MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
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Sunny Summer Friday afternoons at the Haikulodeon
By MrSmith1 on Fri, 07/13/2012 - 12:25pm |
This week's heap of haikus:
A couple cuddles
outside of the Guggenheim,
then waits for a cab.
outside of the Guggenheim,
then waits for a cab.
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a small chair in a
nearly empty apartment
offers no comfort.
nearly empty apartment
offers no comfort.
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A Double Dooley haiku:
"Mr. Dooley" said
That "Politics ain't beanbag."
(If only it were ...)
"Dooley" also said
"All politics is local ..."
(All subways express.)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finley_Peter_Dunne
"Mr. Dooley" said
That "Politics ain't beanbag."
(If only it were ...)
"Dooley" also said
"All politics is local ..."
(All subways express.)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finley_Peter_Dunne
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On Avenue A,
scores of school-age skateboarders,
crowd hippies on bikes.
scores of school-age skateboarders,
crowd hippies on bikes.
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She wore a flower
neatly placed behind her ear,
then, she danced for him.
neatly placed behind her ear,
then, she danced for him.
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tanka haiku: God, aren't you watching?
Can't you see the mess we're in?
Okay, stop laughing.
I know You gave us free will ...
(We don't know how to use it.)
Can't you see the mess we're in?
Okay, stop laughing.
I know You gave us free will ...
(We don't know how to use it.)
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A nymph cavorting
amidst a field of daisies,
sings a joyful song ...
amidst a field of daisies,
sings a joyful song ...
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Being unemployed
will lighten your income and
darken your outlook.
will lighten your income and
darken your outlook.
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History repeats
because most people forget;
Plant perennials.
because most people forget;
Plant perennials.
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Reading comic books
and playing travel bingo
got us to Grandma's ...
and playing travel bingo
got us to Grandma's ...
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Slowly sweltering ...
Sy's Summer seersucker suits;
saavy selections.
Sy's Summer seersucker suits;
saavy selections.
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Loathsome people too,
have that tiny piece of God,
which hides inside us.
have that tiny piece of God,
which hides inside us.
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A college dorm room
in the middle of the night;
quantum mechanics.
in the middle of the night;
quantum mechanics.
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Our paths never crossed,
and yet, they almost entwined.
Thank God for the fork.
and yet, they almost entwined.
Thank God for the fork.
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Dream of the mundane,
wake and deal with illusions ...
Something's not quite right.
wake and deal with illusions ...
Something's not quite right.
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He'd been wined and dined,
he'd sinned ... and been forgiven.
Now, he should give back.
he'd sinned ... and been forgiven.
Now, he should give back.
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An oak balustrade
framed the staircase as it poured
into the lobby.
framed the staircase as it poured
into the lobby.
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Coral begonias,
offer quite a contrast
to those yellow mums.
offer quite a contrast
to those yellow mums.
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Hiding in shadows,
waiting for the sun to set,
and bad moon to rise.
waiting for the sun to set,
and bad moon to rise.
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(I missed a day last weekend, which prompted this ...)
tanka haiku: Haiku hiatus?
Conscript us? Or whipped us? Or
just simply tripped us?
No, I'm just being funny,
t'was too hot and too sunny.
Conscript us? Or whipped us? Or
just simply tripped us?
No, I'm just being funny,
t'was too hot and too sunny.
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