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His soul looking down / saw the shell it left behind / finally empty.

My ex-father-in-law, my children’s other grandfather, has died. More accurately, the person, the man, the father, and grandfather we knew and loved, departed some time ago, and the shell he…

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01 Feb

Friendship’s potential / stolen from me and others / by the thief of days.

Twoku: The book of friendship / many chapters unwritten / my co-author died. Threeku: First, last exchanges / with a recent friend, now made / precious by her death. Fourku:…

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01 Jan

Artificial pause / a normal day, repurposed / to contemplate self.

Twoku: First day of the year / our excuse to contemplate / evaluate self. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! – the Haikook

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23 Sep

Though it ain’t over / till it’s over, apparently / it’s over today.

No doubt you are catching people’s attention wherever you are now. Rest in piece Yogi Berra… – the Haikook NY Times Article: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/24/sports/baseball/yogi-berra-dies-at-90-yankees-baseball-catcher.html PHOTO CREDIT: Sam Falk / The New…

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31 Aug

Scurvy elephant / his next adventure outside / erroneous zones.

Dr. Wayne W. Dyer has passed on to his next adventure, his next state of being. This haiku is in his memory… Obituary post on his Facebook page by the…

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04 Jan

I meditated / on my heart, astonished by / what it said to me.

Twoku: I meditated / on my heart beat, surprised by / its syncopation. – the Haikook

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23 Nov

Aging in our cask / until casket, distilling / life into spirit.

Twoku: Aged in cask / living, distilling / our spirits. (3-5-3) – the Haikook

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15 Nov

Expressing their grief / little wrists tattooed with his / number and nickname.

A 16-year-old boy died suddenly a few days ago. He was the brother of my daughter’s friend, a great kid, a rising star, and his death was innocent, of natural…

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Independence lost / freedom failed, with church and state / unseparated. | haikumages

04 Jul

The farce of July / our highest court violates / our independence.

Twoku: Freedom fails / when church, state are not / separate. Threeku: When one religion / makes the laws, independence / no longer exists. Fourku: Independence lost / freedom failed,…

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Found meaning in my dad's poetry folder? Haikumages

05 Mar

Searching for meaning / in Dad’s Poetry folder / I found none, but him.

2014/03/05 at 9:19 am 2 Comments

01 Mar

Folding the laundry / a moving meditation / order from chaos.

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09 Feb

Life full of promise / too soon emptied by death / the promise breaker.

Twoku: Life’s promise / broken by death / deceiver. Threeku: Death by addiction / life full of promise, emptied / the promise broken. Fourku: Promise maker Birth / fills up…

2014/02/09 at 10:26 pm 4 Comments

Ending nigh / a new beginning / promising. haikumages

31 Dec

Reckoning / with the past, future / beckoning.

Twoku: Reflection / hindsight is so clear / not foresight. Threeku: Ending nigh / a new beginning / promising. Fourku: Distant friend / already in future / says it’s bright.

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20 Dec

I have decided / I will certainly be late to / my own funeral.

Twoku: I’ll be late / to my funeral / what’s the rush? 🙂 – the Haikook

2013/12/20 at 11:04 am 2 Comments

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…

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