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PHOTO CREDIT: COPYRIGHT Russell E. Murray / REMAGES (the Haikook). Taken at one of the January 2011 concerts in Madison Square Garden.
I wrote this “extra” haiku (senryu, actually) among many written and posted when the last big terrorist mass murder was committed by ISIS. Today, sadly, there was a mass murder…
Twoku: Frantic flurrying / Spring unsprung, now uncertain / in Winter’s last blast. – the Haikook
Twoku: Buds, blossoms bedecked / April adorned awfully / in snow, ice crystals. – the Haikook
Today, we grieve for the victims of hate in Lahore, Pakistan. SOURCE: from the NYT article posted on 3/27/2016 at 12:31pm EDT. PHOTO CREDIT: Arif Ali/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
Twoku: The global warming / convinces flowers to bloom / ahead of schedule. – the Haikook
Twoku: Scout, the little Finch / your mockingbird has been killed / we still hear its song. Threeku: Mocking bird / Scout, the little Finch / died today. (3-5-3) Fourku:…
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:…
After a big week of celebrity performer death–David Bowie, Alan Rickman, and Glenn Frey–it occurred to me that I am sadly typing the letters “RIP” far too often these days,…
Many people have died at age sixty-nine. Today, sadly, it was Alan Rickman, an actor whose art, craft, and “snarlingly withering” voice I greatly enjoyed, now silenced, joining the ranks…
Thanks for all you gave us. We imagine your journey continues on somewhere else now… RIP Ziggy Stardust, David Bowie. – the Haikook Photo Details: David Bowie, taken at the…
Twoku: A new year / the same old demons / waving guns. Threeku: A new year arrives / old demons find new voices / emboldened by hate. It’s getting worse,…
Twoku: First day of the year / our excuse to contemplate / evaluate self. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! – the Haikook
I went walking with my family, for two miles at the beach, on the warmest Christmas Day of our lives so far. We expected a few non-Christians, of course, but…
Twoku: A familiar pain / of waking up, being pulled / away from my dreams. Threeku: Yes, I know this pain / unwillingly awakened / broken out of dreams. You…
Twoku: Dreamy shuffle-play / hallucination engine / dream generator. The other night, all these dreamy tunes played one after the other in my car, as my iPod shuffled around selecting…
