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haiku

there's more to haiku than just some syllable count like five, seven, five

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The Fish

what does a fish think
when it jumps from the ocean
and sees all the stars

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Freedom

the sound of freedom
is 80 cubic inches
blasting through straight pipes

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Red Sun Rise

the smoke red sun rose
and made its arc through the sky
like nothing was wrong

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Cafe Latte

milk and espresso
so much better together
than both on their own

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Real Haiku

reading real haiku
is like glimpsing a cougar
calmly watching you

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Persimmons 2

the leaves have fallen
persimmons hang on bare limbs
God's own ornaments

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The Exchange

open limit up
tripin' breakers left and right
headed for the moon

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Hookup

can't get no hookup
touch the gas light as I can
wheels just spin and spin

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Checkmate

checkmate marks the end
to secret machinations
ties up all loose ends

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Don't Worry Be Happy

for a happy life
a positive platitude
is all that you need

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Bears

how long would it take
for the grizzlies to come back
if we were all gone

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Voices

Voices in my head
keep me from being lonely
Oh, the things they say!

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Mercuric

he runs hot and cold
he may pull you in one day
push you out the next

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Fast Cars

fast cars get you in
faster than they get you out
of trouble I mean

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Thin Moon

the thin little moon
and some likely accomplice
saturn or venus

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Rain

Rain, rain go away
I'll see you some other day
like in October

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Carpetbaggers

they gave their damn spiel
smug like there was no problem
no consequences

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An Omen

An omen. Or not.
An empty fortune cookie
A fate still unkonwn.

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The Imprint

a tricky bank shot
sunbeam left eyeball socket
nature sure called it

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Persimmons 1

gaudy persimmons
like derelict ornaments
on barren branches

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The Quest

in the wilderness
you may find the thing you seek
or it may find you

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Heavy Metal Part 2

the implicit threat
the tremor of its passing
steel and momentum

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Art

all of your art works
will never do anything
except change the world

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The Artist

what does it sound like
when all the doves are crying
finally we know

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Bedrock

my rhymes are bedrock
all those other suckers rhyme
soft like simile

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