December 31, 2008

raise high your glasses;
toast ending and beginnings,
new plans and old friends.


Today is New Year's Eve, and it also marks the end to Haiku 365! It's been an incredible experience, and I would like to thank everyone who has supported me throughout the project, and all of you who have stopped by throughout the year to read the haiku I've written here. Happy New Year, everybody!

December 30, 2008

sometimes I feel like
I am Rodney Dangerfield,
but without the tie.

December 29, 2008

counting down to none,
anxious about what is next
but still excited.

December 28, 2008

reverberations;
ripples move in the water
and touch each other

(note: to see this haiku incorporated in song, visit http://www.deborahlinden.com after Monday night)

December 27, 2008

a coating of fog
descending down upon us
mystifying all.

December 26, 2008

a final Friday
get ready to say goodbye
to a tradition

December 25, 2008

forget the wrappings
of crass commercialism.
Celebrate what's real.

December 24, 2008

always remember:
it IS a wonderful life
if you let it be

December 23, 2008

I missed haiku day?
how could I do such a thing?
I'm so embarrassed!

December 22, 2008

lost between volumes,
searching for the greatest truths,
we find ourselves here

December 21, 2008

the winter solstice:
a season for renewal
and celebration.

December 20, 2008

"do it your damn self":
furniture assembly
just builds frustration

December 19, 2008

blinded by the light
oh wait, that was just the snow
falling so damn hard.

December 18, 2008

Possibility
quickly becomes certainty
in the face of hope.

December 17, 2008

lovers meet again
and retrace their old footsteps,
hoping for new paths.

December 16, 2008

the knives of winter
blow their way through thin fabric.
Dress for the season!

December 15, 2008

with a single shoe,
free speech flies into the air;
a world's thoughts are heard.

December 14, 2008

scratching with graphite
leads me to one conclusion:
I cannot draw hands!

December 13, 2008

"more than you can chew"
is better than starvation.
Take a bite, okay?

December 12, 2008 - an ode to Brandon Flowers

false dichotomies
separate where we should join
dance, you humans, dance!

December 11, 2008

Bipolar weather
sunny days, then freezing cold
just pick one, dammit!

December 10, 2008 - on the anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights

May we one day reach
the lofty goals we put forth:
all are born equal.

December 9, 2008

it's a tragedy:
certain ideologies
don't mix with plotlines

December 8, 2008

not a sharp knife's blade,
nor the sword of a ninja:
nothing cuts like wind.

December 7, 2008

a two-day respite
is not nearly long enough.
vacation needed.

December 6, 2008

your scale must adjust
to meet its circumstances
for correct measures.

December 5, 2008

the time's come again;
another cycle closes
and the next begins

December 4, 2008

This is leadership?
a Parliament suspended
to save one's own skin?

December 3, 2008

I'm sick of pop tarts,
give me back my radio!
let true music play.

December 2, 2008

you should have realized
arrogance gets you so far
before it bites back.

December 1, 2008

the last place you'd look
to find a cure for cancer:
just above the lip

(today's haiku is dedicated to those brave souls who partook in Movember for the past thirty days. Good on you, gents!)

November 30, 2008

Should have remembered:
waiting for things to happen
doesn't make them come

November 29, 2008

Fifty thousand words
is not insurmountable;
enough for a month.

November 28, 2008

moutainous skyline
brings inspiration worth more
than the gems within

(another novel-inspired haiku, as I don't actually live anywhere near any mountains)

November 27, 2008

Mistaken signals
cause awkward situations
late in the evening

(As a word-padding exercises for Nanowrimo, I've started including haiku epithets at the head of each of the chapters of my novel. This is one that I wrote tonight, for Chapter 10)

November 26, 2008

last-minute moments:

going under the wire

with seconds to spare.

November 25, 2008

little purple bar
showing what others have done,
taunting me always

November 24, 2008

going through motions
hoping things will get better,
waiting for closure

November 23, 2008

Sometimes, 3 AM
is when we can be our best
and most creative

November 22, 2008

the only problem
with setting with constant guide posts?
they tend to confound.

November 21, 2008

paradise disturbed
by the petty jealousies
that we bring to it

November 20, 2008 - First snowfall

A cold, wet blanket
making everything seem pure,
for awhile, at least

November 19, 2008

I can be at peace.
No snakes in suburbia,
that's what they tell me

November 18, 2008

this is a haiku:
slavish devotion to words.
this is not haiku

November 17, 2008

glasses fogging up
as warm air meets with cold face
in late afternoon

November 16, 2008

Like salmon, upstream,
trapped within cramped surroundings.
poor subway riders.

