7/31/09

68.

The end of the month:
the hustle and bustle, and
the dregs of past weeks.

7/30/09

67.

Grantwriting is hard.
Need fresh and new ideas.
Can't seem to focus.

7/29/09

66.

Great birthday wishes
to my dear, dear cousin Chris.
Happy 29!!!!!

7/28/09

65.

Got too much to do.
Nothing I can delegate.
What a stinky day!!

64.

Angry kangaroos
tend to strike without warning.
Jabbing viciously.

63.

I hate it when I
have to play the "bad" cop with
my good colleagues/friends.

62.

Middle of the night,
and I am awake. See what
early bedtime does?

7/27/09

61.

Things that unsettle
also can help us to grow.
Welcome the challenge!!

60.

Is what is right in
the middle of the night still
right in the morning?

59.

Making decisions
is hardly ever easy.
Hope that I did well.

7/26/09

58.

Naps are excellent.
At least in moderation.
Overslept!! Oh no!!

7/25/09

57.

Going to dinner,
and then to a play with friends.
Happy Saturday!!

7/24/09

56.

Friday, thank goodness!!
This week was so very long.
Busy weekend though!!

7/23/09

55.

One month of haiku:
An ordering of the mind,
a daily stillness.

54.

Poetry backlog.
No haiku for three whole days.
Feels like a thought-clog.

53.

Kai Owen is a
slightly husky Welsh actor
that I really love.

7/20/09

52.

The new Torchwood is...
amazing...incredible...
only just starting.

51.

The return to Work.
So much work, so few hours...
the day just flew by.

7/19/09

50.

Back in the 'Sota.
Ninety degrees and climbing.
My shoes are melting.

7/18/09

49.

Farewell to DC.
I had a lovely time here.
Thanks much to Portside.

48.

Lovable nerd-geeks,
inspired by theatre.
Dramaturgs ahoy!!

7/17/09

47.

The Metro, day two:
the chance to meet your neighbor
face-to-armpit. Ack!!

*Should the reader prefer, the last syllable can be replaced with "Ick!!"

7/16/09

46.

Riding the Metro.
People packed in like tuna.
B.O. smorgasbord.

7/15/09

45.

Universe and I,
we are tight and sh*t like that.
I'm good like that, yeah?

44.

Dirty sock revenge.
I mean, who does that, really?
Sitcom universe.

-Today's haiku co-written by Portside, who also provided a great deal of their inspiration.

7/14/09

44.

I need to sit still,
find some inner calm, and then,
my success will come.

43.

Today really stinks.
I've lost something important
and haven't found it.

7/13/09

42.

Stupid alarm clock!!
I didn't hear you beeping!!
Eep!! I'm really late!!

7/12/09

41.

Short, round greasy man.
Do I want your opinion?
In just one word: NO!!

7/11/09

40.

I do sometimes think
movies would be better if
they had dramaturgs.

39.

Today has been odd.
Semi-productive and yet
tinged with lassitude.

7/10/09

38.

Friday, at long last.
Why did a four day week feel
so endlessly long?

7/9/09

37.

It's like I live in
suspended animation.
What is my purpose?

7/8/09 - Last one for the day...really...I swear

36.

Dark little rain cloud.
So, what bug crawled up your bum?
Always so angry.

7/8/09

35.

The bay at sunset.
Stain'd pink, gold, aquamarine.
Maxfield Parrish-esque.

34.

The A/C's busted
in my red hot small red car.
$800 to fix!!

7/8/09

33.

Just about to leave
when the skies open. Downpour!
Summer strikes again.

7/8/09

32.

Funny how commas
can change your meaning and your
intent completely.

31.

I'm thirty-one now.
"Old at being young," so say
Barenaked Ladies.

30.

I am exhausted.
Can one have jet lag inside
of the same time zone?

Back to Your Regularly Scheduled Haiku - 7/8/09

29.

Starbucks mochas are
a necessary evil.
I yearn for Rao's.

A Brief Non-Haiku Post...

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7/7/09

28.

Sarasota hot:
air like a warm, wet wool sock.
Summer on the Gulf.

Backdated - July 6, 2009

27.

A clear morning sky.
Bluer than bluer than blue.
No clouds anywhere.

26.

Poor Andy Roddick.
Played his best tennis match, but
Federer triumphed.

25.

Summer slows down time.
Wrote no haiku for a week.
Back into it now.

24.

Vacation's over.
I will miss home so badly.
I already do.

23.

Again on a plane.
Sad my vacation's over,
but Florida calls.

Backdated - June 28, 2009

22.

Bird song and crisp air.
A lazy Sunday morning.
Sweet, slow summer day.

Backdated - June 27, 2009

21.

The bright, warm sunroom
glows with early summer light.
It's good to be home.

Backdated - June 26, 2009

20.

Praying for safety.
A smooth, turbulence-free flight.
Want to get home now.

19.

Why are all teen boys
either hyper or sullen?
Awash with hormones!

18.

Why can I not see
the adult in me when all
others see her clear?

17.

Airport announcer,
your jokes are not too funny.
But they'll do for now.

16.

Twitchy, teenage boy.
Oh why can't you just sit still?!
Stop it, stop it, STOP!!!!!

15.

Words are gushing out.
I can't stop writing lately.
My soul in my pen.

14.

Composing haiku
in an airport terminal
is distinctly strange.

13.

Fluellen is soft.
Bulbous, furry, gray, and small.
My sweet elephant.