Blow out the candles...

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blow out the candles
after you make your wish
- don't spit on the cake

it is a funny custom
giving food some germs


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Famous Birthdays

Freshly fallen snow...

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freshly fallen snow
reveals recent passerby
- field mouse tracks


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Economics...

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economics -
the argument may be right
future may be wrong


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The park at night...

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the park at night -
Christmas tree's invisible
with the lights now gone


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Warehouse work...

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warehouse work -
forklifts and high racks
parties behind boxes


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Inspired by this haiku prompt

Absurd thought...

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absurd thought -
God of the Universe says
never edit your work

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Inspired over at Noah's

Busy liquor store...

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busy liquor store -
many people buying
legal drugs


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Uno the beagle...

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Uno the beagle
wins Best In Show -
Kennel Club history

he does cuteness well
circled the ring like a star


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Best in Show 2008

Photosynthesis...

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photosynthesis -
plants take carbon dioxide
give back oxygen

all animals need plant breath
and all plants need to breath


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Man-Made Global Warming?

Buildings behind me...

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buildings behind me
reflected in skyscraper
in front of me


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Slice Of Infinity

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light travels one year
5.8 trillion miles plus -
nearest star four light years

in the Milky Way
100 billion stars -
that's our galaxy

many galaxies
in visible Universe
- over 10 billion

Universe is wide -
15,000 million years
light years that is


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How Far? How Big?

Raindrop drips down...

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raindrop drips down
wet glistening rose
- gravity at work


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The bride and groom...

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the bride and groom
enter the reception -
THUNDERING cheers


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Some are just so young...

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some are just so young
they're not even young yet
- younger than young


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Haiku you too... (Meta-ku)

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haiku you too
boil down moment in nature
to three little lines...


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Snow in the city...

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snow in the city -
soft beauty but when frozen
hazardous walking


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As the lawn thaws...

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as the lawn thaws
the dog doo is ready
- spring fertilizer


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Inspired at Winter Haiku 2007

A being's marbles...

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a being's marbles
all tossed into the void
- each one a BIG BANG


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An old idea came together here.

Blogger Lionheart...

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blogger Lionheart
his name on arrest warrant
- for reporting crimes


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Britain to Arrest Blogger

Speed of life...

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speed of life
time accelerates
- another year


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Far Left and far Right...

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far Left and far Right
see the other as insane
- both may be correct


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To My Friends (Triolet)

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If I ever disappear from here
I'll live on in your heart my friend
so take your stage and have no fear
If I ever disappear from here
I hope you'll listen then you'll hear
this is a beginning and not an end
If I ever disappear from here
I'll live on in your heart my friend...


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Frozen lake sparkles...

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frozen lake sparkles
under a full moon -
distant highway sings


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Old loaf of French bread...

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old loaf of French bread
sits on the picnic table -
birds have been busy


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Holiday Plant (Lantern)

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tree
dressed up
with Christmas
decorations
pine


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Write an instant Lantern (shape) poem

Journeys (Lantern)

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boy
playing
growing up
becomes a man
son


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Write an instant Lantern (shape) Poem

Girl works on...

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girl works on
making great faces
- acting tip


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Special friendship...

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special friendship -
woman feeds bullied duck
then later pets her kids


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Inspired by:
Catnapping's comment

With the bread gone...

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with the bread gone
the ducks swim away
- the boy feels used


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Inspired at:
Haiku Poetry Blog

Absurd thought...

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absurd thought -
God of the Universe says
outlaw most bloggers

license all the rest
monitor their writing


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BIG Christmas tree...

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BIG Christmas tree
lights up the park -
shoppers stroll by


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The writer’s strike...

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the writer’s strike
and the terrorists
- just blame Bush


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Slippery road...

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slippery road -
don't turn into the skid
with front-wheel drive


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