November 15, 2008

getting to half-way,
assembling all the pieces
and pushing forward.

November 14, 2008

smooth lies issue from
the archons' slippery tongues;
heed them at your risk

November 13, 2008 - thoughts in a coffee shop

It's hard to decide
what's more intoxicating,
the coffee, or words...

November 12, 2008

just when you're thinking
"I've got it all figured out,"
Suddenly - ninja!

November 11, 2008

just a dot of red;
poppies for rememberance,
never to forget

November 10, 2008

it doesn't add up;
keep perfection in numbers,
life is too complex

November 9, 2008

it's just that simple:
good music, good food, good friends,
nothing more needed

Novmeber 8, 2008

wisdom is knowing
every situation starts
in medias res

November 7, 2008

an eye on the prize,
and two hands at the keyboard;
success brings itself.

November 6, 2008

a fresh beginning:
"the audacity of hope"
converting cynics

November 5, 2008

It's time to admit

(and I think everybody knows)

you're not vous, but tu

(I find language fascinating, especially the idea in some languages of multiple forms of 'you' depending on how familar you are with the person.  I imagine it would create no shortage of issues when the wrong form is used at the wrong time)

November 4, 2008

Yearly ritual
bringing a start to winter,
helping to mark time.

November 3, 2008

always in a rush
for things I knew were coming
where did the time go?

November 2, 2008

Yearly ritual

put back that which went forward

dance, not knowing why.

November 1, 2008

drunken cross-dressing:
a Halloween tradition
stretching back for years.

October 31, 2008

It's that time again,
the ghosts and goblins are out
looking for a treat!

October 30, 2008 - NaNoWriMo

fifty thousand words;
just enough to get started
on the next story.

October 29, 2008 - Irony

Confidence brings fear

that overconfidence looms.

Be ever watchful.

October 28, 2008

precipitous drop
hugging tightly to the rails,
rollin' and coastin'

October 27, 2008

at the end of it,
life is linear systems:
finding where two meet.

(This one was inspired by a mathematics tutoring session I was running this evening)

October 26, 2008

Exploration of
sonic possibilities?
never a bad thing.

October 25, 2008

a change in the wind
ripples out, changing people
leaving none the same.

October 24, 2008

The candle's two ends
can both be used for burning,
but not together.

October 23, 2008

It's been a while, but
embraced like an old lover,
fingers glide on steel

October 22, 2008

the winter is here
snow hangs on the horizon
tighten up your scarf

October 21, 2008

the cold northern wind
blowing across my bare neck
shivers down my spine.

October 20, 2008 - Lasher

sex and death, entwined
mixing in New Orleans' swamps,
Freud would be proud.

October 19, 2008

fallen autumnal leaves

cover the asphalt walkways

trodden underfoot.

October 18, 2008

cool breeze wafting through
pressing itself against toes
sharing its cold gift.

October 17, 2008

a slight, little mark
has enough power to change
the land around it.

October 16, 2008

"Shame on us," I guess;
again, we foolishly chose
style over substance.

October 15, 2008

disappointing tide
from fears of bad tomorrows,
blue covers the land.

October 14, 2008

Endless reworking
does you now good in the end.
You have to let go.

October 13, 2008

the tiniest seed
has become the tallest tree.
it still needs tending.

October 12, 2008 - Thanksgiving Day

a feast of turkey
(with plenty of fixings, too)
shared with those closest

October 11, 2008

resonating with
a six-stringed epiphany,
a soul on fire.

October 10, 2008

Today I was listening to a radio program about the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). It inspired this haiku.

Deep beneath the earth,
great mysteries are unlocked.
open carefully.

October 9, 2008

searching long and hard,
finding the perfect balance
twixt passive, active.

October 8, 2008

blink and you've missed it;
reality disappears
beneath sudden fog.

October 7, 2008

when you are on sale
in the idea marketplace
don't sell yourself short

October 6, 2008

organization
is key to a successful life;
foster it within.

October 5, 2008

millions of pathways
spread out from a single point
Which ones do we walk?

October 4, 2008

Guidebook, or mirror?
When we talk about the future,
what are we saying?

October 3, 2008

Each passing second
contains an eternity
compressed within it.

