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Category Archive: World Events

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
Gas shortage / suddenly the problem / crystal clear.
04 Nov

Cars lined up / burning gas, waiting / to buy more.

Twoku:  Gas shortage / suddenly the problem / crystal clear.
2012/11/04 at 12:14 pm 2 Comments
Haikumages - haiku - the power's back on in NYC!
03 Nov

Power’s back, power’s / back, power’s back, power’s back / power’s back, power!

OK, this one’s a little silly, but it is something to rejoice about!  Sure the NY Marathon was cancelled (rightly so!) but NYC power means more resources can get to…
2012/11/03 at 11:50 am Leave a comment
Water reflects / upon the angry / skies above. Calmly reflecting / the gray skies which recently / unleashed their fury.
02 Nov

Water reflects / upon the angry / skies above.

Twoku: Calmly reflecting / the gray skies which recently / unleashed their fury.
2012/11/02 at 11:22 am 2 Comments
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
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…  😦
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 debating  / our demons. NOTE: the main haiku is a pun – NOT a…
2012/10/12 at 8:48 am 2 Comments
11 Oct

Flag waving / while we recover / worrying.

2012/10/11 at 8:37 pm Leave a comment
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
06 Oct

After checkered past / we’re checking ourselves into / a checkered future.

Twoku: Checkered past / behind, checkering / the future.
2012/10/06 at 5:03 pm Leave a comment
23 Sep

Dizzying / world viewed through stem / of wineglass.

Twoku: With wine as my lens / the world streaming by, a blur / madly dizzying.
2012/09/23 at 3:05 pm 2 Comments
19 Sep

North against / South, what do I tell / my daughter?

Twoku: North versus south, so / what do I tell my little / Korean daughter? NOTE: this ‘ku is about any civil war, in our country or another, in progress…
2012/09/19 at 11:11 am 2 Comments
31 Aug

Full again / second time this month / the blue moon.

Twoku: A blue moon / may appear tonight / rarity.
2012/08/31 at 11:11 am 2 Comments
13 Aug

Creepy statistic / tasteful pornography words / get more blog traffic.

Twoku: Creepy stats / porn words bring more search / visitors. Sorry about this one, but it’s funny (at first disturbing) to see that each week, the number one search…
2012/08/13 at 11:11 am Leave a comment
30 Jul

Something left unsaid / a lost opportunity / a crime of silence.

NOTE: this is not my photograph. Instead, it’s an image of the cover of my brother’s book, illustrating a famous homily with stunning woodcut prints, all decrying the crimes of…
2012/07/30 at 11:11 am Leave a comment
04 Jul

The force of July / exploding lights remind us / we’re independent.

2012/07/04 at 3:34 pm 1 Comment
Haikumages - flag, proud symbol, abused
03 Jul

Proud symbol / abused by those who / misbehave.

#3 of a Threeku mini-series, as we celebrate US “independence” this first week of July… Twoku: Flag, a proud symbol / abused, hid behind, by those / behaving badly.
2012/07/03 at 8:48 pm Leave a comment
02 Jul

Flag, symbol, tethered / tattered, invoked and waved for / many purposes.

#2 of a Threeku (haiku triplet) for US Independence Week.  
2012/07/02 at 11:11 am Leave a comment
01 Jul

American flag / flapping furiously in / ev’ry direction.

#1 of a Threeku mini-series, as we celebrate US “independence” this first week of July… NOTE: a “Threeku” is a series of three haiku (or senryū) written by The Haikook…
2012/07/01 at 11:11 am Leave a comment
22 Jun

Butterfly / be careful how you / flap your wings.

2012/06/22 at 11:11 am Leave a comment