2017 haiku parade

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2017 haiku parade

Post by judih » December 31st, 2016, 11:05 pm

one night's sleep
sweep of mind debris
open door to new

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Post by saw » January 1st, 2017, 11:48 am

imbue the landscape
absorb the possibilities
that lie around the bend
the death of empathy is the birth of barbarism

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Post by judih » January 1st, 2017, 11:13 pm

six hour withdrawal
one hour revival
from sleep to sponge

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Post by 68degrees » January 1st, 2017, 11:18 pm

I want to love you
as much this year as the last
be with me tonight

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Post by saw » January 2nd, 2017, 8:52 am

my love is always there
you needn't actually see me
some people call me Maurice
the death of empathy is the birth of barbarism

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Post by judih » January 2nd, 2017, 10:47 pm

quick!
while they're asleep
let the truth in

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Post by 68degrees » January 3rd, 2017, 1:12 pm

my son leaving soon
back to his life without me
sucks to grow older

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Post by judih » January 3rd, 2017, 11:24 pm

my youngest
preparation to leave
all lists and logic

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Post by 68degrees » January 4th, 2017, 1:03 pm

new congress this year
apocalypse closer now
head for higher ground

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Post by sasha » January 4th, 2017, 5:58 pm

a new year
already the sun
lingers
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"If one could deduce the nature of the Creator from a study of creation, it would appear that He has an inordinate fondness for beetles." -- evolutionary biologist J B S Haldane, (1892-1964)

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Post by judih » January 4th, 2017, 11:41 pm

sanctimony
insecure in a place like this
wait for it

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Re: 2017 haiku parade

Post by the mingo » January 5th, 2017, 5:53 am

ugly zebras
lean against one another
and spit
Doll, you may have found a place of rest but I'm still on the trail.

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Re: 2017 haiku parade

Post by the mingo » January 5th, 2017, 5:54 am

names:
shadows in
a
/ corner
Doll, you may have found a place of rest but I'm still on the trail.

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Post by the mingo » January 5th, 2017, 5:56 am

Explode:
or be content
with
/ darkness
Doll, you may have found a place of rest but I'm still on the trail.

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Re: 2017 haiku parade

Post by the mingo » January 5th, 2017, 5:59 am

ten poems per square inch
10,000 poems per mile
/ distance & the beginning of vision
Doll, you may have found a place of rest but I'm still on the trail.

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