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Hits of the Day
Sunny Summer Friday afternoons at the Haikulodeon
by MrSmith1 7/13/2012 - 12:25 pm
This week's heap of haikus:
A couple cuddles
outside of the Guggenheim,
then waits for a cab.
outside of the Guggenheim,
then waits for a cab.
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a small chair in a
nearly empty apartment
offers no comfort.
nearly empty apartment
offers no comfort.
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A Double Dooley haiku:
"Mr. Dooley" said
That "Politics ain't beanbag."
(If only it were ...)
"Dooley" also said
"All politics is local ..."
(All subways express.)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finley_Peter_Dunne
"Mr. Dooley" said
That "Politics ain't beanbag."
(If only it were ...)
"Dooley" also said
"All politics is local ..."
(All subways express.)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finley_Peter_Dunne
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On Avenue A,
scores of school-age skateboarders,
crowd hippies on bikes.
scores of school-age skateboarders,
crowd hippies on bikes.
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She wore a flower
neatly placed behind her ear,
then, she danced for him.
neatly placed behind her ear,
then, she danced for him.
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tanka haiku: God, aren't you watching?
Can't you see the mess we're in?
Okay, stop laughing.
I know You gave us free will ...
(We don't know how to use it.)
Can't you see the mess we're in?
Okay, stop laughing.
I know You gave us free will ...
(We don't know how to use it.)
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A nymph cavorting
amidst a field of daisies,
sings a joyful song ...
amidst a field of daisies,
sings a joyful song ...
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Being unemployed
will lighten your income and
darken your outlook.
will lighten your income and
darken your outlook.
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History repeats
because most people forget;
Plant perennials.
because most people forget;
Plant perennials.
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Reading comic books
and playing travel bingo
got us to Grandma's ...
and playing travel bingo
got us to Grandma's ...
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Slowly sweltering ...
Sy's Summer seersucker suits;
saavy selections.
Sy's Summer seersucker suits;
saavy selections.
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Loathsome people too,
have that tiny piece of God,
which hides inside us.
have that tiny piece of God,
which hides inside us.
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A college dorm room
in the middle of the night;
quantum mechanics.
in the middle of the night;
quantum mechanics.
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Our paths never crossed,
and yet, they almost entwined.
Thank God for the fork.
and yet, they almost entwined.
Thank God for the fork.
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Dream of the mundane,
wake and deal with illusions ...
Something's not quite right.
wake and deal with illusions ...
Something's not quite right.
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He'd been wined and dined,
he'd sinned ... and been forgiven.
Now, he should give back.
he'd sinned ... and been forgiven.
Now, he should give back.
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An oak balustrade
framed the staircase as it poured
into the lobby.
framed the staircase as it poured
into the lobby.
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Coral begonias,
offer quite a contrast
to those yellow mums.
offer quite a contrast
to those yellow mums.
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Hiding in shadows,
waiting for the sun to set,
and bad moon to rise.
waiting for the sun to set,
and bad moon to rise.
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(I missed a day last weekend, which prompted this ...)
tanka haiku: Haiku hiatus?
Conscript us? Or whipped us? Or
just simply tripped us?
No, I'm just being funny,
t'was too hot and too sunny.
Conscript us? Or whipped us? Or
just simply tripped us?
No, I'm just being funny,
t'was too hot and too sunny.
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By Dan Roberts in Washington, guardian.co.uk, 16 June, 2013
[....] Speaking in a hearing mainly about telephone data collection, the bureau's director, Robert Mueller, said it used drones to aid its investigations in a "very, very minimal way, very seldom".
However, the potential for growing drone use either in the US, or involving US citizens abroad, is an increasingly charged issue in Congress, and the FBI acknowleged there may need to be legal restrictions placed on their use to protect privacy.
"It is still in nascent stages but it is worthy of debate and legislation down the road," said Mueller, in response to questions from Hawaii senator Mazie Hirono.
Hirono said: "I think this is a...
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We are losing the art of writing and of conversation
OK, admittedly this is not "news", but I couldn't resist posting this. I didn't feel that I had anything to add to it, so I've added it to "In the News". I apologize if that crosses a line…
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Reuters, June 19, 2013
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Prime Minister Hisham Kandil did not accept the resignation of Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou, who remains in the post for now. However, the move pointed to a split in government over an appointment that one critic called "the last nail in the coffin" of the tourism industry.
Mursi appointed Adel Mohamed al-Khayat, a member of al-Gamaa al-Islamiya, as Luxor governor this week, a move seen as a sign of a deepening political alliance between the once-armed group and the...
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By Robert Mackey, The Lede @ nytimes.com, June 18, 2013
Includes lots of images and videos.
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