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Archive for 'Daily Haiku'

it will not go away

Saturday, January 26th, 2008

Some days weaker, some
days stronger, but never quite
back to perfect health.

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what to look for

Friday, January 25th, 2008

Her eye catches the
glistening ice crystals and
sunrise all at once.

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evil twin

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

Looks like us. Walks and
talks like us. But plots revenge
on all that is good.

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the new west

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

The cowboy strolled in,
plunked down his hat and whistled
for diet whiskey.

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style files

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

Note the hem of my
pants and the starch in my shirt.
Ready for runway.

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formulaic free-for-all

Monday, January 21st, 2008

Check and recheck yields
same wrong results. I cannot
get it to add up.

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the meaning of …

Sunday, January 20th, 2008

To find meaning, look
around and deep within. To
have meaning, be good.

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tiny tribute

Sunday, January 20th, 2008

This verse goes out to
all the little people, since
dwarfs are our future.

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tax seasoned

Friday, January 18th, 2008

Either I owe the
government, or it owes me.
Form 1040 waits.

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the future is now

Thursday, January 17th, 2008

The future is vids
in 3-D and prosthetic
souls and gummy meds.

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winter’s gaze

Wednesday, January 16th, 2008

Flakes drift before our
panoramic windows, a
brief show against gray.

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thirty calories of karma

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008

Prospects good, said the
fortune in the cookie. A
slip can’t control me.

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heuristically programmed algorithmic abacus

Monday, January 14th, 2008

The system, not quite
in place, will handle all our
messy, unkempt lives.

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re-re-rejection

Sunday, January 13th, 2008

No. Easy to say,
not easy to hear. Good thing
it’s only my heart.

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the cold unchecked

Saturday, January 12th, 2008

The sickness spreads and
lingers, a lumbering weight
that drags down spirits.

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