August 2011
6 posts
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hurricane haiku
Suddenly my dog is scared, and she doesn’t owe anyone money
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We gathered early, sat by the clock, and waited for the hours to blink.
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Just got a warning from the City of Cambridge: expect flashing clocks.
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At the CVS we were looking for panic, batteries, and food.
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naming hurricanes: alphabets of wind and rain. couples...
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Adirondack Chairs
stiffness aside, the
best day: porch, morning, sunshine
adirondack chairs.
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Vestibule, Black Lab
To escape the rain,
Max would stroll under Butch,
his walking vestibule.
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Television screen, Heat wave
On the news today
John’s granny died in a heat wave.
More screening at five.
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Television screens,
I wondered in the heat wave.
Television screens.
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Languished and droopy,
eyes steamed like a TV screen
watched in the shower.
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Chowder, Bicycles
His fifth chowder try
hit the floor, then my bike pants,
when our doorbell rang.
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I’m admittedly
nervous regarding chowder,
but not bikes! ring-ring!
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Repent it, bike thief
or may all the wheels you stole
leave your face chowdered.
