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Tag Archives: English haiku
Work haiku
Lunch interrupted And a missed call, voice message detailing email Explain exceptions to set true expectations/ damn no good fraudsters Defining limits, separating unity/ harsh parameters
Posted in daily haiku, Haiku, Poem, Poetry
Tagged daily haiku, English haiku, micro poems, poetry, writing
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The Pythagoreans
“It’s never a good idea,” they told him sternly, “to urinate towards the Sun.” The forms are inverted, flipped on themselves to reveal untouched states Breaths in deep cold splitting like fractal patterns in frost spanning the windshield
Posted in Haiku, Poem, Poetry
Tagged cold front, English haiku, fractal patterns, inverted haiku, is there a name for that?, math, never a good idea, repeating, splitting, states, sun, untouched, urinate, weather, windshield
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Thoughts, 1/2/14
No apparent change beside the calendar page/ renewed urgency Cloud like tidal wave sweeps over rivers, pastures bringing wind and cold This year will be more even than last, riddled with odd imbalance
Posted in Haiku
Tagged calendar, change, cold, countryside, English haiku, even, image, imbalance, micro poems, pasture, renew, riddled, roll cloud, tidal wave, urgency
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A lapse in discipline
Trudging through weeks of uncharacteristic cold, pen succumbs to frost
Posted in Haiku
Tagged cold, discipline, English haiku, frost, poetry, succumb, trudge, uncharacteristic, writing
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$12/hr
The hourly wage, watching cents add up almost as fast as your bills A dim afternoon looms like lost prosperity, a chilled breath escapes
Posted in Haiku, Poem, Poetry
Tagged English haiku, hourly wage, micro poems, prosperity, quick read, reconsideration, resignation, underpaid
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Land of Opportunity
Now return home, resume your economic anxiety A world and an age, for which I am not suited, taunts incessantly
Posted in Haiku, Poem, Poetry
Tagged anachronism, anxiety, contemplation, economics, English haiku, exhaustion, jobs, micro poems, plans, prosperity, taunt
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Worlds away from worlds away
A night’s sleep squandered on dreams and reality filled with mosquitos Semi-circles carved by the squat waves and rip tides lining the whole beach Rocking with the swell upon a traditional Sundanese wood skiff: wooden planks, earthen waterproofing, its posts … Continue reading
Posted in Haiku, Poem, Poetry
Tagged diving, English haiku, fishing, Indonesia, internal conflict, maritime activities, micro poems, moral crisis, mosquitos, poetry, snorkeling, Sundan, waves
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Riding to Southwest Java
Two dimensional mountains shift to their true depth, emerge from the sky City smog recedes, and palm tree forests arise along the steep slopes Jagged landscape plunges into crashing sea heavy as lead The last light dwindles, flattening our distinctions … Continue reading
Posted in Haiku, Poem, Poetry
Tagged altered perspective, beachside, distinction, English haiku, Indonesia, Java, micro poems, mountainside, Pelabuhan Ratu, seascape, sunset, travel
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Jurong Bird Park/Garuda Airlines
His day-long headache discoloring carefully cultivated calm Morning rains give way to a stifling sun and bird calls
Posted in Haiku, Poem, Poetry
Tagged bird watching, conservation, English haiku, headaches, hot weather, ill-humor, micro poem, tourism, travel
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Soaring over Singapore
Regard harbor lit with strings of vibrant townships floating out to sea Circular steel parallax arches slowly through violet sky
Posted in Haiku, Poem, Poetry
Tagged English haiku, Ferris wheel, imagist poetry, international, micro poems, nighttime, Singapore Flyer, tourism, travel, travel writing
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A stunning disparity Continue reading
Posted in Haiku, Poem, Poetry
Tagged craftsmen, disparity, economic inequality, English haiku, Indonesia, Jakarta, micro poems, poverty, quick read, shanties, wealth
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Excerpts of a hardly notable day. Continue reading
Posted in Haiku, Poem, Poetry
Tagged English haiku, haircuts, hypochondriac, indignant, micro poems, mundane, obvious, poetry
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One wonders at the inanity of court-required educational pursuits. Continue reading
Posted in Haiku, Poem, Poetry
Tagged defensive driving, English haiku, idleness, inanity, micro poems, poetry, proof of identity, speeding tickets, tedium
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Thoughts waiting for lunch
Observations between ordering and eating fettucini. Continue reading
Posted in Haiku, Poem, Poetry
Tagged cell phones, classroom, English haiku, habit, haiku, Indonesia, monotony, the awkwardness of attraction, travel, ubiquitous technology, vagrant
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Fleeting moments in Bali. Continue reading
Morning sun, shimmering tepid waters of Lake Austin Sleep in blocks of ten minutes/ morning escapes Shaking loose seventeen syllables, free poet
Posted in Haiku
Tagged diversify, English haiku, lake Austin, poem a day, poetic structure, snooze alarm
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