“You know,” the spouse mused,
“This bird’s the double D-cup
of the poultry world.”
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The haiku challenge is over, but I am unable to dismantle the machine. Though it may look as if I am listening to you intently, I am probably just counting your syllables.
The Daily Post issued a challenge to write five haikus this week. Yesterday’s post featured my first attempt. Here are #2, 3, and 4. They are–as you will soon see–completely unrelated. The first is about the book I just finished, which was terrifying.
Beautiful Boy
I read this book fast
like pulling off a bandaid
to lessen the sting.
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Hope
The ability
to see possibility
in the status quo
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On Google
One finds anything
with a touch of a button
and targeted ads.
Yesterday, The Daily Post issued a haiku challenge for the week: five haikus in five days. Please be kind; I’m a little rusty. I haven’t written one of these since puberty.
Iceland
Volcanoes erupt
from bare rock like cone-shaped swords
A land with no trees
Bad Parenting 101 