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Christmas LED lights
December 23, 2008 in change, consumerism, dilemma, disappointment, haiku, holiday, illusion, light, loss, observations, poetry, pop culture, regret, technology, tradition, winter | 1 comment
Like laser pointers
they blind in red green blue as
they save the planet
Silence
December 21, 2008 in accomplishment, create, disappointment, habit, haiku, regret, writing | 2 comments
You don’t notice the
absence of sound until you
strain to hear something.
Unemployed Christmas
December 21, 2008 in accomplishment, change, consumerism, disappointment, embarassment, family, fear, haiku, holiday, hope, loss, nervousness, observations, regret, sacrifice, status, tradition | Leave a comment
Can days be merry
and bright? Jobs – like ornaments -
fragile, out of reach.
Ugly photo
July 19, 2008 in change, conformity, curiosity, disappointment, disgust, embarassment, family, haiku, illusion, nervousness, observations, oddball, poetry, regret, thoughts, writing | 5 comments
She keeps it displayed
to remind herself that once
she didn’t know it
She watches me…
July 19, 2008 in connection, create, curiosity, disappointment, family, habit, haiku, integrity, jealousy, observations, opportunity, poetry, regret, thoughts, writing | Leave a comment
…create. Impatient
that I won’t pay attention
when I’m writing stuff.
Not among the 6%
July 19, 2008 in change, desire, detritus, disappointment, disgust, embarassment, family, haiku, hope, loss, observations, poetry, regret, thoughts, travel, writing | Leave a comment
“Let’s go to the beach!”
One kid, online, shrugs as the
other keeps texting.
“In a typical week, only 6 percent of children ages nine to thirteen play outside on their own.”
from The Option of Urbanism: Investing in a New American Dream by Christopher B. Leinberger
Already mid-July
July 19, 2008 in disappointment, haiku, loss, nature, observations, poetry, regret, seasons, thoughts, writing | 1 comment
And so summer goes
like fishing line cast into
swift moving waters
Job search
June 11, 2008 in accomplishment, desire, disappointment, food, haiku, loss, nervousness, observations, opportunity, poetry, regret, thoughts, writing | Leave a comment
Panera’s didn’t
call, nor Applebee’s. Rejec-
tion’s hard at sixteen.
Prom group
May 2, 2008 in change, conformity, desire, dilemma, disappointment, disgust, embarassment, fear, friendship, haiku, jealousy, nervousness, observations, paranoia, poetry, politics, regret, shameless, status, thoughts, tradition, writing | Leave a comment
She can’t stand her. He’s
her ex, so don’t include them.
Can’t we go alone?
Prom date
May 2, 2008 in beauty, connection, curiosity, delight, desire, dilemma, disappointment, fear, friendship, haiku, hope, illusion, integrity, jealousy, nervousness, observations, obsession, opportunity, poetry, politics, regret, thoughts, writing | Leave a comment
Deciding who to
take like negotiating
Mideast peace treaty.
Study hall
May 2, 2008 in accomplishment, beauty, connection, curiosity, desire, dilemma, disappointment, embarassment, haiku, hope, illusion, loss, nervousness, observations, poetry, regret, thoughts, writing | Leave a comment
The play was about
them. His unrequited love
her indifference.
May day
May 2, 2008 in change, dilemma, disappointment, haiku, housework, nature, observations, poetry, regret, seasons, spring, thoughts, writing | 1 comment
When’s the right time to
wash winter blankets? Last night
I saw snowflakes fall.
Hard Rock Cafe, Niagara Falls
April 16, 2008 in celebrity, consumerism, cooking, curiosity, detritus, dilemma, disappointment, embarassment, food, haiku, holiday, hope, illusion, loss, observations, poetry, regret, thoughts, travel, trends, writing | 1 comment
All around it, the
town is dead. Pity the poor
taken investors.
Cave of the Winds tour
April 16, 2008 in curiosity, disappointment, fear, haiku, holiday, illusion, nature, observations, poetry, pop culture, thoughts, travel, writing | 2 comments
A romantic name
for a seagull poop splashed walk
among spray and rocks.
Sexist comment from an unlikely source
April 1, 2008 in conformity, curiosity, disappointment, disgust, embarassment, haiku, observations, oddball, poetry, politics, pop culture, regret, shameless, thoughts, tradition, writing | Leave a comment
Back pain
April 1, 2008 in change, death, dilemma, disappointment, disgust, embarassment, fear, haiku, illness, loss, pain, poetry, regret, sacrifice, sleeplessness, tired, writing | Leave a comment
Hunched and hobbling I
move as if years older, a
taste of what’s to come.
Offsite meeting of the computer geeks
March 29, 2008 in accomplishment, change, connection, create, death, disappointment, disgust, habit, haiku, poetry, pop culture, regret, technology, tired, trends, writing | 2 comments
We all complain there’s
no place to plug in. One by
one, our laptops die.
Why I’ve been absent
March 20, 2008 in accomplishment, connection, create, curiosity, death, detritus, dilemma, disappointment, disorganized, embarassment, fear, habit, haiku, hope, integrity, loss, nervousness, opportunity, pain, paranoia, peace, poetry, regret, time management, tired, tradition, writing | 1 comment
Haiku, like bonsai,
needs care and pruning. A mind
unfocused kills both.
Why
March 20, 2008 in detritus, disappointment, disgust, evil, haiku, loss, pain, paranoia, regret, writing | Leave a comment
on another blog
gross comment deposited
like defecation
Silda Wall Spitzer
March 17, 2008 in accomplishment, celebrity, change, conformity, connection, curiosity, death, desire, detritus, dilemma, disappointment, disgust, embarassment, family, fear, haiku, hope, illusion, integrity, loss, observations, pain, paranoia, poetry, politics, pop culture, regret, sacrifice, shameless, status, success, thoughts, writing | Leave a comment
Wan, pale, red-eyed, she’s
the poster wife of Wynette’s
song, “Stand By Your Man.”
Saving grace
March 17, 2008 in accomplishment, change, death, dilemma, disappointment, disgust, fear, haiku, illusion, loss, nervousness, paranoia, poetry, politics, pop culture, regret, sacrifice, writing | Leave a comment
While I throw pennies
into a coin jar, Bear Stearns
gets a big bailout.
Eliot Spitzer
March 11, 2008 in accomplishment, curiosity, death, disappointment, disgust, embarassment, evil, family, fear, haiku, illness, illusion, integrity, loss, observations, obsession, oddball, poetry, politics, pop culture, regret, shameless, status, success, thoughts, trends, writing | 1 comment
When a righteous man
is caught with his pants down, it’s
likely he’ll get spanked.
Fuzzy logic
March 10, 2008 in accomplishment, conformity, death, detritus, dilemma, disappointment, disgust, disorganized, embarassment, fear, habit, haiku, illusion, loss, observations, obsession, paranoia, poetry, regret, sacrifice, shameless, sleeplessness, thoughts, time management, time of day, tired, writing | Leave a comment
posted to my Twitter account
I need sleep, but I * need to work but I need sleep * to work can’t think straight.
Last minute
March 10, 2008 in accomplishment, create, detritus, dilemma, disappointment, disgust, disorganized, embarassment, fear, habit, haiku, illusion, laziness, nervousness, observations, oddball, opportunity, paranoia, politics, regret, serendipity, shameless, sleeplessness, success, technology, thoughts, time management, time of day, tired, writing | Leave a comment
posted to my Twitter account
Project due and I * like the late adopter I * am, haven’t finished.
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