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A Doo-Wop Friday Afternoon at the Haikulodeon

By MrSmith1 on Fri, 10/09/2015 - 3:18pm |

 

 

Here's this week's heap of haikus:

 

A cool autumn night
A golden moon is shining o'er
the harvested fields,

 

 

 

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A Rain Spattered Friday Afternoon at the Haikulodeon

By MrSmith1 on Fri, 10/02/2015 - 4:55pm |

 


Here's this week's heap of haikus:

 

Breaking News-ku:


Again and again
and again and again and ...
NO! STOP! NOT ONE MORE!!

 

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Two opportunities ... Where are Progressive voices?

By MrSmith1 on Thu, 09/24/2015 - 9:29am |

I've been waiting patiently for the postings, but maybe we've become so mesmerized by Trump and other distractions that we can no longer see Progressive triumphs as something to crow about.  

This is the difference between Progressives and the Right Wing Scream Machine, the Right would have jumped all over these two stories and hammered away at them until their message sunk in on a subconscious level.  The Left on the other hand, seems content to just sit around and luxuriate in rare victories.

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A Frail and Ferocious Friday Afternoon at the Haikulodeon

By MrSmith1 on Fri, 09/18/2015 - 3:41pm |

 

 

 

 

Here's this week's heap of haikus:

 


When you see Life as
the cause, you are its victim.
You must be your cause.

 


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The Ice Cream Man for President? Why Not?

By MrSmith1 on Sun, 09/06/2015 - 5:01am |

 

Ramona wrote:  "I'm constantly amazed at the number of so-called progressives who don't have a clue about government. They're like a bunch of kids wishing the Ice Cream Man would run for president because that would be so good!"

 

Okay, hold on, Ramona.  Let's think about this for a moment.  

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Another Laborious Friday Afternoon at the Haikulodeon

By MrSmith1 on Fri, 09/04/2015 - 3:56pm |

 

 

Here's this week's heap of haikus:

 


When you're looking for
familiarity's font,
Google sans serif.

 


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A Wistful Friday Afternoon at the Haikulodeon

By MrSmith1 on Fri, 08/28/2015 - 5:18pm |

 

 

Here's this week's heap of haikus:

 


tanka haiku:

All one ever knows,
Is what they’ve experienced,
Or taken on faith.
    But, like silt in riverbeds,
    Both can muddy the waters.

 

 

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A Kerouac-ack-ack Friday Afternoon at the Haikulodeon

By MrSmith1 on Fri, 08/21/2015 - 2:02pm |

 

 

 

 

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Jack Kerouac - American Haiku

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