MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
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A Sweltering Friday afternoon at the haiku-lodeon - 06-29-12
By MrSmith1 on Fri, 06/29/2012 - 1:15pm |
Here is this week's heap of haikus:
There will be rainbows
that sweep across the sky when
the storms have ended.
that sweep across the sky when
the storms have ended.
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Those being drenched may
not think of how they will
be blessed by the storm.
not think of how they will
be blessed by the storm.
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A tall vase full of
perky yellow daffodils
assuages his guilt.
perky yellow daffodils
assuages his guilt.
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The scar on his arm
made his hula-girl tattoo
appear to wiggle.
made his hula-girl tattoo
appear to wiggle.
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A sunny morning
pries open sleepy eyes and
urges, 'Re-join Life!'
pries open sleepy eyes and
urges, 'Re-join Life!'
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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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On the kitchen door,
she placed a post-it, which read,
"Turn the oven off."
she placed a post-it, which read,
"Turn the oven off."
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Will we be known by
the things that divert us or
those that focus us?
the things that divert us or
those that focus us?
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Anguish and remorse
re-enforced by solitude,
will shed bitter tears.
re-enforced by solitude,
will shed bitter tears.
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When you enjoy their
triumphs as much as your own,
you are amongst friends.
triumphs as much as your own,
you are amongst friends.
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A wastebasket filled
with crumpled papers means that
he's making progress.
with crumpled papers means that
he's making progress.
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Feeling alone, she
thought she'd go shopping, but all
her clothes were hiding.
thought she'd go shopping, but all
her clothes were hiding.
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In musty attics,
boxes of old photographs
remember our ghosts.
boxes of old photographs
remember our ghosts.
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Telling your fortune
could lead or mis-lead you ... and
ruin the surprise.
could lead or mis-lead you ... and
ruin the surprise.
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As you get older
perspectives change; trivial
perspectives change; trivial
matters fall away.
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A slug of whiskey,
shot of rye, hit me again,
here's mud in your eye!
shot of rye, hit me again,
here's mud in your eye!
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rhyming-haiku:
But, what if our lives
and all that derives, is, by
chance, mere happenstance?
and all that derives, is, by
chance, mere happenstance?
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The intensity
of her stare made him wary.
She's just near-sighted.
of her stare made him wary.
She's just near-sighted.
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A quiet morning.
She sits in her garden and
sips her iced green tea.
She sits in her garden and
sips her iced green tea.
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In his fevered brain,
his thoughts had room to run, and
visions to pursue.
his thoughts had room to run, and
visions to pursue.
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Colored beach balls float
on incoming waves. Children
squeal and splash about.
on incoming waves. Children
squeal and splash about.
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tanka haiku: His heart went out to
the heartless, his soul to the
soul-less ... and so on.
the heartless, his soul to the
soul-less ... and so on.
(fear, feck and daunt went to the
fearless, feckless and dauntless.)
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Who have you steadied?
Whose heart have you opened? Whose
dreams have you unleashed?
Whose heart have you opened? Whose
dreams have you unleashed?
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We'd be out of luck
if amoebas got stuck in
primordial muck.
if amoebas got stuck in
primordial muck.
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cross-posted at www.thehaikulodeon.com
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Comments
Who have you steadied? That one is spectacular.
From the sublime to the ridiculous:
The intensity
of her lips made him wary.
He touched his wallet.
by Oxy Mora on Sat, 06/30/2012 - 10:25am
LOL! I love your ridiculous!
The intensity
of her lips made collagen
injections moot points.
by MrSmith1 on Sat, 06/30/2012 - 11:44am
The intensity,
her lips full of collagen,
objections be damned.
by Oxy Mora on Sat, 06/30/2012 - 2:14pm
The intent to see
with eyes full of collagen ...
objects are blurry.
by MrSmith1 on Sat, 06/30/2012 - 2:24pm
The intent to see
with eyes full of collagen,
her lawyer's number.
by Oxy Mora on Sat, 06/30/2012 - 2:34pm
LOL!
Her plea to sue o'er
eyes full of collagen, made
her lawyer numb-er.
by MrSmith1 on Sat, 06/30/2012 - 2:40pm