers wild with armfuls
    of clearance goodies.
  3. empty gaze
    Vacant stares greet my
    eyes from all points, including
    my own reflection.
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a guy walks into a premise

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

The comedian
prowls the small uneven stage
hunting for guffaws.

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not so bumpy

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

Bad days, good days, and
somewhere in between, we chat
and keep spirits up.

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daed si luap

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

.ukiah erom daeR

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.elib suorocnar htiw
tiebla ,ereht si evol eht
,ecrovid ni nevE

free answers

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

Questions are many,
answers are free. Want to know?
Ask, but don’t be dumb.

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binary hexadecimal meter

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Hidden among lines
of code is a digital
epic on first life.

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go outside

Monday, March 31st, 2008

How can the mall be
packed on a beautiful spring
day? Retail prison.

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proudly made in a honduran sweatshop

Friday, March 28th, 2008

Add a syllable
here, drop a word on this line.
That’s phoning it in.

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gasaholics anonymous

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

No one wants to pay
four bucks a gallon nor do
they want to drive less.

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