October 2, 2008

contrary signals
will cause only confusion.
clarity is sought.

October 1, 2008

getting ready for
literary abandon,
pencils and minds sharp.

September 30, 2008

another autumn:
the thermometer went down
and the leaves do too.

September 29, 2008

the strongest engine
is still not perpetual.
Give yourself a rest.

September 28, 2008

it doesn't make sense,
but sometimes you must embrace
"doo-be-doo-be-doo"

September 27, 2008

gears of the machine
can't continue without oil.
"keep up the good work"

September 26, 2008

attitude rephrased
"as above, and so below"
cosmic alignment.

September 25, 2008

sometimes the plain truth
digests easier if it's
seasoned with humour.

September 24, 2008

Wall of confusion:
separated by language,
but speaking the same.

September 23, 2008

let yourself revel
in fleeting accomplishment;
at least it's something.

September 22, 2008

there's beauty that comes
from opening up your soul;
this sorrow, this joy

September 21, 2008

getting frustrated
is easy, but it's worthless.
learn to be better.

September 20, 2008 - the only thing to fear p.2

when making your choice,
fear is the easy option;
hoping takes courage.

The Friday Haiku

Thought I'd just quickly mention this before we got on to today's haiku:

I wanted to let everyone know that my email zine, The Friday Haiku, is still publishing new content every week, and we are looking for new haiku poets. As the name implies, the zine publishes haiku poetry every Friday, via email. We have been publishing since February of 2006, and are still going strong. Almost 1,000 total haiku have been published within that time, and we have featured haiku written on every inhabited continent.


If you're interested in subscribing to The Friday Haiku, send an email to friday.haiku@gmail.com to get signed up,. There's only one catch: in order to sign up, you have to write a haiku for inclusion in the zine. We've found that by doing this, we've been able to create a fairly warm, open environment for people to share their poetry with each other.


I look forward to seeing YOUR haiku soon :o)

September 19, 2008 - the only thing to fear, p.1

Two ways to live life,
two fundamental outlooks:
with fear or with hope.

September 18, 2008

Early morning dew
clings to the parking lot's cars,
like an old lover.

September 17, 2008

evening bus commute:
bodies sway in unison
and then leave, alone.

September 16, 2008

by itself? Nothing.
it's all in how you use it.
time is currency

September 15, 2008

Late in the evening,
a sudden revelation
brings chill to a room.

September 14, 2008

The cigarette turns;
true character is revealed,
a mouth left gaping.

September 13, 2008

Babylonia
calls out for sacrifices
who offers them?

September 12, 2008

the revolution
never comes from one alone;
the people must speak

September 11, 2008

A cold, bitter wind;
surprise rides on its currents,
leaving me breathless

September 10, 2008

I'm really quite glad
the Large Hadron Collider
didn't kill us all.

September 9, 2008

They live in the night,
archons, lurking in darkness,
seeking to ensnare.

September 8, 2008 - A Haiku For Elizabeth May

access blocked
to the only show in town;
tell me how that's fair?

September 7, 2008

familiar faces
gathered around old tables
dreams of yesterday.

September 6, 2008

rain sits in the air
I sit, waiting for its fall;
quiet afternoon.

September 5, 2008

both bridges and walls
come from the same matter;
decide which you'll build.

September 4, 2008

We are all singers
trying to hit notes to our
common destiny

September 3, 2008

'keeping promises'
is good; unless you're promised
a slap in the face.

September 2, 2008

undying passion
for a hopeful tomorrow
is unmockable.

September 1, 2008

mangled keys, lyrics
singing loud in darkened rooms
bliss on their faces.

August 31, 2008

we must be more than
"but that's how it's always done";
walk the lonely path.

August 30, 2008

We demarcate time
for illusion of control
of the universe

August 29, 2008

to become human,
rise above biology's
trite imperatives

August 28, 2008

empty walls echo
words bounce off of their surface;
they don't absorb life

August 27, 2008

working endlessly
is erosion for the soul;
give yourself a break!

August 26, 2008

imagination:
the state of finding yourself
wishing there was more.

August 25, 2008

late in the evening,
shadows dance on closed curtains.
heartbeats start to rise.

August 24, 2008

early morning thoughts
scribbled on a napkin's back
hope for the future.

August 23, 2008

Bollywood music
and the honking of loud horns
do not help sleep come.

August 22, 2008

bare walls, empty rooms
a life being collected
a then put away

August 21, 2008

minute particles
riding on the wind's currents
make me sneeze. Ah-choo!

