Friday, August 30
:a haiku clip show:
posted by adam 7:27 PM
-- 11 January 2001. Apparently, I was making an exercise of writing non-sequitir haiku. Greatly amusing (to me, at least.) --
Candid Camera
pleasant favors taken back
three days left to go.
Dustin Hoffman's lips
Stringy tendrils of mashed corn.
Flash flood warnings wrong.
devil may not care
who's to say I can't do that?
there are no ducks here.
a beautiful day.
posted by adam 4:15 PM
i don't notice though, until
someone else tells me.
Thursday, August 29
what if i was
posted by adam 2:53 PM
wearing a t-shirt that said
"haiku kicks your ass!"
Wednesday, August 28
tiny pieces
posted by adam 8:58 AM
of me
everywhere
Monday, August 26
:haiku-giene:
posted by adam 11:51 AM
immediately
the little shampoo i used
is too much
morning routine
shortened by 10 minutes
hair dries itself
tell my age
counting the layers of skin
peeling from my back
Thursday, August 22
cricket, grasshopper --
posted by adam 4:32 PM
i can never remember.
flies into the wall.
Tuesday, August 20
asleep on the beach
posted by adam 11:58 PM
good thing i brought the sunscreen.
neglected to use.
Sunday, August 18
requested to pay
posted by adam 10:36 PM
for the honor of having
my Camry stolen.
Friday, August 16
tree with chopstick trunk
posted by adam 9:36 AM
windblown without a breeze
leaning toward its death
Tuesday, August 13
pig bomb on my desk
posted by adam 11:35 AM
noone is responsible
stupid mystery.
Monday, August 12
this wasp going north
posted by adam 1:37 PM
regardless of the building
in its way
sudden impact --
posted by adam 9:18 AM
an errant wasp hits my chest
and flies off, dazed
Sunday, August 11
give kids the option:
posted by adam 8:39 PM
"one nation under bob"
sounds just as good.
Friday, August 9
:a haiku clip show:
posted by adam 3:40 PM
what breath i have left
is shallow
and uninspired
count my lucky stars
on the fingers of one hand.
cloud obscuring sky.
:end rerun:
eyes scanning eyes
posted by adam 2:21 PM
looking for a hint of hope
or a trace of weakness
Thursday, August 8
her hand on my shoulder
posted by adam 3:22 PM
brings tears
like a sting.
:a haiku clip show:
posted by adam 10:38 AM
hardwood floor on foot
without a thought
but maple
leaves start to turn
i deny
the beginning of fall
:end rerun:
Wednesday, August 7
I just couldn't say.
posted by adam 11:45 PM
I can't; I won't; I don't say.
I can bide my time.
not stupid, nor smart
posted by adam 3:16 PM
i hit somewhere in between.
violent. angry.
--Jewel checkout line--
posted by adam 12:14 AM
"Just getting one lime?"
"I'm only buying six beers."
"Will that be enough?"
Woman behind me
says she's been eyeing
my Coronas.
Tuesday, August 6
construction party.
posted by adam 1:07 PM
we weren't invited.
we eat their dust.
he praises miners,
posted by adam 9:21 AM
teamwork -- now we can kill
the terrorists.
Monday, August 5
through the moon and mist
posted by adam 9:34 PM
the sky reveals 5 stars.
of millions, these few.
Dear Diary,
posted by adam 4:42 PM
Go to hell.
Love, Adam
