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Two old cameras / lovingly manufactured / the same year I was. // micropoetry - haiku - haikumages
12 Oct

Two old cameras / lovingly manufactured / the same year I was.

Twoku: Cameras / manufacture date / same as mine. (3-5-3) Um…and that year of manufacture would be 1961. — the Haikook —
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Autumn's faded hues / at season's end replacing / Summer's brilliant blues. // haiku - micropoetry - haikumages
25 Sep

Autumn’s faded hues / at season’s end replacing / Summer’s brilliant blues.

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Aging in our cask / until casket, distilling / life into spirit. | Haikumages
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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A happy birthday / is celebration of life / not just elapsed time. | haikumages
01 Jul

A happy birthday / a celebration of life / not just elapsed time.

2014/07/01 at 8:24 am Leave a comment
If a man like wine / gets better as he ages / I'm now drinkable. | haikumages
19 Jun

If a man, like wine / gets better as he ages / I’m now drinkable.

Twoku: Birth day observance / anniversary of when / we were delivered. – the Haikook –
2014/06/19 at 8:28 am 1 Comment
My tired, time-blurred eyes / have led me to view the world / approximately. Haikumages
16 Jan

Eyes, blurring with time / now lead me through life lived by / approximation.

Twoku: My tired, time-blurred eyes / have led me to view the world / approximately.  – the Haikook
2014/01/16 at 11:16 pm 2 Comments
Had to put on threes / so I could repair my twos / and find my lost ones. Haikumages
04 Dec

Had to put on threes / so I could repair my twos / and find my lost ones.

Hmm…a grim image and haiku about aging.  Eyes get old, often faster than the rest of our body’s organs and parts…  😦  – the Haikook
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Overnight / frost painted world white / aging all. Haikumages
24 Nov

Overnight / frost painted world white / aging all.

Twoku: Day arrives with frost / painted windows, metal, grass / all aged overnight.
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25 Sep

As dawn comes of age / she changes her colors / to hues of the day.

2012/09/25 at 7:00 am 1 Comment
13 Sep

Not surprisingly / older brother still older / the same as last year.

Twoku: No surprise / brother still older / like last year.
2012/09/13 at 6:59 pm Leave a comment
16 Aug

Nearing end / the wrinkled basil / is sweeter.

Changed from “…tastes sweeter” to “…is sweeter.” Original: Nearing end / the wrinkled basil / tastes sweeter.
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11 Jul

Flowers gone / stems, stalks still standing / purposeless.

Twoku: Lilies left / the stems bare, bereft / crestfallen. Threeku: Lilies gone / startled stems standing / left alone. Fourku: Day lilies / flowers now fallen / had their…
2012/07/11 at 11:11 am 2 Comments