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Old 02-28-2003, 02:29 PM
belladonna belladonna is offline
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Haikus for the Weekend!

We haven't had a haiku thread in a while, and I'm feeling all poetical today...

quitting time draws near
each tick of the clock like song
to my eager ears


two full days of bliss
freedom from the time clock's chain
just around the bend


weekend list of chores
seems too daunting to be done
think I'll just veg out
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Old 02-28-2003, 05:48 PM
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One short hour left
Until I can blow out of
This popsicle stand
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Old 02-28-2003, 06:06 PM
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This storm has passed us
Yet frozen land is endless
When might I see green?

Kittens are hiding
Porch offers little shelter
Food bowl full of snow
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Old 02-28-2003, 06:17 PM
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At five, don't get caught
Between me and the exit.
A rhino charges.
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Old 02-28-2003, 06:30 PM
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With modernity
a hyperstimulation
numbs the heart and soul
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Old 02-28-2003, 07:01 PM
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post-modernism
a bizarre phenomenon
I deconstruct you!

What the fuck did that
first haiku mean, I wonder.
Have a clue, someone?
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Old 02-28-2003, 07:25 PM
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Five, four, three, two, one,
another weekend has come.
Spring break in one week
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Old 02-28-2003, 07:27 PM
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Read me poetry
Write me some more poetry
No!! Stop stalking me!!!h
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Old 02-28-2003, 07:33 PM
FaerieBeth FaerieBeth is offline
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Friday night take-out,
No dishes for me to do!
I loathe the dishes.


Oh, and one my second grader wrote in class:

Ethan is pleasant,
And kind to other people,
And nice to his friends.

We pinned it to the bulletin board in the kitchen, so every time he starts whining, we can always remind ourselves.....Ethan is pleasant.....:-)
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Old 02-28-2003, 08:02 PM
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Stayed home sick today
Straight Dope - my only relief
soon I will be drunk.
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Old 02-28-2003, 08:19 PM
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I have work to do:
Studying, grading, lab crap.
I don't care. Screw it.

CuriousCanuck--
I'm on-line now. IM me.
We could chat that way.
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Old 02-28-2003, 08:41 PM
CuriousCanuck CuriousCanuck is offline
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I would but I can't.
Work laptop has no yahoo.
No d/l's allowed

One more day until:
OTTADOPE - Hide your children!
When you come, bring pie.

Scribble let's chat soon
My home PC is broken
Can chat Sunday though
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Old 02-28-2003, 09:06 PM
Jack Batty Jack Batty is offline
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Weekend has arrived;
Libation must be consumed.
Newcastle Brown Ale

My dandruff shampoo
Has resolved my flaky scalp.
But now my balls itch.

That last one was weird,
I am not sure what it means.
But my balls do itch.

Why don't I shut up?
My groonies should be private.
'Scuse me while I scratch.
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Old 02-28-2003, 09:15 PM
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Boys have gone camping
Quiet house all to myself
Sleep, long bath, or post?
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Old 02-28-2003, 09:26 PM
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Bath salts poured on you
By the nice helpful Eunuch
So soothing and warm.
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Old 02-28-2003, 09:27 PM
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The restless weekend
The hours pass me by slowly
Awaiting Monday.
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Old 02-28-2003, 10:12 PM
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I'm bathing here too.
Cats peering over the side
Are doomed to get wet.


Found a new cocktail-
Diet Dr. Pepper, Rum.
Such a clever girl.
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Old 02-28-2003, 11:14 PM
raz raz is offline
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I wish I could have
what ladydisco has- a
waterproof PC
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Old 02-28-2003, 11:21 PM
ladydisco ladydisco is offline
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Quote:
Originally posted by roadkiller
I wish I could have
what ladydisco has- a
waterproof PC

In my poem 'here'!='now'.
Like other great artists, I'm so misunderstood!

...I think you might be on to something with the waterproof PC though

Sorry, I couldn't put that in haiku format as I have no idea how many syllables != has.
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