MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
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A Shady Friday Afternoon at the Haiku-lodeon ...
By MrSmith1 on Fri, 06/22/2012 - 1:51pm |
"Come,-let-us-wander
through-the-haiku-lodeon-…
and be transported."
through-the-haiku-lodeon-…
and be transported."
Here's this week's heap of haikus:
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Flirting with danger,
he courted disaster, but
married words and deeds.
he courted disaster, but
married words and deeds.
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Our problem? Old men
who pay to make the world fit
into their small minds.
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double haiku:
A question, my friend;
If I wish you, 'all the best',
what does that leave me?
Why should I be left
with just some second-rate 'good',
you lousy bastard?!
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tanka haiku: She was pampered, but
without love, hampered, so she's
no happy camper.
Which I'm sure puts a damper
on her heart, (which was tampered.)
without love, hampered, so she's
no happy camper.
Which I'm sure puts a damper
on her heart, (which was tampered.)
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Through a tortured night,
he tossed and turned in bed, while
dreaming of ex-wives.
he tossed and turned in bed, while
dreaming of ex-wives.
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tanka haiku: Charlie and his friend
rode in a first-class berth from
London to Dover.
rode in a first-class berth from
London to Dover.
(They pretended they were spies
on a mission to Marseilles.)
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Don't be confused when
he speaks of his late girlfriend ...
she's never on time.
he speaks of his late girlfriend ...
she's never on time.
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The train 'clacks' along.
I stare out the window as
cleared meadows rush by.
I stare out the window as
cleared meadows rush by.
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There is always hope;
even admitting the worst,
you could still be wrong.
even admitting the worst,
you could still be wrong.
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Juneteenth; In the past,
news was slow to arrive. This
news should have had wings.
news was slow to arrive. This
news should have had wings.
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Tending your garden,
know that zinnias will thrive
where fuschias wither.
know that zinnias will thrive
where fuschias wither.
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An eager puppy,
tail wagging, strains at his leash.
So many new friends!
tail wagging, strains at his leash.
So many new friends!
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Are you feeling Blue?
I am feeling Violet ...
(behind the woodshed.)
I am feeling Violet ...
(behind the woodshed.)
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She’s tilting forward
'cuz she's wearing 6 inch heels.
Precarious Chic.
'cuz she's wearing 6 inch heels.
Precarious Chic.
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Memorized poems
dwell in our heads, waiting to
re-inspire us.
dwell in our heads, waiting to
re-inspire us.
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There, rooting for me,
as proud as he could be, was
of course, my father.
(A remembrance for Father's Day of a Cross-Country race long, long ago ...)
as proud as he could be, was
of course, my father.
(A remembrance for Father's Day of a Cross-Country race long, long ago ...)
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Crank the Victrola,
clear away the rugs and give
the maid the night off!
clear away the rugs and give
the maid the night off!
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- 2851 reads
Comments
Lifting up the skirt,
to clear the flowers below;
Her steps are like rain.
by moat on Sun, 06/24/2012 - 4:21pm
Lovely.
Her steps are like rain,
her leaps, like an avalanche,
Don't ask her to sit.
:-)
by MrSmith1 on Sun, 06/24/2012 - 6:42pm