This week's batch + ...

He could memorize
any Shakespearean role ...
His shopping list? D'OH!

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He soon discovered,
ice-skating was not his 'thing'.
His 'thing'? Falling down.

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Nervously, she paced.
It was well after midnight,
and she'd heard no news.

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Wishing her the best,
he shook her hand, grabbed his bags,
and boarded the train.

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He stood very still.
Slowly, his essence emerged.
And hope swirled 'round him.

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Chronic mnemonics
(unlike harmonic phonics),
can be demonic!

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His fancy footwork
often gets him out of binds,
but his ankles hurt.

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Let us elevate,
our dialogue and our lives ...
eschew the mundane.

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tanka haiku: Frantically, she searched
through every drawer and cabinet,
for her missing blouse.

(It's in the dirty laundry;
worn on that awful blind date.)

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We wince, we shudder,
we bite our lip. We endure.
Mere pain won't stop us.

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My dear old friend, it's
nice we can be so honest.
(Love you, hate that dress.)

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Success often stands
on the shoulders of failure.
Never give up hope.

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He tried to please her,
he tried to reason with her,
she tried his patience.

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Fiefdoms multiply,
dividing up the landscape,
adding no value.

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Dimpled darlings, done
dunking donuts, dare drinking
double demitasse.

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Is there anything,
more satisfying than to
help others achieve?

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Willows in the wind,
gently swaying back and forth,
like sleepy dancers.

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As the years went by,
he could not forget her eyes;
so filled with kindness.

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A remote sand dune,
hides a young couple in love,
from all ... but one dog.

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With a gleeful squeal,
the little girl in the park,
discovered the slide.

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Saw a sign today,
That said 'Stand Up MRIs' ...
"Take my x-rays ... please."

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Walking through the woods,
I find a weathered birdhouse,
nailed onto a tree.

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The sun was shining
as he stumbled to his bed,
the first draft finished.

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He flipped through pages
of sad poetry before
finding his haiku.

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He meditates, then
'dissolves into his being.'
(Don't wake him from naps!)

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The confused tourist:
"Don't they speak French in Paris?"
Tour Guide: "We're in Minsk."

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We're on a spaceship
traveling through time. Can we
stop to buy ice cream?

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Here's an animation video I made promoting the Feb. 23rd fundraiser that I am working on, which is called, 'The Best Medicine' ... Check it out, the 'actors' are masters of deadpan delivery.