August 20, 2008

A new endeavour
begun with encouragement
drawn from the wires.

August 19, 2008

its light shines brightly
even when it tries to hide;
the truth is out there

August 18, 2008

let's see your matress
because I don't understand
how you sleep at night.

August 17, 2008 - send in the clones

"snap, hiss"; ears prick up.
once more, into hyperdrive;
George sits back and smiles.

August 16, 2008

once high and mighty,
Theoden king's been brought down
by his own council.

August 15, 2008

the sun's been washed out,
battered away by endless
precipitation

August 14, 2008

Your pretensions show
in Rorschach's reflection of
your inquiries.

August 13, 2008

How could The Truth come
from Stratford's ignorant son?
A snobbish question.

August 12, 2008

Why would you expect
small answers to big questions?
nothing's that simple.

August 11, 2008

interlocking rings
bringing the world together
through competition.

August 10, 2008

the sky opens up,
rain responds by falling down
needed, not wanted

August 9, 2008

one, then another;
a life, coming together
as the rain falls down

August 8, 2008 - Thoughts on a calendar

when I look around,
zero and infinity
are all that I see

August 7, 2008

you may not think so,
but when you least expect it,
kindness reaps rewards

August 6, 2008

with a sudden flash,
plans are torn asunder as
the sky opens up.

August 5, 2008

There are few things worse
than being overpowered
by your surroundings.

August 4, 2008

With a wrist's quick flick,
the old turns into the new;
magic from a brush.

August 3, 2008

living life in fear
may bring some order to it,
but not victory.

August 2, 2008

consolidating
willpower's strength requires
that you conquer fear.

August 1, 2008

Cover up the past;
no matter how hard you try,
It will still shine through.

July 31, 2008

a life worth living
is the key to living well,
not just constant growth

July 30, 2008

another brushstroke
assists in forming the lines
across life's canvas.

July 29, 2008

there's nothing worse than
The Anti-Life Equation;
don't let it resolve.

July 28, 2008

Her words confused me -
She told me that "true love waits,"
but it waits for what?

July 27, 2008

stop and consider
each raindrop, a universe
splashed across your face

July 26, 2008

Je suis désolé,
mais je ne parle pas français!
Pas un petit peu.

(edited July 30: thanks to Debs for her assistance with la grammaire francais)

July 25, 2008

Constant vigilance
requires always asking
Qui custodiet?

July 24, 2008 - Under Pressure?

Stop and ask yourself
"What Would David Bowie Do?"
when life's pressure mounts.

July 23, 2008 - 9

and so, we advance,
but not in isolation;
our culture evolves

July 22, 2008 - 8

like a house of cards,
all we have is each other;
that is all we need.

July 21, 2008 - 7

everywhere we go,
energy flows around us.
Open; it will fill

July 20, 2008 - 6

if you allow it,
you will forever remain
chained to history

July 19, 2008 - The Dream Keepers

Today's haiku was inspired by Mur Lafferty's The News From Poughkeepsie daily inspiration blog:

Dream keepers harvest
all the dreams you leave behind:
beware their nightmares

July 18, 2008

the world is full of
tatterdemalion spirits
dressed in finery

July 17, 2008 - Ikea

there is parallax
in seeing tomorrow's dreams
stacked high on store shelves

July 16, 2008

there is no justice
lashing out at the helpless.
We should be better.

July 15, 2008

aerodynamics:
the science of not falling
as you reach new heights

July 14, 2008

You're asking me that?
How am I supposed to know?
I just work here, eh?

July 13, 2008 - 5

the central message
of all religion's the same:
all you need is love.

July 12, 2008 - on the occasion of my wedding anniversary

a year completed
a fresh one just beginning;
here's to many more.

July 11, 2008 - 4

taking energy
from others is naught but greed
grow it from within

July 10, 2008

Pirate life for me
minus, of course, the scurvy
but dubloon, yes! Arrr!

July 9, 2008 - 3

there is so much more
than merely what we observe.
Energy surrounds.

July 8, 2008 - 2

widened perceptions
see 'now' not just as 'today'
but as an epoch.

July 7, 2008 - 1

new awakening;
billions searching to explain
synchronicities

July 6, 2008

when it comes to it,
all you have is each other,
for better or worse

July 5, 2008

when two river branches

flow into one another

they're no longer one

July 4, 2008

you may discover
that without your stoking it,
the fire dies out.

