MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
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A Recuperative Friday Afternoon at the Haikulodeon
By MrSmith1 on Fri, 05/31/2013 - 3:06pm |
Here's this week's heap of haikus:
(A thin batch this week, I'm afraid. I added a few oldies to punch it up a bit.)
Mahogany panels
in the ICU, turn Oak
in Recovery.
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Watching the day fade,
sensing a cooler breeze, I
zip up my jacket.
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Purgatory; a
place for the not good enough
and the not so bad.
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In hospitals, I've
noticed, the better you feel,
the more you're ignored.
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The lines in her face,
though evident, were softened
by a joyful smile.
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tanka haiku:
There's no growth from pain.
Growth comes from a willingness
to endure the pain.
Pain's the cost of each lesson.
otherwise, it's just suffering.
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Can haikus be writ,
without, to wit, a single
snit? Know in a bit.
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When our jobs are done
and our lessons all are learned,
we're meant to move on.
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The toll of lives lost,
will always make us sad, as
we but guess their fate.
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Mind all aflutter,
She left her glasses at home
and her keys at work.
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They spent All Souls Day,
still stuck in Purgatory.
Heaven help them … please.
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tanka haiku:
The 96th Street
ramp to the West Side Highway;
is an urban joy.
A tree-lined curved underpass
with a view of the Hudson.
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As I fall asleep,
whispers of memories drift
through my consciousness …
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In Grandma’s parlour,
ev'rything's neat and quiet,
even sleeping cats.
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Do not play with ’whilst’,
it’s archaic and obscure,
Whilst-le while you work.
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Since this week's output is so small, feel free to post a line or a subject for me, and I will write something to fit.
Still working on my upcoming Night of Comedy to benefit the Spondylitis Association of America. Check out my newest animated video:
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Comments
There he is right now!
Oh Jeeeez, I was so worried
Damn I am so glad!
I was so worried.
Purgatory is so tough
But you did survive!
Keep on keepin on
I love these weekly Haikus
I must count the words
Well, each syllable
The closest I come to math
hahahahahahahahahaha
I did not count the haha's. hahahahahahah
I hope you are through with this purgatory!
May the wind always be at your back
And may you remain pain free!
by Richard Day on Fri, 05/31/2013 - 5:13pm
Thanks, DD. Here's one more purgatory haiku for you:
Purgatory? The
hell of it is, you can't get
heavenly coffee.
by MrSmith1 on Fri, 05/31/2013 - 5:41pm