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Category Archive: Autumn

A rough road / debris and detritus / everywhere.
01 Nov

A rough road / debris and detritus / everywhere.

Twoku: We are on the road / bits of life strewn everywhere / rough recovery. Recover Threeku: Lives / shredded, scattered, blown / on the road.
2012/11/01 at 10:50 am 2 Comments
31 Oct

Hurricane / can’t stop costumed kids / from begging.

Twoku: A cold night cannot / stop the costumed children from / begging for candy. (original version, circa 10/31/2011 – right after the snowstorm) Well, Halloween is now officially a…
2012/10/31 at 6:59 pm Leave a comment
Aftermath / storm done, calculate / damages.
30 Oct

Aftermath / now we calculate / damages.

Twoku: Aftermath / storm done, we add up / damages.
2012/10/30 at 4:11 pm Leave a comment
29 Oct

Chimney is howling / storm’s lips blowing balefully / across bottletop.

Twoku: Wind bluster / the chimney howling / balefully.
2012/10/29 at 1:23 pm Leave a comment
27 Oct

Preparing / hunkering, waiting / battening.

Twoku: Running home / settling in to / await storm. Passed this truckload of generators on Route 95 as Hurricane Sandy approached…people preparing, expecting the lights to go out… It…
2012/10/27 at 11:28 am Leave a comment
26 Oct

Strange heavens / moon dogs and horse clouds / dance, shining.

Strange skies in advance of the hurricane’s arrival…hazy sun glowing, three jet trails like creases in the heavens, a prancing horse-cloud with a glowing tail – the moon, with a…
2012/10/26 at 12:37 pm 1 Comment
25 Oct

Wondering / whether we’ll weather / the weather.

Twoku: Whither the weather / wonder in vain, direction / sought from whether vane.
2012/10/25 at 10:41 pm Leave a comment
24 Oct

Malarkey / nonsense and hooey / up to here.

Twoku: So much malarkey / hooey, nonsense, twisted words / from politicians! Re-posted with different pic…NOT MINE, but shot from an online article on one of the news channels…Ā  šŸ˜¦
2012/10/24 at 9:35 pm Leave a comment
12 Oct

This morning / woke up on wrong side / of debate.

Twoku: Talking heads / can you believe what / they’re saying? Threeku: Our democracy / darkly debatingĀ  / our demons. NOTE: the main haiku is a pun – NOT a…
2012/10/12 at 8:48 am 2 Comments
Flags flying / while people debate / our money.
10 Oct

Flag flying / while people debate / our money.

2012/10/10 at 7:01 pm Leave a comment
08 Oct

Another wet day / dreary doldrums seeping in / my spirit dampened.

Twoku: Another / wet day of doldrums / dampened soul.
2012/10/08 at 4:37 pm 2 Comments
07 Oct

Solitary rose / its purpose unshared, emits / fragrance of many.

This spectacular rose is the last man standing, the end-of-the-season, the climax, a final offering from this hardy rosebush in October.Ā  Here, glistening in cold Autumn rain, this single rose…
2012/10/07 at 5:31 pm Leave a comment
05 Oct

Rooftop shadow line / higher now, each day, same time / days are shortening.

2012/10/05 at 4:47 pm 1 Comment
03 Oct

Cold October rain / there is only Autumn now / Summer forgotten.

2012/10/03 at 4:11 pm Leave a comment
30 Sep

Garden gloves /set aside, await / Spring’s return.

Twoku: Green gardening gloves / ready for hibernation / until Spring’s return.
2012/09/30 at 11:11 am 2 Comments
27 Sep

Mushrooms and peppers / await skewers and grilling / a delicious end.

2012/09/27 at 8:50 pm 1 Comment
20 Sep

Any work / on a crisp fall day / feels better.

Twoku: So, if one must work / working on a crisp fall day / seems like a good thing.
2012/09/20 at 1:53 pm 2 Comments
18 Sep

Cow sticks head through fence / ‘Scuse me while I kiss this guy! / She almost succeeds.

Twoku: Head through fence / cow tries to kiss me / she succeeds. NOTE: some readers will get the Jimi Hendrix lyric reference, cadence and appreciate the play on words…Ā …
2012/09/18 at 3:23 pm 1 Comment
17 Sep

Leaves, twigs, sun / silhouettes, shadows / dance burlesque.

Twoku: Sun, twigs and branches / making shadows, silhouettes / dancing on the tent.
2012/09/17 at 2:50 pm 1 Comment
16 Sep

Two balloons / a scolding parent / a sad child.

Twoku: Two that got away / float above scolding parents / and crying children.
2012/09/16 at 11:11 am Leave a comment