MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
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(Vol. 1) A Mostly Pleasant Friday Afternoon at the Haikulodeon
By MrSmith1 on Fri, 08/23/2013 - 6:03pm |
Here's this week's heap of haikus:
Variations on a Sunset:
#1:
Sometimes the world will
overwhelm us with beauty,
our heart seems to burst.
overwhelm us with beauty,
our heart seems to burst.
#2:
The world overwhelms
us with beauty sometimes and
we must stop and stare.
us with beauty sometimes and
we must stop and stare.
#3:
a bitter orange
sunset dissolves into the
calm blue horizon.
sunset dissolves into the
calm blue horizon.
(Photograph copyright 2013 by Kristina Rebelo)
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a blues haiku riff for four haiku-ists
Slouched in a corner,
of a dingy juke joint, a
young man learns the blues.
of a dingy juke joint, a
young man learns the blues.
Jim:
When Ella said no,
he knew what it was to be
outside looking in
he knew what it was to be
outside looking in
Me:
He beat out rhythms
on the edge of his guitar,
while his voice would scat.
on the edge of his guitar,
while his voice would scat.
Jim:
He skedaddled back
to his real life - wishing for
a stage to play on.
Karen:
Surroundings ignored,
fingers blistered from practice.
The blues sure feel good.
fingers blistered from practice.
The blues sure feel good.
Evan:
The cuts of ones life.
Rejoice in a common song
Sharing what is true.
Me:
Our voices lifted,
we rejoice in common song,
sharing common pain.
we rejoice in common song,
sharing common pain.
Me:
Settin' on my porch;
'Why did my woman leave me?'
Sing those Whiskey Blues.
'Why did my woman leave me?'
Sing those Whiskey Blues.
Jim:
Boom boom, said John Lee
out go the lights; twilight moon,
midnight songs, blues fade
out go the lights; twilight moon,
midnight songs, blues fade
Me:
Feel so down and out,
I can't deal with all the pain;
buried in the blues.
I can't deal with all the pain;
buried in the blues.
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Fair met and well writ,
Introductions are greatly
exaggerated.
Introductions are greatly
exaggerated.
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double haiku:
Sitting in the park,
he looks at all the birds and,
wishes he could fly.
he looks at all the birds and,
wishes he could fly.
He sees kids at play
and feels the great sadness of
not having children.
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1, 2, 3 AND-ku:
Waltzing through life is
not as easy as it sounds ...
There's all that counting!
Waltzing through life is
not as easy as it sounds ...
There's all that counting!
Jim:
In life, his choice was
to drum. Had only to count
In fours - many ways
to drum. Had only to count
In fours - many ways
Me:
Grabbing his drumsticks,
he played a paradiddle
that would beat the band.
he played a paradiddle
that would beat the band.
Jim:
His seven stroke roll
swung past the triplet bronze tone
and a waltz broke out.
swung past the triplet bronze tone
and a waltz broke out.
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Stay near your garden,
for spirits of the Earth are
flattered by flowers.
for spirits of the Earth are
flattered by flowers.
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tanka haiku:
Who have you steadied?
Whose heart have you opened? Whose
dreams have you unleashed?
Ask yourself these, for they are
the questions that matter most.
Whose heart have you opened? Whose
dreams have you unleashed?
Ask yourself these, for they are
the questions that matter most.
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Will we be known by
the things that divert us or
on which we focus?
the things that divert us or
on which we focus?
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A warm Summer's night;
he whistles as he strolls through
the woods near his home.
he whistles as he strolls through
the woods near his home.
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The calla lilies
sported purple 'freckles', which
made me think of you.
sported purple 'freckles', which
made me think of you.
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End of Volume 1 ... Go to Volume 2 for the rest of this week's heap of haikus.
- 1942 reads
Comments
Insinuated;
"Anything you might have done. "
As if we did things.
This was a response to an interlude that has been eluded.
by moat on Fri, 08/23/2013 - 8:38pm
What he might have done,
is nowhere near what she'd
insinuated.
Hi moat. I had a tough time posting this week's batch today. Not sure why, but finally tried dividing the post into volume 1 and volume 2. Don't forget to read volume 2!.
by MrSmith1 on Sat, 08/24/2013 - 12:45am