Saturday, December 30, 2023

Weekend haiku

 The smell of something  

burning coming from your fan  

means you'll be warm soon  

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I'm lonely, and you're  

lonely, so why can't we be  

lonely together?

Friday, December 29, 2023

Friday haiku

 The smell of something  

burning coming from your fan  

is not a good sign

Thursday, December 28, 2023

Thursday haiku

They kept marching on,  

walking, not knowing where they  

were headed, or why  

Wednesday, December 27, 2023

Wednesday haiku

 Christmas traditions  

tend to be broken only  

when they're forced to be

Tuesday, December 26, 2023

Tuesday haiku

You know the magic's  

gone, when for Christmas, she does  

not want your package

Monday, December 25, 2023

Christmas haiku

Driving back home on  

Christmas Day, clear roads will be  

the best gift of all

Weekend haiku

Christmas Eve morning,  

the best gift she gave me was  

the chance to sleep in  

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Newberg: where the streets  

close up at five; on Christmas  

Eve, closer to four

Friday, December 22, 2023

Friday haiku

I love the Solstice  

because, I admit, I'm still  

afraid of the dark

Thursday, December 21, 2023

Thursday haiku

Able to sound like  

James Earl Jones in Star Wars, Bill's  

a Master Vader

Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Wednesday haiku

Able to put worms  

on hooks in record time, Bill's  

a Master Baiter

Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Tuesday haiku

"Jeans aren't conducive  

to prostitution", she said,  

but how does she know?

Monday, December 18, 2023

Monday haiku

Matthew Perry has  

passed away, could the news BE  

any more tragic

Saturday, December 16, 2023

Weekend haiku

Matthew Perry has  

passed away, so all of us  

now have one less friend  

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Matthew Perry has  

passed away, and so now he  

can't be there for us

Friday, December 15, 2023

Friday haiku

Staring at the pair  

of dice, he then realized  

his genie was deaf

Thursday, December 14, 2023

Thursday haiku

The stubborn leaves wave  

to me from bare branches, to  

urge me to hang on

Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Wednesday haiku

I'm so happy the  

weekend is near, I'm willing  

to start it early

Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Tuesday haiku

I don't know where to  

begin, how to begin, so  

I won't start quite yet

Monday, December 11, 2023

Monday haiku

Pure sunshine in late  

November is a treasure  

not to be wasted

Saturday, December 9, 2023

Weekend haiku

With Winter's first freeze,  

banana leaves shrivel and  

shrink, a stranger here  

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Poets trying to  

write down their deepest thoughts, but  

must come up for air

Friday, December 8, 2023

Friday haiku

The city asked me  

to hand over my birds, but  

I don't give a flock

Thursday, December 7, 2023

Thursday haiku

Staying healthy seems  

to be more expensive than  

letting myself go

Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Wednesday haiku

The Healthcare system  

sure seems to have forgotten  

about health and care

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Tuesday haiku

Getting a vaccine  

and flu shot takes more effort  

than just being sick

Monday, December 4, 2023

Monday haiku

The moon is jealous  

of how you shine and glow with  

darkness all around

Saturday, December 2, 2023

Weekend haiku

She said I had the  

voice of an angle, and I  

knew I'd been obtuse  

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Sleeping in can be  

the second or third best thing  

you can do in bed

Friday, December 1, 2023

Friday haiku

I believe we should  

be less about our race, and  

more about our care