Monday haiku

We owe every bit  

of our freedom to those folks  

who sacrificed all

Weekend haiku

Yesterday is not  

tomorrow as long as I  

make changes today  

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Many lament the  

one that got away, others  

mourn the one that stayed

Friday haiku

If Disney was right,  

and it's a small world, why'd he  

build so many parks?

Thursday haiku

Contemplation is  

watching chickens cross the road  

and wondering why

Wednesday haiku

Some journals beg to  

be written in, while others  

push the pen away

Tuesday haiku

 I started dating  

my poems, because most of  

the ladies said, "No"

Monday haiku

The cyclops is real  

great with focusing, but not  

with depth perception

Weekend haiku

Too much leftovers  

for one meal, the food cried out,  

"Curses! Foiled again!"  

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Poets find sunshine  

inspiring, though most don't  

like perspiring

Friday haiku

Since death is in the  

details, I think I'll stick with  

generalities 

Thursday haiku

Sometimes, it's in the  

darkness where we find the things  

we are searching for

Wednesday haiku

Maybe, in this time  

of isolation, we'll find  

our togetherness

Tuesday haiku

I've got a massive  

stockpile of smiles, so please grab  

one if you need it

Monday haiku

 The fern unclinches  

it's fists, becoming soft hands  

caressing the wind

Weekend haiku

 A small bird bounces  

nervously, singing songs I  

don't know the words to  

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Sedums flowering,  

sunshine in a bucket, where  

raindrops used to live

Something Different

 I Can’t Be 55 (To the tune of “I Can’t Drive 55”, with apologies to Sammy Hagar)

One foot in the grave and one on the gas, hey! Well, I can't spend all my time in the past, no! I understand it’s getting harder to move Well, I hope that means I won’t be able to groove again!

I remember back when I was 25 Now my face looks more dead than alive Now I got wrinkles, and all that jive I can't be 55! Oh No!

Uh! So this whole year I’ve been 54, hey! My birthday says, "Boy, just one more... Now you’ll get all the senior discounts, Your grey hair is getting more pronounced” I said, “No!, Oh no!”! 

I remember back when I was 25 Now my face looks more dead than alive, Now I got wrinkles, and all that jive I can't be 55! Oh, no!

I can't be 55! I can't be 55! I can't be 55!

I can't be 55! Uh!

They tell me to relax, it’s just one year. But my eyesight is worse and I can’t hear. I used to sleep six hours, I now sleep all day. Huh! Why is retirement so damn far away?

I remember back when I was 25 Now my face looks more dead than alive Now I got wrinkles, and all that jive I can't be 55! No, no no,

I can't be... (I can't be 55!) I can't be... (I can't be 55!) I can't be 55!

James Rodgers

Thursday haiku

I know we've just met,  

but I would like you in my  

quarantine bubble

Wednesday haiku

 I'm not sure, but I  

think John Denver attended  

Rocky Mountain High

Tuesday haiku

 I'm not so concerned  

about dying, it's living  

where I need practice

Monday haiku

I'm not so concerned  

about dying, it's living  

that's freaking me out

Weekend haiku

The length of the pier  

doesn't matter as much if  

you walk on water  

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The avocado  

felt impending doom in the  

pit of it's stomach

Friday haiku

I see bills plastered  

all up and down my street, a  

few bobs and joes too

Thursday haiku

Trapped on this car lot,  

I quickly realize there's  

no way out of Dodge

Wednesday haiku

If you hear the chimes  

ringing, it's either your time,  

or there's a stiff breeze

Tuesday haiku

I tend to wake up  

to songbirds singing. They must  

have the early shift

Monday haiku

"Enjoy the little  

things" should not be printed on  

a condom wrapper

Weekend haiku

I threw a pity  

party for my sorry self,  

but nobody came  

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I threw a very  

raucous abstinence party,  

and nobody came