Friday, October 31, 2008

October 31, 2008

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

Thursday, October 30, 2008

October 30, 2008 - NaNoWriMo

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

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

October 29, 2008 - Irony

Confidence brings fear
that overconfidence looms.
Be ever watchful.

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

October 28, 2008

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

Monday, October 27, 2008

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)

Sunday, October 26, 2008

October 26, 2008

Exploration of
sonic possibilities?
never a bad thing.

Saturday, October 25, 2008

October 25, 2008

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

Friday, October 24, 2008

October 24, 2008

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

Thursday, October 23, 2008

October 23, 2008

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

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

October 22, 2008

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

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

October 21, 2008

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

Monday, October 20, 2008

October 20, 2008 - Lasher

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

Sunday, October 19, 2008

October 19, 2008

fallen autumnal leaves
cover the asphalt walkways
trodden underfoot.

Saturday, October 18, 2008

October 18, 2008

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

Friday, October 17, 2008

October 17, 2008

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

Thursday, October 16, 2008

October 16, 2008

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

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

October 15, 2008

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

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

October 14, 2008

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

Monday, October 13, 2008

October 13, 2008

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

Sunday, October 12, 2008

October 12, 2008 - Thanksgiving Day

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

Saturday, October 11, 2008

October 11, 2008

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

Friday, October 10, 2008

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.

Thursday, October 9, 2008

October 9, 2008

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

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

October 8, 2008

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

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

October 7, 2008

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

Monday, October 6, 2008

October 6, 2008

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

Sunday, October 5, 2008

October 5, 2008

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

Saturday, October 4, 2008

October 4, 2008

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

Friday, October 3, 2008

October 3, 2008

Each passing second
contains an eternity
compressed within it.

Thursday, October 2, 2008

October 2, 2008

contrary signals
will cause only confusion.
clarity is sought.

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

October 1, 2008

getting ready for
literary abandon,
pencils and minds sharp.