Jul 21

Haiku 567

Posted: under Daily Haiku, Kelly's Haiku.
Tags: , , , , , , , , July 21st, 2010

by Kelly

by Kelly

biking through the woods

my hair flies free — tomorrow

I turn 38

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Jul 20

Haiku 566

Posted: under Alison's Haiku, Daily Haiku.
Tags: , , , July 20th, 2010

by Alison

by Alison

“I can’t write haiku

without AC!” I complain.

What would Basho think?

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Jul 19

Haiku 565

Posted: under Daily Haiku, Kelly's Haiku.
Tags: , , July 19th, 2010

by Kelly

by Kelly

I spend so much time

thinking about me — I

should focus outward

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Jul 18

Haiku 564

Posted: under Alison's Haiku, Daily Haiku.
Tags: , , , July 18th, 2010

by Alison

by Alison

“Crescent moon,” he says.

“No. A fingernail clipping.”

Kelly’s words change me.

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Jul 17

Haiku 563

Posted: under Daily Haiku, Kelly's Haiku.
Tags: , , , , , , , , July 17th, 2010

by Kelly

by Kelly

humid like Bangkok —

my arm hairs prickle, stand up  

straws to the moisture

 

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Jul 16

Haiku 562

Posted: under Alison's Haiku, Daily Haiku.
Tags: , , July 16th, 2010

by Alison

by Alison

no cable TV

I pull out my old journal

and write poetry

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Jul 15

Haiku 561

Posted: under Daily Haiku, Kelly's Haiku.
Tags: , , , , , July 15th, 2010

by Kelly

by Kelly

big Asian family

he’s the only boy — so much

pressure to succeed

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Jul 14

Haiku 560

Posted: under Alison's Haiku, Daily Haiku.
Tags: , , , July 14th, 2010

by Alison

by Alison

stretched out on my bed

freshly showered and alone -

window fans rattle, rain falls

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Jul 13

Haiku 559

Posted: under Daily Haiku, Kelly's Haiku.
Tags: , , , , , July 13th, 2010

by Kelly

by Kelly

newborn mosquitoes

only one thing on their mind –

we swear, swat and flee

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Jul 12

Haiku 558

Posted: under Alison's Haiku, Daily Haiku.
July 12th, 2010

by Alison

by Alison

a quick summer storm

pushes so many pines down -

it’s vulnerable here

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