Wade on Birmingham

Archive for 'Daily Haiku'

joe mugged

Monday, July 30th, 2007

Woe is the coffee
shop that fumbles over small
details and bad scones.

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dousing the electricity

Sunday, July 29th, 2007

Lights out, then on, then
out. Quenching storm revives land
but cuts the power.

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night retreat

Saturday, July 28th, 2007

At last, the darkness
recedes while we stare ahead
at a brighter sky.

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a light came on

Friday, July 27th, 2007

Small victories don’t
even feel like wins but more
like natural way.

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through drooping eyelids

Thursday, July 26th, 2007

The days just fly by,
not because time’s fleeting, but
from chronic fatigue.

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backwards and forwards

Thursday, July 26th, 2007

The plain palindrome
announced its retirement,
then resumed working.

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puzzles and progress

Thursday, July 26th, 2007

I could use a few
more pieces in place before
the next phase begins.

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heels dug in

Wednesday, July 25th, 2007

The old ways sometimes
won’t bend to anything new
which keeps us behind.

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still wild about harry

Tuesday, July 24th, 2007

Magical series
ends rather memorably.
The boy who lived on.

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the 784-page crusade

Tuesday, July 24th, 2007

Read. Read faster. Sleep.
Wake. Eat. Read. Read. Watch TV.
Drink. Read. Still not done.

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and the deathly wallows

Tuesday, July 24th, 2007

Witching hour to
bring hefty volume of wands,
owls and closure.

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refuse to lose

Tuesday, July 24th, 2007

Kitchen trash can can’t
shake infestation of bugs.
Who knew garbage rots?

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flattery in the middle of the day

Tuesday, July 24th, 2007

“I like your outfit,”
exclaims the lady leaving
Wal-Mart. Check me out.

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too remote a hideaway

Monday, July 23rd, 2007

Beyond the next pane
lies the long stone balcony
untrod for ages.

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and you are?

Monday, July 23rd, 2007

Faces and names have
no connection, so getting
them right is a win.

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