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Haiku 336-338 to -355

December 19, 2016 / unspywriter / Leave a comment

Haiku 336-338 (12/1/16) countdown to Yule surrounded by joy bah humbug Haiku 366-339 (12/2/16) encompassed by writers tea and scones heaven Haiku 366-340 (12/3/16) a day free no adulting in sight m…

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Haiku 366-271 to -286

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Haiku 366-271 (9/26/16) parent killed check school kids shot check like Adam Lanza Haiku 366-272 (9/27/16) weather cools looking forward to a cozy fire gasless oops Haiku 366-273 (9/28/16) On the d…

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Haiku 366-251 to -270

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Haiku 366-251 (9/6/16) a yellow leaf a hint of orange fall tests the water Haiku 366-252 (9/7/16) (re: our $38 billion—with a b—payment to Israel) our infrastructure sags inconsequential strong Isr…

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Nine Haiku!

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Don’t you hate it when life interferes with writing? I do. After a couple of days in a row of meeting outside obligations and not writing, I’m Jonesing for it. I miss my characters. I m…

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Haiku 366-9

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Haiku 366-7

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Wow, a whole week of my amateurish haiku. Is there no end to the suffering? 😉 tentacles of fear between here and there blunder blind

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Haiku 366-6

January 6, 2016January 6, 2016 / unspywriter / 1 Comment

in space screams go unheard on earth, the same

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