MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
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Jeez, Is It Friday Afternoon Again Already? The Haikulodeon Knows ...
By MrSmith1 on Fri, 08/16/2013 - 3:21pm |
Here's this week's heap of haikus:
Moody clouds roiled through
the dark sky o'er the harbor ...
tethered sailboats bobbed.
the dark sky o'er the harbor ...
tethered sailboats bobbed.
* A remarkable photograph by my friend, Kristina Rebelo. To me, it almost looks like a painting.
( Photograph copyright 2013 Kristina Rebelo )
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Comfy and cozy
and wrapped in a patchwork quilt,
she sipped some hot soup.
and wrapped in a patchwork quilt,
she sipped some hot soup.
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Insistent knocking ...
A hot pizza ... delivered
to the wrong address.
A hot pizza ... delivered
to the wrong address.
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A tangerine sky,
clouds haunting the horizon,
lures me into dusk.
clouds haunting the horizon,
lures me into dusk.
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The world keeps spinning
as I lay in a meadow
watching clouds drift by.
as I lay in a meadow
watching clouds drift by.
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Now is not the time?!
Now is ALWAYS the time!!
It's the tense we're stuck in.
Now is ALWAYS the time!!
It's the tense we're stuck in.
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Any given day,
swirling leaves will seem confused
by the winds of change.
swirling leaves will seem confused
by the winds of change.
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Sometimes in my dreams,
I meet you in Times Square and
we are "us" again.
I meet you in Times Square and
we are "us" again.
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tanka haiku:
Billy and his friend
rode in a first-class berth from
London to Dover
(They pretended they were spies
on a mission to Marseilles.)
Billy and his friend
rode in a first-class berth from
London to Dover
(They pretended they were spies
on a mission to Marseilles.)
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Pulling threads is fine,
but keep in mind the sweater
just might unravel.
but keep in mind the sweater
just might unravel.
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times-gone-by-kus:
Crank the Victrola,
clear away the rugs and give
the maid the night off!
My best gal and I
danced and smooched as the band played
'The Sugarfoot Strut.'
Crank the Victrola,
clear away the rugs and give
the maid the night off!
My best gal and I
danced and smooched as the band played
'The Sugarfoot Strut.'
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He'd often quibble
with perceived wisdom, just to
be an outlier.
with perceived wisdom, just to
be an outlier.
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Formerly treasured
knick-knacks in the garbage can?
The whim of 'the wife.'
knick-knacks in the garbage can?
The whim of 'the wife.'
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Shifting winds. Light rain.
He unzipped his coat. She closed
her red umbrella.
He unzipped his coat. She closed
her red umbrella.
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She proposes roses,
he jokes, (or kids), orchids. The
flowers remained mum.
he jokes, (or kids), orchids. The
flowers remained mum.
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Her incandescent
smile failed to light up the room,
so she lit candles.
smile failed to light up the room,
so she lit candles.
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As he sat and thought
of his impact on the world,
the roof fell on him.
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A triple Stand-up haiku:
Seriously, folks ...
two analysts in the hall ...
at least in theory.
All kidding aside,
Two analysts in the hall ...
Study each other.
(Ba-rump Bump. Cymbal crash)
Thank you very much
I'm here until Tuesday, try
the lemon chicken.
Seriously, folks ...
two analysts in the hall ...
at least in theory.
All kidding aside,
Two analysts in the hall ...
Study each other.
(Ba-rump Bump. Cymbal crash)
Thank you very much
I'm here until Tuesday, try
the lemon chicken.
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Thoughts would come to him
like bolts of lightning, striking
down old maple trees.
like bolts of lightning, striking
down old maple trees.
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Most annoyances
don't rise to the level of
artichokes in beer.
(Disclaimer: I have no idea where this came from. I have never tried artichokes in beer. It might be delicious. It just sounded funny to me.)
don't rise to the level of
artichokes in beer.
(Disclaimer: I have no idea where this came from. I have never tried artichokes in beer. It might be delicious. It just sounded funny to me.)
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Poets will lurk where
they can easily observe;
they hide in plain sight.
they can easily observe;
they hide in plain sight.
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Dreary Winter's chore,
Kindling gathered, he lit
a small fire of hope.
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History repeats
because people forget to
plant perennials.
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I raise a glass to
Snoopy on his Birthday. The
Red Baron salutes.
Red Baron salutes.
(Pictured: Circa 1957: Young MrSmith1 with his Charlie Brown and Snoopy ACTION FIGURES. (Not dolls, dolls are for girls!)
- 2300 reads
Comments
Hats off to Snoopy.
Your are complaining about a misdirected pizza.
If you recall I wrote of the time that I was the victim of a misdirected gurney. haaahahah
The medics arrived at the wrong door.
Hell, I would have taken the pizza. hahhaahahah
badabump! ha
I have a joke about artichokes that I really really should not repeat here since it involves my second wife. hahahha
Love your pix
by Richard Day on Sun, 08/18/2013 - 2:11am
The misdirected pizza is a lot funnier when you're the unintended recipient. The insistent knocking really annoyed me. Then when I open the door, to have a pizza I didn't order, (with Anchovies!), shoved in my face along with a "request" for 24 bucks to pay for the unordered pizza ...Well, it's hard to put all that into a haiku. LOL
I want to hear the joke about the artichoke and your second wife. If you have to, change her name to Mildred to avoid a lawsuit.
by MrSmith1 on Sun, 08/18/2013 - 10:53am
Artichokes are odd,
Brussels sprouts, peculiar:
Hamburger Deluxe.
Window error codes;
There are so many of them.
They must reproduce.
Shifting winds, light rain:
He buttoned up his trench coat,
She watched the waves break.
by moat on Sun, 08/18/2013 - 5:06pm
"Artichokes are odd,
Brussels sprouts, peculiar:
Hamburger Deluxe."
That made me laugh out loud! Thank you moat.
The other two are top notch as well. Excellent!
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Reporting the Blitz,
Murrow stood in the fog, then
buttoned his trench coat.
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Windows error codes:
The one thing Microsoft did
NOT steal from Apple.
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by MrSmith1 on Sun, 08/18/2013 - 6:59pm