she’s so hot
brings tears to my eyes
pepper spray
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Tag Archives: haiku
float
far too hot
must find some relief
root beer float
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past
died uptight
grave marker now reads
he’s past tense
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ancient memories
all she is able to see
living in the past
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brush
wild heartbeat
white knuckles grip wheel
brush with death
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window
stock market gambler
lost the family fortune
twelfth floor window
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refuge
too much going on
taking refuge in my thoughts
searching for solace
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patriotism
is the last refuge to which
a scoundrel clings
steal little and they
throw you in jail – steal a lot
and they make you king
With apologies to Bob Dylan (who probably didn’t know he wrote haiku) and also to Samuel Johnson
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near
can love you
only when you’re close
near-sighted
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no point
in drinking this
near beer
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ruby
a new kind of heat
warms me these cold winter days
your ruby red lips
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red slippers
click heels together
take me home
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precious gems
are not enough to
win your love
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cold
reach for kiss
and quickly withdraw
your cold nose
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space
no end to the words
on my screen – I prefer the
empty space between
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keyboard creatures
from mars like to hang out
in a space bar
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all he thinks about
is himself – nothing can fill
space between his I’s
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