MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
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Another Sweltering Friday Afternoon at the Haikulodeon
By MrSmith1 on Fri, 07/05/2013 - 2:13pm |
Here's this week's heap of haikus:
At his wife's urging,
He posed with her step-father.
Happy July 4th!
Happy July 4th!
(Photo circa 1920. My maternal grandfather and step-great-grandfather.)
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Toshiro lit the
firecracker while his sisters
watched with excitement.
firecracker while his sisters
watched with excitement.
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A day at the beach
in those days, was more like a
wet pajama fest.
in those days, was more like a
wet pajama fest.
(My maternal grandparents are third and fourth from the left.)
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In 1903,
on July 4th, two boys posed
for my Facebook page.
(My maternal grandfather is on the right)
on July 4th, two boys posed
for my Facebook page.
(My maternal grandfather is on the right)
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There was a time when
waving striped thingamajigs
waving striped thingamajigs
was quite a cool thing.
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Summers of my youth
seem so distant now ... only
seem so distant now ... only
memories remain.
(mid-1950's ... me and my mom at the beach.)
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Some planets align,
some go into retrograde;
the "circles" of Life.
some go into retrograde;
the "circles" of Life.
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Calamity struck.
She turned her back on chaos;
calmly cognitive.
She turned her back on chaos;
calmly cognitive.
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A burbling brook
slices through a lazy field
near a chestnut tree.
slices through a lazy field
near a chestnut tree.
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Hot dogs on the grill
burgers on the patio ...
blame the clumsy chef.
burgers on the patio ...
blame the clumsy chef.
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Blistering retorts
fueled their bitter argument ...
One joke ended it.
fueled their bitter argument ...
One joke ended it.
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On the edge of town,
a man sits in a diner,
drinking more coffee.
a man sits in a diner,
drinking more coffee.
My friend Jim W.'s response:
Lincoln highway dive
Sipping Amish black coffee
Man dreams of farming
Lincoln highway dive
Sipping Amish black coffee
Man dreams of farming
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Double Diner haiku:
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.
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.
fade from the bluing sky; the
moon goes back to sleep.
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As the dawn breaks, a
boat with peeling paint, drifts on
the shimmering lake.
boat with peeling paint, drifts on
the shimmering lake.
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In a distant land,
a heart you'll never meet, beats
to the same rhythm.
a heart you'll never meet, beats
to the same rhythm.
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Just wondering-ku:
When you re-mold mold,
do you use moldy molds or
hands to mold the mold?
do you use moldy molds or
hands to mold the mold?
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Romantic yearnings
can send us on crazy quests
to find another's heart.
can send us on crazy quests
to find another's heart.
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Comments
I enjoyed the pictures also the poetry. I hope you are getting better. It hasn't been too hot here. We have been having our rainy season. The weeds are growing like crazy but I don't care because I have school uniforms to make for my grand daughter. Poor urban elementary schools in this town have to wear uniforms. Dam things are expensive and made of polly-ester. This is the tropics and that is like wearing a plastic bag. Sorry my keyboard is not compatible with dag.
by trkingmomoe on Sat, 07/06/2013 - 6:39am
Thanks trkingmomoe, I am getting better. I am taking it slower than normal, which makes my mind a bit crazy, but which my body appreciates. This surgery was, in retrospect, a bit too close to the first one, but it's done and now things can get back on track ... I hope.
I remember wearing uniforms in fifth grade, the one year I had to go to Catholic school. I think the girls outfits were worse than the boys. They had these ugly plaid dresses with white blouses, whereas the boys just had navy blue pants and light blue shirts with ties. Fortunately, the following year we moved and due to the timing I couldn't get into the Catholic school in the new town, so I had to go back to the public school system (Woo-hooo!! No nuns!! )
P.S. I love the old photos and wish I had treated some of them better when I was a kid. I have boxes of them, and treasure them now. It has been part of my search for my roots that led me to explore genealogy and take up the task of scanning and restoring the old family photos.
by MrSmith1 on Sat, 07/06/2013 - 9:43am
With enough people
the unlikely is likely
common rare events
by Verified Atheist on Sat, 07/06/2013 - 1:48pm
Nice one, Verified!
In a strange world, where
the unlikely is likely,
who's to say what's 'News'?
by MrSmith1 on Sat, 07/06/2013 - 2:22pm
Nice reply!
by Verified Atheist on Sat, 07/06/2013 - 6:01pm
Wonderful, wonderful.
Remembrances of things past.
This is all I got:
And I was watching
The West Wing the seventh time
Bartlett is President
Issues 'are' the same
Parallel universes
Seem so plausible
TV becomes 'real'
When reality just sucks
What is really real?
My Son just called me
Not a bad day, for Sunday
Dad, it's Saturday!
Oh, oh, a mistake
Get the day wrong, its rest home
I was just kidding
hahahahahah
I am lost today
Just like any day, I guess
What is the real date?
Aging can be fun
Just don't speak to anyone
Where am I, really?
I think that I am
In a parallel world
But it seems Okay
the end
hahahahah
That's really all I got!
hahahaha
Except I am dripping from sweat and the computer and TV tells me it is 71 degrees F?
Are you kidding me?
by Richard Day on Sat, 07/06/2013 - 7:26pm
Ev'rything explained;
Parallel universes ...
Are you kidding me?!
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I am lost today
without you to guide me, I
can't make sense of things.
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My life is a mess,
but my imagination
is immaculate.
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by MrSmith1 on Sat, 07/06/2013 - 11:28pm