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A perimeter stain / where some thing was painted pink / then quickly removed. // micropoetry - haiku - haikumages
14 Jun

A perimeter stain / where something was painted pink / then quickly removed.

— the Haikook —
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I heard the voice of / justice speak today but she / did not call my name. | Haikumages
21 Mar

I heard the voice of / justice speak today but she / did not call my name.

And here is Lady Justice (Themis?) as she appears in stone, at the Stamford, Connecticut Courthouse… I am going to add some commentary and links here about why Justice is…
2014/03/21 at 5:54 pm Leave a comment
Lovely icicles / remind us the house is not / well insulated. Haikumages
04 Mar

Lovely icicles / remind us the house is not / well insulated.

And one more, from a different angle, with delicious blues… These cold, clear days are misleading…near zero (fahrenheit), but with a brightly glaring, blaring sun overhead – don’t be fooled! …
2014/03/04 at 8:42 am Leave a comment
Downton Abbey's back! / We revel in and relish / the mass addiction. Haikumages
05 Jan

Downton Abbey’s back! / We revel in and relish / the mass addiction.

2014/01/05 at 8:57 pm 2 Comments
He held up a sign / I could not read, driving by / but guessed what it said. Haikumages
24 Dec

He held up a sign / I could not read, driving by / but guessed what it said.

2013/12/24 at 10:39 am 3 Comments
Remember / your location is / Level One. - Haikumages
22 Dec

Remember / your location is / Level One.

2013/12/22 at 9:56 am 3 Comments
Gray Towers - by Bill Batson
03 Dec

Took a step forward / from black and white to gray / close yet far away.

This Haikumages post is extra, super-special, because I didn’t write it, and the image isn’t mine…instead, it’s from one of my oldest friends, the artist Bill Batson!  In telling me…
2013/12/03 at 1:26 pm Leave a comment
11 Sep

Now we read from the / book of the dead, stilled voices / we must always hear.

Twoku: Read the book / stilled voices we must / always hear. (Pictures taken at the 9-11 Memorial named “Rising”, in Valhalla, NY) Valhalla? The town is a fitting place…
2013/09/11 at 7:11 am Leave a comment
No more proof / that demons exist / is needed. Haikumages
14 Dec

Horrified / crying out at the / universe.

I am in shock, speechless, horrified, overwhelmed by grief for those here in Connecticut, who lost so many children, and other loved ones today, at the hand of yet another…
2012/12/14 at 9:40 pm 1 Comment
Aegishjalmur / my helm of awe is broken / my power is gone. HAIKUMAGES
25 Nov

Aegishjalmur / my helm of awe is broken / my power is gone.

This was my favorite relic, talisman, memory of Iceland – a key-chain ornament, now broken.  I’ve been to Iceland seven times – it’s one of my favorite places on the…
2012/11/25 at 12:04 am Leave a comment
Scary election / negative and rancorous / coming to a close.
06 Nov

In the booth / hit the LIKE buttons / make choices.

Twoku: Election / choices, reflections / selections. Threeku: Election battles / ending at last, decisions / a sigh of relief.  – The Haikook Save Save
2012/11/06 at 3:29 pm 3 Comments
13 Oct

By fountain / a place where the lost / can be found.

2012/10/13 at 9:02 am Leave a comment