July 3, 2008

a bee cannot live
without sustaining pollen.
same for the flower.

July 2, 2008

sometimes it will seem
like it's just the two of you
against the whole world

July 1, 2008

the next steps you take
should be those you decide on,
not what others want

June 30, 2008 - advice to the betrothed

As I mentioned last week, we are going to start having "theme weeks" throughout the summer. My friend Jordan recommended the theme of "advice for people getting married in 55 days", so this week is dedicated to her.

this is a first step,
and life's next phase beginning;
cherish the whole trip

June 29, 2008

A community
allows you to lose yourself
Pride knows many ways

June 28, 2008

becoming as one,
both artist and instrument
achieve their end

July 27, 2008

we're living amidst
synchronistic vibrations;
feel them around you.

June 26, 2008

tasting victory,
armies march over the board -
the dice showed favour.

June 25, 2008

more plans being made
before the last ones are done
eternal cycle.

June 24, 2008 - thoughts on the weekend

The monumental
overlooked in favour of
the sensational.

June 23, 2008 - ode to an AT-AT

I think this one needs a little bit of explanation. I recently invited some friends of mine to offer suggestions for "theme weeks" for Haiku 365 (if you'd like to recommend a theme week, email yours to ryanharron@gmail.com with "theme week" in the subject line!). My friend Errol made the suggestion of AT-ATs, although he took mercy on me and asked only for one rather than a whole week :o)

Anyways, without further ado, onto the haiku!

the bigger they are,
the more likely they are to
crush your Rebel base.

June 22, 2008

cross the finish line
proud of your accomplishment
rest is well-deserved.

June 21, 2008 - Irony, p.2

while you weren't looking,
revolution passed you by.
Now you're penniless.

June 20, 2008 - Irony, p.1

You invested in
the revolution of the
proletariat

June 19, 2008

It's so simple, now,
to escape suburbia
without leaving 'home'

June 18, 2008

the same river twice,
comets with crossing orbits.
old friends, seen again.

June 17, 2008

there is nothing worse
than fear lurking in your heart.
banish it, quickly!

June 16, 2008

Fear is palpable
you can feel it in the air
Something's happening

June 15, 2008

A moment stolen
reality, in a flash
a click of the camera

June 14, 2008

new faces, new sounds
communing with each other
this could be heaven.

June 13, 2008

I yearn to perceive
a reality that is
unmediated.

June 12, 2008

waiting for a sign,
traveling the dark ocean,
frustration sinks in.

June 11, 2008

new acquaintances
offering hands in friendship
always a good thing.

June 10, 2008

World domination
is riskier than it seems;
own yourself first.

June 9, 2008

release your ego;
visceral experience
lets you forget you.

June 8, 2008

a sudden change;
that which was sought turns into
that which we avoid

June 7, 2008

finally, it's come
warmness beats down upon me,
sweat across my brow.

June 6, 2008

Avast, ye hearties,
romanticize your dens of
scum and villiany

June 5, 2008

New ideas can be
a dangerous thing to have
if they run rampant.

June 4, 2008

priests and penitents
waiting for that one message:
"you are not alone"

June 3, 2008

lethargy's fog
can undo the strongest plans
if you breath it in.

June 2, 2008

finishing touches
making sure the t's are crossed;
eyes are undotted.

June 1, 2008

sift through history,
search for meaning in the dust,
find only yourself.

May 31, 2008

sifting through the past,
throwing away old items,
keeping memories.

May 30, 2008

many miles to swim
and the river seems endless
just keep your head up

May 29, 2008

just like laying bricks:
one foot, after the other,
go until you're done.

May 28, 2008 - to my wife on her birthday

another year done,
another celebration.
happy birthday, dear.

May 27, 2008

do not be tarnished
by the rust that surrounds you;
cut a path through it.

May 26, 2008

in matters of art,
subjective analysis
is all you can have.

May 25, 2008

when tomorrow comes,
your worries will be dwarfed by
giant space mutants.

May 24, 2008

remember the words:
"to be a rock, not to roll"
make this a koan.

A promotional bit

Three of my haiku are being featured in week 52 of DJ Sylvis' Monkey, Monster, or Spaceman project, as part of a big finale jam/anthology he's put out. My haiku stick to the theme of Monkeys, Monsters, and Spacemen, and can be found here:

http://djsylvis.com/mms/?p=137

May 23, 2008 - be a Poetry Hero!

push the right buttons,
and follow the right rhythms,
and you'll do just fine

May 28, 2008

always remember,
this is how diamonds are made:
grace under pressure.

