Wade on Birmingham

Archive for 'Daily Haiku'

on the babble

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007

Chatty stream prattles
on while surrounding pine trees
listen patiently.

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prancing pachyderms

Thursday, May 17th, 2007

Elephants dance through
the dense jungle, trampling all
to a disco beat.

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hold on to your muffins

Tuesday, May 15th, 2007

Steady as she goes
until big changes sweep us
along to new spot.

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leaves be gone

Tuesday, May 15th, 2007

Yard care is easy
with right tools: telephone, pen
and open checkbook.

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marker of a man

Tuesday, May 15th, 2007

Legacy summed up
in 162
words on special plaque.

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line dancing

Tuesday, May 15th, 2007

Confessions lead to
confusion over how far
to go in the truth.

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cross purposes

Tuesday, May 15th, 2007

My soul-crushing task
destroys from within as I
seek a better world.

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slope hope

Thursday, May 10th, 2007

Semi-grassy knoll
awaits new plantings. Lushness
can migrate uphill.

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highland avenue hijinks

Thursday, May 10th, 2007

Patio tables
lure revelers as birthday
boy pulls in a crowd.

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misery may

Thursday, May 10th, 2007

Shaking off a cold
in winter doesn’t compare
to one in warm month.

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the fruit of knowledge

Thursday, May 10th, 2007

View from the inside
can be eye-opening and
kind of scary, too.

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shelf life

Sunday, May 6th, 2007

Experience should
count in putting up shelves, yet
it takes forever.

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up late at patton creek

Sunday, May 6th, 2007

Webheads cheer after
dark as superhero crawls
in for first showing.

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retail roll call

Sunday, May 6th, 2007

Perfect trophy found
on hunting expedition.
Birthday gift? Present.

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untitlement

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007

I’m not a ma’am, I’m
a sir. Except, I don’t feel
that quite fits either.

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