Thursday 31 October 2019

Haiku [1]

Haiku
From Saturday 26th October - 30th November 2019. 





haiku
[ˈhʌɪkuː]
NOUN

  1. a Japanese poem of seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five, traditionally evoking images of the natural world.
    • a poem in English written in the form of a haiku.
In this case, my random thoughts on everything and anything.  ______________________________________________________________________

26th October

Mighty Kangaroo
Master of the whole outback.
You are so bouncy!


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27th October

My mobile phone dies,
I am utterly distraught.
I can't do a thing.


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28th October

Woken in my bed
A purring sound in my ear.
The cat lets me stay.


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29th October

Art can be surreal,
Sometimes it does not make sense.
Gramophone player.


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30th October

Water everywhere,
Not a single drop to drink.
Whiskey it is, then.


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31st October 

The Slit-Mouthed woman
If you see her, run!


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1st November 

Friday night dinner,
With welcoming smiles and smells,
Is tasty, and cheap.


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2nd November 

In rubgy matches
It's good to run with the ball
And score the most points.


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3rd November 

All the world's a stage,
I wait to make my entrance.
Remember those lines!

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4th November  

Outside by the wall
This piano's not normal,
But music is free.


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5th November 

It is Guy Fawkes night,
Fireworks will light up the sky.
The pets will be scared.


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6th November 

A spiral staircase.
I get dizzy looking up.
It's worse at the top.


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7th November 

Some days markets rise
On others they fall instead.
Tomorrow, who knows?


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8th November 

Late for work today?
There's always time for a kiss
For the one you love.


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9th November 

It's not raining now
But I see it was before.
The bench is still wet.


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10th November 

I was told to try
Not to be so negative.
That worked for Nelson.


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11th November 


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12th November 

They sailed through the ice,
Scientific pioneers.
Could we do that now?


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13th November 

Venice is flooded;
Just the time for a selfie.
Some people are fools.


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14th November 

Did your card appear?
Do you believe in magic?
No, it's just a trick. 


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15th November 

Vinyl, tape, CD...
Now music cannot be held.
It lives in the cloud.


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16th November 

T.V. for children
Was much better in "my day".
But some now is great.



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17th November 



Visits to the past
Can completely overwhelm
Because some things change.


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18th November 



Accept and move on,

Advice from a computer.

It's not that simple.






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19th November 



Differences found

Of shape, colour, and value.

It's all just money.






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20th November 



Good, another "like"!

We all seek affirmation,
Even from strangers.




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21st November 

Advice from all sides.
Do this, or maybe do that.
But mostly, it's "don't".





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22nd November 

We can see so far.
The universe is awesome
In its truest sense.


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23rd November 

A sequence that's found
Everywhere in nature.


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24th November 

It's not all that hard
To recycle when you're done
And help the planet.


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25th November 

I found a dream job,
The salary is superb.
Sadly, a misprint.

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26th November 

The old stone churches
Competing with steel and glass
Are more majestic.



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27th November 

There's no "I" in team.
But that's not true all the time.
Sometimes, there are two.


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28th November 

Rush hour tubes are rammed. 
Children hug their parents' knees.
What fresh hell is this?



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29th November 



Black Friday today.

A chance to spend more money.
But you don't have to.


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30th November 

Another attack.
But people are brave and strong,
Never to be beaten.

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