May 21, 2008

the caterpillar
strains against the cocoon's shell
fighting to be free

May 20, 2008

Returning, once more,
going over the same ground.
look for grooves, not ruts.

May 19, 2008

the old lady sits,
watches from her golden throne.
Her crown weighs heavy.

May 18, 2008

I beg you, my dear
please don't talk of the weather.
let's just have silence.

May 17, 2008

untended gardens
reek of possibility.
the yard lies fallow.

May 16, 2008

Hey, bohemia,
all your flowers have dried up.
No one sings for them

May 15, 2008

It's amazing to see
how quickly life escapes
when you're not looking

May 14, 2008

Come to me, mistress
embrace me in this dark hour
leave me your kisses

May 13, 2008

The thief in the night
taking all the best ideas
leaving me empty

May 12, 2008

The path that we walk
was lain for us, years ago
but not set in stone.

May 12, 2008

The path that we walk
was lain for us, years ago
but not set in stone.

May 11, 2008

to make sense of things,
everyone needs a constant
in their lives

May 10, 2008

the strings resonate:
lose yourself in the rhythm
of their vibrations.

May 9, 2008

The buddha's footsteps
are empty holes in the road.
Buddha walks nowhere.

May 8, 2008

overwhelming noise
creates walls where none should be.
sometimes less is more.

May 7, 2008

nostalgia, regret;
lose yourself, beautifully,
in their warm embrace.

May 6, 2008

it's easy to feel
so close to falling when you're
on a pedestal

May 5, 2008

The old becomes new,
when seen from another side.
Take a walk and see.

May 4, 2008

broken into tribes,
look at how we divide us.
Eternal folly.

May 3, 2008

My soul is empty,
I need to be filled again.
Sing a song for me.

May 2, 2008

empty structure
meant for housing human lives.
the wind blows through it.

May 1, 2008

a cynic is just
an idealist who fears
they'll get burned again


(for what it's worth: the tune to "Me and Bobby McGee" was running through my head repeatedly as I was writing this one)

April 30, 2008

Trading resources
in hopes of developing
into something more.

April 29, 2008 - that good ol' Quantum Religion

our souls radiate
out into the universe
one piece at a time

April 28, 2008 - Keep things in perspective

as hard as life is
it would be a lot harder
as Mothra's lawyer.

April 27, 2008

lay back and relax;
sunbeams rejuvenate and
chase your soul's shadows.

April 26, 2008

Oh, suburbia
how many myriad lives
have succumbed to you?

April 25, 2008 - Trite, maybe, but true ...

The circle of fifths -
that's the only string theory
that matters to me

April 24, 2008

taking the next step
means not being sure you're not
stepping off a cliff.

April 23, 2008

be careful when you're
swimming into history,
or drown in your past.

April 22, 2008

turns out the new boss
isn't the same as the old;
he's much nastier

April 21, 2008 - From the astro-journal of Major Tom...

starint out into
the cold vaccuum that is space;
it leaves me breathless

April 20, 2008

It takes a skilled hand
to make crude humour high-brow
an art in itself.

April 19, 2008

wuxia masters
dancing across the screen; they
amaze with their art.

April 18, 2008

new revelations
lead to new understandings
of old behaviour.

April 17, 2008

Intimidation
is deadly, even when it's
unintentional

April 16, 2008

the ease with which one
can rewrite reality
is unsettling.

April 15, 2008

eating heaven's leaves
offers no comfort when it's
someone else's tree.

April 14, 2008

Even heaven leaves
a bitter taste in one's mouth
when it's an ending.

April 13, 2008

Making connections
amidst a cacophony
fuelled by alcohol.

April 12, 2008

this time, like clockwork
another lost season ends -
better luck next year?

April 11, 2008

it's unfortunate:
so much potential, and yet
so unrealized.

April 10, 2008

you may be thinking
"Oh, the parking lot is safe!"
NO! The geese returned.

April 9, 2008

Stick to the rhythm
arrows control destiny
who is playing who?

April 8, 2008

Tired legs pushing
each step, closer to heaven
the hill's top beckons.

April 7, 2008

so much humour in
musical absurdity
just like real life, then.

April 6, 2008

controlling zombies
is made much easier when
they're made of plastic

April 5, 2008

the monkey's entranced
by every new tree he sees
so some fruit is missed.

