Thursday, July 31, 2014

Thursday Haiku

Bill's girlfriend travels
a lot, but especially
his polar regions

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Wednesday Haiku

Today's John's birthday,
and though older, it sure beats
the alternative

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Tuesday Haiku

In Antarctica,
it is almost as cold as
all my ex-girlfriends

Monday, July 28, 2014

Monday Haiku

Presidents have stayed
in this hotel, and now me,
the king of nothing

Saturday, July 26, 2014

Weekend Haiku

Once the waves start, most
will be seasick, but for me,
I'll blame the whiskey 

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Antarctica bound,
dreaming of whales, penguins, and
a calm Drake Passage

Friday, July 25, 2014

Friday's Haiku

It feels like summer
camp on a boat, and like past
camps, I'm still not cool

Thursday, July 24, 2014

Thursday's Haiku

Now we've seen dolphins,
but until tomorrow's sun,
we must wait for whales

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Wednesday's Haiku

The reason I keep
writing is because there is
still ink in this pen

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Tuesday's haiku

My head's so bumpy,
it looks like a round contour
map of the Rockies

Monday, July 21, 2014

Monday's haiku

Jill can tie knots in
cherry stems with her tongue, but
she can't talk to guys

Saturday, July 19, 2014

Weekend haiku

Jim wore a top hat
in a futile attempt to
make him look taller 

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My stomach is in
such a knot today, I feel
fit to be untied

Friday, July 18, 2014

Friday's haiku

It's Julie's Seventh
Annual Thirtieth Birth
Day Celebration

Thursday, July 17, 2014

Thursday's haiku

Looking at photos
from twenty five years ago,
I've only aged ten

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Wednesday's haiku

Mr. Parkinson
hates tornadoes and fires, but
doesn't mind earthquakes

Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Tuesday's haiku

In Iran, those that
are unfaithful are not fans
of the Rolling Stones

Monday, July 14, 2014

Monday's haiku

Over three hundred
dead in nightclub blaze. They say
the band was on fire

Sunday, July 13, 2014

Weekend haiku

Wrongly named, I've found
that the grenade doesn't help
anyone to smile 

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Two thousand thirteen
is the year of the snake, which
is a plus for Sean

Friday, July 11, 2014

Friday's haiku

Laura is gone. Mark
is gone. Trep is gone. Jack is
gone. I am still here.

Thursday, July 10, 2014

Thursday's haiku

For the NRA,
America's last golden
age was the Wild West

Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Wednesday's haiku

Portable phones have
kept us more in contact, but
we're less connected

Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Tuesday's haiku

If Sue's not pregnant,
she'd be better off lying
and saying she is

Monday, July 7, 2014

Monday's haiku

For Antarctica,
global warming has become
a pain in the ice

Saturday, July 5, 2014

Weekend Haiku

I miss her kisses,
her hugs, her deep affection,
but I don't miss her 

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I burnt my bagel,
so I just had cream cheese for
breakfast this morning

Friday, July 4, 2014

Friday's haiku

Jill loves the Fourth of
July, as it's the one time
she gets a good bang

Thursday, July 3, 2014

Thursday's haiku

Married thirty years,
they now only make love when
they can find the parts

Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Wednesday's haiku

The cacophony
in here is deafening. Oh
wait, it's in my head

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Tuesday's haiku

When you say "It's all
downhill from here," most cyclists
and skiers will smile