Author: cfblack
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haiku scat
Canadian geese loud honking sphincter muscles go poop somewhere else 3-8-24
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Spring haiku
sunrise tree frogs sing about long legs and warm nights hormones and tadpoles 3-8-24
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the last haiku of autumn
glitter in the sun breeze quivers last year’s dry leaves high up in the trees 3-8-24
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Daydream of a Busy 21st Century Man
Once upon a time humans did not know about cholesterol, astrological signs, DNA, 23 and me, credit scores, BMI, FMR, social media passwords, Myers-Briggs, condoms, blood type, net worth and debit cards, but somehow they still thrived. 3-8-24
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One mile from home
waiting for the rain to end so I can walk in the park, watch the turtles and geese and if I am inspired I’ll write a poem for a northern friend who deserves better than she got in life, but says she is happy for her children and would go through hell, again, if it…
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Foam bubbles
the smirking yuppy mural on the wall reaffirms your feelings of inadequacy to the tasks life has set before you and never changes its expression you wish you could sit one more time at your parents’ kitchen table let mom tell you how important it is to lose ten pounds, again listen to stories of…
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Coffee blinders
If you sit too close to the register at the coffee shop, every time you look up you stare right at someone’s ass, feel guilty for momentarily judging how a stranger fills out Lululemon yoga togs, wonder how your boney butt appears, look away until someone else walks in and begin another cycle of judgement…
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haiku turtles
periscoping necksturtles cruise murky waterno sun baths today 3-4-24
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Wet walking
water drips from trees, drum rhythm all its own under a shelter by the pond rain returns beneath a lachrymal sky dimples wink open and closed oblivious to rain a pair of geese drift by you drain your coffee dry and step back into the wet 3-1-24
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spring haiku poker with Maris Burton:
I’ll cover your bulbs raise you morning glory seeds and iris rhizomes 2-28-24
My husband's poetry 