April 4, 2008 - Au Contraire, Voltaire!

A witty saying
proves, at least, you can create
a witty saying!

April 3, 2008

you know it's that time
so let's just get down to it,
get down to business

April 2, 2008

Top of the food chain?
The geese in the parking lot
know who reigns supreme.

April 1, 2008

a sudden down turn
the wind changes direction,
everything follows.

March 31, 2008 - Once, upon a time ...

A chance encounter:
lost souls find themselves making
beautiful music.

March 30, 2008 - Tripping Across The Universe

all you need is love
(and some psychedelic drugs)
to make sweet music.

March 29, 2008

physical order
objects move in harmony
fluid dynamics

March 28, 2008

avoiding archons:
easy in theory, but yet
oh so difficult

March 27, 2008

brief conversations
can bring long reprocussions
if care's not taken.

March 26, 2008

anticipation;
months of building lead to this:
a day of release.

March 25, 2008

be careful around
negative electron charges
they'll polarize you.

March 24, 2008

It's hardest to break
the chains we've set for ourselves
but try, anyways.

March 23, 2008

quick conversations,
just made more complicated.
Screw you, T9Word!

March 22, 2008

Clay, wood, grain, sheep, ore:
essential ingredients
shall bring you success

March 21, 2008

it was a long shot
but worth the attempt, I guess
because it paid off.

March 20, 2008

last-minute choices
can hold the key to success
the hinge of months' work.

March 19, 2008

a package opened
a small thrill, hiding inside
a dream is fulfilled.

March 18, 2008

Frustration flickers
like flames, dancing on the soul
careful not to burn.

March 17, 2008

drunken revelry
without rhyme, nor reasoning
save that for later.

March 16, 2008 - Thoughts on my in-laws 30th wedding annivesary

A life together,
a journey still ongoing -
two souls joined as one

March 15, 2008 - Ode to a Cylon

no name, no call-sign
I am a Centurion
with no sense of self

March 14, 2008 - Happy pi day!

Transcendendant pi
irrational, essential;
key to the cosmos.

March 13, 2008

So many stories,
infinite variations.
so little stories.

March 12, 2008

a tuneless wonder,
banging out some harmonies
with good intentions

March 11, 2008

We be bad roosters,
Ravers defray hip icon.
exit, ye loud Jacks!

(I think this one needs a brief word of explanation - Deborah Linden recently wrote a song as part of her Monday's Music project that was the result of a game of Scrabble that she was playing with a friend of hers. I was playing Scrabble with her shortly after she wrote that song, and she challenged me to try to write a song using the same method. This is something of a first attempt in the general direction)

March 10, 2008

watching the dials spin,
opportunity promised
but not delivered.

March 9, 2008

early morning rise
not the best idea I've had.
I should be in bed.

March 8, 2008

this is pure kismet;
schedules and interests allow
a meeting of minds

March 7, 2008

torrential snowfall
covering the streets with white -
deadly blanketing.

March 6, 2008

there's no easy way
to avoid control dramas
except distancing

March 5, 2008 - Remix!

nothing is finished
you can say it differently
when you are unsure

March 4, 2008

unending routine
wears heavy on any heart
avoid anomie

March 3, 2008

hammer-ons, slides, pops
tones forming as the strings sing,
coming together.

March 2, 2008

a rudderless ship
hopes only to stay upright,
coasting downriver

March 1, 2008

Finishing touches
bring conflicting emotions
okay, now what next?

February 29, 2008

The house of cards falls.
A legacy uncovered,
ghost of a dead man

February 28, 2008

a divided house,
a tale of two emotions:
happiness, malaise

February 27, 2008

Three days remaining
molasses lays before me,
impeding progress.

February 26, 2008

a moment's anger
can ripple outwards later,
for time without end.

February 25, 2008

another new idea
springing from the aether
settling in ink.

February 24, 2008

another cold night
spent huddled under blankets
and dreaming of warmth.

February 23, 2008

Throwing out the past
aiming for simplicity
in a complex world.

February 22, 2008 - not like Metallica, though

a renewed feeling
swelling up inside the heart
riding the lightning.

February 21, 2008 - Oh, Liebowitz

Confused messages,
spoken of as holy writ.
It's always this way.

February 20, 2008

The blood moon rises
with it, the superstitious
raise their eyebrows, too.

