wHaT mUsT bE wiLL bE HAIKU

Death Maiden By James C. Christensen

dEaTh aNd ThE mAiDeN;
hArBiNgErS oF bLoOd aNd DeAtH;
wHaT wiLL bE wiLL bE.

INNER VISION

I was deaf but not blind.
I couldn't hear, but I saw your war.
I was afraid.
I had to run.
I was deaf but not blind.
I couldn't hear, but I saw your war.
I was deaf and afraid.
I had to run away from your war that I saw.

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Afghanistan war logs: Secret CIA paramilitaries' role in civilian deaths

Innocent Afghan men, women and children have paid the price of the Americans' rules of engagement

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/25/afghanistan-civilian-deaths-rules-engagement

untitled HAIKU

Eden by Maureen A. Girard

hELL's rUn OuT oF gAs.

hEaVeN iS cLoSeD fOr RePaiRs---
bUt EaRtH's sTiLL oPeN .

ViEw Of CoLLiOuRe HAIKU

MaTiSsE's ViViD
ViEw Of CoLLiOuRe:
CoLoRs Of ThE sOuL

ANTITECHNORAP or PLEASE, NO APPS FOR ME

i own a computer but
i don't use any twitter
(and thus i don't get bitter).
i don't possess any cell phone
since i like to be left alone.
i don't have an ipad
it's not my kind of fad.
i don't do texting
it's much too vexing.
i'm not a face booker
but i'm a good looker.

BIG TOE DITTY

the ocean's full of oil
and the world's full of dread
one big toe nail is
hanging on a thread
one of my kidney's almost dead
at least I've got bread and
poems inside my head.

LADYBUG

a little
red winged sun
sat upon
a little
green thumb.
well
actually it was
a little green grape.

bLAziNg cArOuSeL HAIKU

bLAziNg cArOuSeL!
WhiRLiNg & TwiRLiNg
MeMoRiEs Of YoUtH!

SOCKS AND REMEMBERING "HOPE" BY EMILY DICKINSON

Girl Removing Her Socks
By Repro Bouguereau

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SOCKS IN TWO PARTS


I.
Hope is the thing with threads
That roosts on the feet
And warms the toes---without the words,
And never stops at all
(Until you wash them.)


II.
Hope is the not knowing
Where the other sock is
&
Hoping for it to appear
Before shedding any tear.

BiG bAnG's HAIKU

BeHoLdiNg BiG bAnG's
AfTeRgLoW oF CrEaTiOn...
dAwN oF TiMe & sTuFf!

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(Photo Above)

The cosmic background radiation was released about 400,000 years after the Big Bang when the first atoms were beginning to form. Scientists believe that the "clumpiness" of the background radiation is actually the cosmic blueprint from which today's clusters of galaxies formed under the influence of gravity – a relic map of the Universe from the beginning of time.

CARAVANSARY

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After Reading "V. Conclusion"
By John Updike

I remember when I had
Pneumonia in Wyoming
And an ancient Rainbow Trout
Waited to be caught in a Pond
That was no bigger than a Frond!
I remember Wyoming---
And the white sand that was Gritty!
I remember Wyoming---
And the heat that was a Pity!
I remember Wyoming---
Sweet sodas flowed!
And warm winds lowed!
On the way to
Colorado!
Full of Sweet Bliss
And Bravado!