f/k/a archives . . . real opinions & real haiku

  Independence Day . . .

               slipping into the lake

               for a midnight swim

 

by Alice Frampton, from New Resonance 3: Emerging Voices

in English-Language Haiku  (Edited by Jim Kacian and Dee Evetts,

Red Moon Press, 2003)

 

 

 

  Fourth of July–

                 grandma’s throw

                 half way to the toddler

 

by Michael Dylan Welch.  Click here to see the original photo and poem,

from his Open Window – an online collection of paired haiku and

photographs. 

 

 

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  by dagosan: 

holiday starts

like any day

toilet flushes                         [07-04-04]

 

 

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  one-breath pundit  

• We (Americans) are responsible for what our nation is and does. [see NYT editorial]
  
• Supreme Constraint (WSJ, Laurence Tribe, 7/01/04):  In U.S.A., war doesn’t trump law.  
  
• Wal-Mart tells Antitrust Institute it’s no monopsonist [see Wal-Mart Chairman’s Address to AAI Buyer Power Conference, June 22, 2004.]
  

 

moths circle

the stadium lights

seventh inning stretch

all day rain

on the playing field

a stray dog

 

 

 

by Tom Painting , from A New Resonance 2: Emerging Voices in English-Language Haiku . .

(edited by Jim Kacian and Dee Evetts, Red Moon Press, 2001)  

 

 

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  by dagosan: 

children’s voices rise

one neighbor frowns

one smiles                          [07-03-04]

 

one-breath undit  

• Disney and Wimoweh Song: More white folk stealing music from poor blacks? (thanks Denise)
  
• Good tip from Tom Mighell: Plan for post mortem password access.
  
• Welcome to Running with Lawyers!  Droll Dude (no disclaimer needed).

 

moths circle

the stadium lights

seventh inning stretch

all day rain

on the playing field

a stray dog

 

 

 

by Tom Painting , from A New Resonance 2: Emerging Voices in English-Language Haiku . .

(edited by Jim Kacian and Dee Evetts, Red Moon Press, 2001)  

 

 

• 
  
  by dagosan: 

children’s voices rise

one neighbor frowns

one smiles                          [07-03-04]

 

one-breath undit  

• Disney and Wimoweh Song: More white folk stealing music from poor blacks? (thanks Denise)
  
• Good tip from Tom Mighell: Plan for post mortem password access.
  
• Welcome to Running with Lawyers!  Droll Dude (no disclaimer needed).

I just watched fireworks from my own backyard, over the

Mohawk River, with my favorite lady-friend.   Life is good!

you squeeze my hand . . . 

how still the sky

after fireworks

Click here to see the original, full-color photo and poem. From Open Window – an online collection of paired haiku and photographs by Michael Dylan Welch. 

 

 

• 
  
  by dagosan: 

finale:

fireflies

follow fireworks

                          [07-02-04, for e.m.]

 

 

 

 

one-breath undit  

• More f‘s: 7/3/78, FCC v. “filthy-mouth” George Carlin.  See Jurist.
  
• Constitutional crisis for indigent bar and defendants.  See Boston Herald,  MetroWest/AP)

 

dull pencil

    the staff meeting

    goes on and on

 

 

 

dating again–

winter rain freezes

on the highway

 

by DeVar Dahl, from  edge of light:   

The Red Moon Anthology 2003 (Red Moon Press,

ed. by Jim Kacian, and the Editorial Staff, 2004)

• 
  
  by dagosan: 

highway patrol:

hawk

then helicopter

                       [07-02-04]

 

one-breath undit  

• This lawyer for at-risk youth thinks Bill Cosby speaks the truth.
  
• Contingency fee negotiation is all relative.  See Evan’s Notes.
  
• Thank goodness for the Fool!!  Happy 1st Anniversary, friend George.

dull pencil

    the staff meeting

    goes on and on

 

 

 

dating again–

winter rain freezes

on the highway

 

by DeVar Dahl, from  edge of light:   

The Red Moon Anthology 2003 (Red Moon Press,

ed. by Jim Kacian, and the Editorial Staff, 2004)

• 
  
  by dagosan: 

highway patrol:

hawk

then helicopter

                       [07-02-04]

 

one-breath undit  

• This lawyer for at-risk youth thinks Bill Cosby speaks the truth.
  
• Contingency fee negotiation is all relative.  See Evan’s Notes.
  
• Thank goodness for the Fool!!  Happy 1st Anniversary, friend George.

  DeVar Dahl is one of the featured poets in New Resonance 3: Emerging Voices in English

–Language Haiku  (Edited by Jim Kacian and Dee Evetts,  Red Moon Press 2003).  Even better

than discovering his haiku is being able to share them with you, thanks to his generosity.  

DeVar is a school teacher in Alberta, Canada and is President of Haiku Canada.

[Choosing the first pair to share was not easy.]

 

 

a steady breeze

the last child

leaves home

 

 

summer heat

the crickets wait

for me to pass

 

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  by dagosan: 

maintain tunnel speed —

heavy foot
suddenly light

                                           [dag, 07-01-04]  

 

 one-breath undit  

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  Teen girls should be “jail bait” not “fair game” for men over 20.  [tell Eugene V; see World Mag article]
  
  
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  Query:  Is The Myth of Moral Justice, by Thane Rosembaum, worth reading?  Lithwick said yes.
  
  
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  Ambrogi Imbroglio:  If you don’t know what “sexist” means, don’t use the word!