February 19, 2008 - Thoughts on yesterday (and today)

sing loud and sing proud
into the cold, chilly night.
The faithful will hear.

February 18, 2008

"have you heard about...?"
stories whispered in alleys
of unsung legends

February 17. 2008

Home with a new friend,
trying to acclimatize;
one step at a time

February 16, 2008

I feel kind of strange ...
Could be our last night on Earth,
running from zombies

February 15, 2008

running on empty
is only possible when
you're going nowhere

February 14, 2008

capital soldiers
marching on the bottom line.
stand at attention.

February 13, 2008

barriers broken
letting emotion leak out -
let loose the flood gates.

February 12, 2008 - frozen sidewalks

snow, under pressure,
transforms itself into ice.
Beauty turns deadly.

February 11, 2008

nothing's scarier
than lacking needed traction
to get a firm grip.

February 10, 2008

new strings resonate
with unlimited promise
of rhyme and rhythm.

February 9, 2008

sometimes tension makes
a harmony possible.
Do not dismiss it.

February 8, 2008

walking among the
ancient ruins of Kobol
understanding reached.

February 7, 2008

still unplowed sidewalks
are just way too treacherous:
I reclaim the streets

February 6, 2008

trigonometry:
describing complex systems
with three little words.

February 5, 2008

finding a rhythm,
dancing to revolution
controlling the steps

February 4, 2008 - the workday after ...

Unfortunately,
"Snow Day" only really means
more work on Monday

February 3, 2008

harmonies are shared
and a stage, for the last time
take your final bow.

February 2, 2008

no need to leave home
just to see the universe:
get a load of Mii

February 1, 2008

the cold wind blowing
collar up against my face
dreaming of summer

January 31, 2008

anticipation:
make a wish for tomorrow
but don't hold your breath

January 30, 2008

no more tomorrows;
we're all trapped in yesterday,
dreaming of today

January 29, 2008 - The price of nostalgia

yesterday's magic:
sorry, Intellivision,
today, you're mundane

January 28, 2008

civilization:
the lies we tell each other
to keep ourselves sane.

January 27, 2008

at a loss for words
thanks to computer crashes
and lacking backups.

January 26, 2008

Postmodern physics:
gravity's just how the man
is keeping you down

January 25, 2008 - and ode to Scrabulous

combining letters
into new combinations
adding up meaning

January 24, 2008

A river can flow
in one direction only.
never forget this.

January 23, 2008 - Tap Into Haiku

can't you see, my friend?
This one goes to eleven!
It's better by far.

January 22, 2008

The season returns,
and brings a blanket with it.
make the surface new.

January 21, 2008

solve them all this way:
organize variables,
seek your solutions.

January 20, 2008

only two people
stare into the infinite:
madmen, demigods.

January 19, 2008

life is easier
when you just stay away from
the killer robots

January 18, 2008 - nerdku

it's easy to slip
into a world run by fear.
beware Sinestro.

January 17, 2008

Navigating through
a commercial labyrinth
searching for solace

January 16, 2008

rediscovering
old loves and acquaintances;
pleasant surprises.

January 15, 2008

keep the past present
but still look to the future.
time is illusion.

January 14, 2008

the tree knows its roots
but does not obsess with them
favouring its leaves

January 13, 2008 - Square Dance

At square one again
sad to see how little's changed
and how much ignored

January 12, 2008 - the zen of golf.

Complete body control;
essential ingredient
to a well-played game.

January 11, 2008 - And Yet, Still The Loneliest Number...

soon it shall be clear
division is fallacy
many leaves, one tree

January 10, 2008 - Under the surface

feigning ignorance;
it's not as cute as you think
and quite beneath you

January 9, 2008 - Morning Wind

collar slaps my face
as the trudgery begins
change is a cold wind

January 8, 2008 - Oh, Odin ...

Huginn and Muninn
sit proud atop my shoulders
they are all I am

January 7, 2008

mountainless chinook
from where comes this warm weather?
how long can it last?

January 6, 2008

starting half-way through;
first step, but wrong direction.
confusion follows.

January 5, 2008

the coffee goes cold
the conversation heats up
energy conserved.

January 4, 2008

careful when you seek;
the most precious things can be
destroyed by seeking

January 3, 2008

"play it one more time"
chords cascade like waterfalls
and lyrics, rainbows

January 2, 2008

new promises made
with the best of intentions
despite past results

January 1, 2008

Midnight revellers
create a cacophony
that lasts 'til morning