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    extra special bitter
    hops are bitter. life is bitter. coincidence?

    Monday, July 21, 2008

    got dog?

    GotPoetry.com is an excellent on-line resource for poetry and global activism. I have the honor of contributing a semi-regular haiku column, the most recent of which is dedicated to my four-legged muse.

     

    Sunday, July 20, 2008

    the new economy

    alas, my favorite band, Guided By Voices, broke up on New Year’s Day 2005. fortunately, they’ve left a legacy of hundreds — if not thousands of songs. I’ve put together a carefully-selected playlist of my favorite GBV songs — 89 of them. That’s 3 hours, sixteen minutes; taking up only 180MB on my iPod. Doing the math, each song averages 2 minutes, 12 seconds and just over 2MB. You’ve got to love that efficiency...

     

    Thursday, July 17, 2008

    ocean daydream —
    shimmering waves
    above the asphalt

     

    Tuesday, July 15, 2008

    East meets West - Part Two


     


    another wonderful haiga
    created by Kuniharu Shimizu
    from one of my haiku.

     

    Monday, July 14, 2008

    broken clouds —
    my portfolio
    vanishes

     

    Friday, July 11, 2008

    there's something wrong

     

    Thursday, July 10, 2008

    crowded train —
    her body language
    foul

     

    Wednesday, July 09, 2008

    tilt

    you don’t even begin.
    but lest I assume a combative tone,
    I take a page from the field manual
    of our distinguished commander-in-chief
    and call a spade a club,
    then promptly hit you with it.

     

    Tuesday, July 08, 2008

    morning haze — an unmatched pair of socks

     

    Thursday, July 03, 2008

    East meets West


     


    Japanese artist Kuniharu Shimizu has been combining his unique illustrations with haiku from literally hundreds of poets. There are many fine examples on his haiga website.

     

    Wednesday, July 02, 2008

    the early train —
    a sparrow hops
    along the platform

     

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