Category Archives: Changes

#352 of 365 – 5 Haiku

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Blackbird

5 Haiku     so many years my secrets tunneling out of my drunken silence     so hungry, my dreams thirsting for my days, eating away at my nights     driving by, I speed from danger; look away … Continue reading →

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#350 of 365 – 3 Haiku

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Blackbird

 3 Haiku     eyes blurring over head itchy with doubt; college math refresher course       the more what I take for granted is threatened, the more precious it is       hall of changes, dreams so … Continue reading →

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#346 of 365 – strange hodgepodge of 5 Haiku

Posted on September 13, 2014 by Blackbird

strange hodgepodge of 5 haiku   swim camp for one day didn’t swim or go back; they thought I was a boy     walking home Christmas me and my best friends; our new bikes freshly stolen     walking … Continue reading →

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#345 of 365 – 2 Haiku

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Blackbird

2 Haiku   deep in the foxhole behind enemy lines; stuck home with teenagers     cuteness of babies a parent’s debt that comes due with the teenage years    

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#340 of 365 – 3 Haiku

Posted on September 7, 2014 by Blackbird

3 Haiku   singing with the kids sounds deep like my son; my voice after menopause     mirror behind me over my shoulder, I see naked gravity     I slipped, fell down the slippery slope―started my sentence, “in … Continue reading →

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#338 of 365 – 4 Haiku

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Blackbird

4 Haiku   through window blinds, sun spills into a crowded sky desperate to breathe      sometimes you gotta take a ride in the sky in a blue police box      clutter on my desk so many pieces … Continue reading →

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#333 of 365 – “borders”

Posted on August 31, 2014 by Blackbird

 “borders”   I never cared much for borders till evil plotted its course and the only thing between it and me were the borders we enforce   I never cared much for countries even my own until my homeland was … Continue reading →

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#331 of 365 – 3 Haiku

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Blackbird

3 Haiku     in the waiting room people, all sorts, come and go everyone limping     I walk―slowly swing an unbending leg; elder lady passes me     one knee, all braced up the other, so jealous for … Continue reading →

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#330 of 365 – 3 Haiku

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Blackbird

3 Haiku     I am defeated by a knee that wanted to go another way       hurt knees, salty cheeks resolve so bruised up it aches sometimes just to hope       kung fu black sash … Continue reading →

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#327 of 365 – 3 Haiku

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Blackbird

3 Haiku   she cried yesterday first day of pre-school; today she started eighth grade       they burn such glory demanding we remember Autumn’s final breath       air sticks to my skin soggy and damp―till a … Continue reading →

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