Thursday, July 29, 2010

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
.

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

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.



***



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












Tuesday, July 27, 2010

untitled HAIKU


Eden by Maureen A. Girard



hELL's rUn OuT oF gAs.
hEaVeN iS cLoSeD fOr RePaiRs---
bUt EaRtH's sTiLL oPeN
.

Monday, July 26, 2010

ViEw Of CoLLiOuRe HAIKU


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

Sunday, July 25, 2010

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.



Wednesday, July 21, 2010

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.


Monday, July 19, 2010

LADYBUG



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



Friday, July 16, 2010

bLAziNg cArOuSeL HAIKU




bLAziNg
cArOuSeL!
WhiRLiNg & TwiRLiNg
MeMoRiEs Of YoUtH!


Wednesday, July 07, 2010

SOCKS AND REMEMBERING "HOPE" BY EMILY DICKINSON


Girl Removing Her Socks
By Repro Bouguereau

***


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.

Tuesday, July 06, 2010

BiG bAnG's HAIKU


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

***

(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.









Monday, July 05, 2010

CARAVANSARY


***

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!