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Little Monsters

poetry

Nightmares of the past
Walk unhanged, unburned.
Could they be any cuter?

November 8, 2019 Jared Abraham Tagged a bit late, haiku, halloween, monsters, past and present, trick or treat Leave a comment

will you still love me when the ringing stops?

poetry

bash skull against tree
to form facsimile of
smiling idiot

August 15, 2015 David X. Hugo Tagged drugs, haiku, poem, poetry Leave a comment

haiku

poetry

the last of your water
still sits in the bowl–
i’ll empty it tomorrow.

August 19, 2013August 19, 2013 randyribay Tagged haiku Leave a comment

a moment of clarity

poetry

in the pushing, pull,
thoughtsfearsapprehensions fade;
straining clears the mind

April 20, 2011 Jared Abraham Tagged clarity, haiku, poo, strain 1 Comment

Cup O’Noodle

poetry

with a stolen spoon,
not cleaned from last time,
noodle-iscious attack!

March 9, 2011 Jared Abraham Tagged cup o'noodle, haiku Leave a comment

Playing Fetch

poetry

Constantly bounding
back and forth and back,
doggy style i live and breathe.

February 22, 2011 Jared Abraham Tagged haiku 1 Comment

end of summer haiku

poetry

dessicated grass
sends up dust when mowed;
the heat wilts leaves.

August 21, 2010August 21, 2010 randyribay Tagged haiku Leave a comment

Continental Divide

poetry

Like a drop of rain,
eastward I flowed;
irresistible current.

July 26, 2010 Jared Abraham Tagged haiku 2 Comments

haiku

poetry

in the grass
amid shards of glass:
amaranth.

June 2, 2010 randyribay Tagged haiku Leave a comment

haiku

poetry

one cause leads to the effect:
like coffee to poo;
like me loving you.

May 22, 2010 Jared Abraham Tagged coffee, haiku, love, poo Leave a comment

haiku

poetry

a cold breeze
rustles new oak leaves:
from somewhere the scent of lilacs.

May 9, 2010 randyribay Tagged haiku Leave a comment

haiku

poetry

the rain makes oily
rainbows in the parking lot;
the empire’s facade.

May 7, 2010 David X. Hugo Tagged haiku, oil, rain Leave a comment

haiku

poetry

sky suddenly darkening,
wind bending branches–
i wait for the rain.

May 3, 2010 randyribay Tagged haiku 1 Comment

haiku

poetry

walking past
petals on a wet, black bough;
Pound on my tongue.

April 29, 2010 randyribay Tagged Ezra Pound, haiku 1 Comment

haiku

poetry

in the courtyard, a tree,
heavy with blossoms–
a light rain begins.

April 22, 2010 randyribay Tagged haiku 2 Comments

not the usual “bad weed” stench on my block tonight

poetry

Overdue sweet smells-

Lylac and budding tree leaves

Refresh Kensington.

April 13, 2010 Joshua Grace Tagged haiku, Kensington, philadelphia Leave a comment

haiku

poetry

she runs ahead
umbrella-less in the rain;
over her shoulder, smiles.

April 9, 2010 randyribay Tagged haiku, rain Leave a comment

smell the glove

poetry

Dewy grass, sunrise,

the swirling echoes plodding-

My brothers’ feet.

April 6, 2010 Joshua Grace Tagged baseball, haiku, spring training 2 Comments

haiku

poetry

over your shoulder,
in the latticed window:
the first shock of forsythia.

March 28, 2010March 30, 2010 randyribay Tagged haiku Leave a comment

cool spring morning

poetry

still jacket weather
but painful no more;
let dreams of travel commence.

March 23, 2010March 23, 2010 Jared Abraham Tagged haiku, spring, travel 2 Comments

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