Here's this week's heap of haikus:

 

Bring your broken-ness
to the altar of repairs ...
Hallelujah, fixed.

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On-this-day-ku:

When Titanic sank ...
Young Leo DiCaprio's
heart did not go on.

( April 15, 1912 - Down goes Titanic ...)

 

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We fight our demons
as if they have some meaning
to anyone else.

 

"Demons" by Imagine Dragons - lead singer - Dan Reynolds  (FYI - a fellow Spondy)

 

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We seldom notice
the slow erosion of Life.
We're focused elsewhere.

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My spirit will not
be crushed at your insistence
I will persevere

 

 

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The writer just smiled;
he'd heard thoughts were fleeting, but
wet ink would soon dry.

 

 
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A doormat thrown in
the trash has obviously
worn out its welcome.

 

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They say that I am
hopelessly optimistic ...
I just hope they're right.

 

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 Double Diner-ku:
 

Eggs over easy
bacon, toast and home fries; on
some mis-matched china.

Men in overalls
listen to the farm report
an' talk 'bout football.
 

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Echoes of sunrise,
fade from the bluing sky; the
moon goes back to sleep.
 
 

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Through each tortured night,
he tossed and turned in bed, then
dreamt of his ex-wives.

 

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The train ‘clacks’ along.
I stare out the window as
lush meadows rush by.

 

 

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Tending your garden,
know that zinnias will thrive
where fuschias wither.

 

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She’s tilting forward ...
(She is wearing 6 inch heels!)
Precarious Chic.

 

 

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Turn-of-the-century-ku:

Crank the Victrola,
clear away the rugs and give
the maid the night off!

 

 

 

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An eager puppy,
wags his tail, strains his leash and
makes many new friends!
 

 

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Memorized poems
hide inside our heads, waiting
to re-inspire.

 

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Her world’s no larger
than the width of her bed and
the depth of her dreams.
 

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Waiting by the door,
a shy young girl fidgets with
a yellow wrist-band.
 

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Japanese maples
rustle noiselessly outside
while her mother sleeps.

 

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tanka haiku:

Summer days of youth,
running through fields, resting ‘neath
the shade of an oak.

Then riding bikes to the park,
and playing 'ball 'til supper.

 
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The pre-war building
stood in stark contrast to the
post-war skyscrapers.
 

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Those being drenched may
not always feel as if they
are blessed by the storm.
 

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A wastebasket filled
with crumpled papers marks a
young writer's progress.

 

 
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Who have you steadied?
Whose heart have you opened?  Whose
dreams have you unleashed?
 

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In musty attics,
boxes of old photographs
stuffed with memories
 

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If you have a job
with no time parameters,
you must be shiftless.
 

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Like sails on schooners,
the bed sheets billowed, while pinned
to mother’s clothesline.
 

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Half opened window …
A world on each side … Do you
look in or stare out?
 

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Optimism is
one's willingness to believe
in happy endings.  

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On Avenue A,
scores of scrawny skateboarders,
dodge hippies on bikes.

 

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Ev'ry Flea Market
has old folks who'll wrestle you
for Fiestaware.

 

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The more I focus
on subtle details, the more
I'm drawn into Life.

 

 

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A downtown cafe …
lovers cuddle in a booth,
sharing fajitas.
 

 

 

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To remember love
is to journey through the soul
and restore the heart.
 

 

 

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A tall glass of juice,
is no substitute for a
big mug of coffee.
 
 

 

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tanka haiku:

 

From the cab of his
pickup, he could see the smoke
rise from the chimney.

But it was nearly sunrise,
and he can't wait for breakfast.

 

 

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 I sail into the
darkness.  The sunset leaves me
without any friends.

(Photo courtesy Kristina Rebelo)

 

 

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double haiku:

The screen door slams shut.
An angry young man runs to
his car and 'peels out.'

She watches from the window
and prays that her sadness ends.

 
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More Later.