Tag Archives: Haiku

can’t step foot

Posted on August 5, 2022 by istsfor manity

After the Accident Haiku Cracked, I still can’t stepfoot into that—I didn’twant to drink water. What I’m Reading: “Sometimes the people in the streetlaugh and turn into sheet musictorn from the sky and left to flutter down” — Ron Padgett … Continue reading →

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heat domes melt

Posted on July 22, 2022 by istsfor manity

tropospheric winds haiku upper level windswave 7 pattern prevailheat domes melt the north What I’m Reading: “Earth is ‘fine-tuned’ for humans in the same sense that it was once fine-tuned for dinosaurs.” — Zach Weinersmith / Science: Abridged Beyond the … Continue reading →

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no one called

Posted on July 8, 2022 by istsfor manity

Green Sky Tanka + Ukiah Derecho green sky—White Nationalists in town,No one wants them here,No one called them to BostonTo goose step the Freedom Trail. To the children of the Klan,Stay home with your shieldsAnd tend to your own gardens. … Continue reading →

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choose something else

Posted on July 7, 2022 by istsfor manity

Something Else Haiku I don’t want to beThe person who creates moreRancor in the world. I don’t want to beThe person who is alwaysRight and needs to win. I don’t want to beA force for inequity—A wellspring of hate. I … Continue reading →

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missing its top

Posted on June 27, 2022 by istsfor manity

Microfiction Haiku Fu A microfiction—A mountain missing its top,Vancouver murals. What I’m Reading: “The calories in a great book equal those burned in its reading. Or it’s burning.” — Ben Lerner / Angle of Yaw

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impassive glitch in

Posted on June 24, 2022 by istsfor manity

Nada Haiku Well above the crowdImpassive glitch in the skyWhat do we call you? What I’m Reading: “Owls peck the windows of the 21st centuryas if looking forthe board membersof Exxon Mobilwho who who who who” — Ilya Kaminsky / … Continue reading →

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at nothing, nowhere

Posted on June 12, 2022 by istsfor manity

Arrow Haiku Fu (Close) My love for you is . . .A set of arrows pointingAt nothing, nowhere. What I’m Reading: “note found in cantonese fortune cookie:neruda slept here” — Wanda Coleman / “Neruda”

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was a mirage

Posted on June 5, 2022 by istsfor manity

Plague Rats Beget i. My ancestors crossedThe Sahara with rats plaguedRich with penury ii. My ancestors arrived in Spain in search of an oasis that was a mirage. The oasis would appear one-half-mile ahead beyond them, and at their arrival … Continue reading →

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looks like us

Posted on May 27, 2022 by istsfor manity

Unsustainability (ukiah 7-5-7) UnsustainabilityLooks like us right nowLife is full of bad choices What I’m Reading: “Look. We are more than our scars. We hold the memory of trauma in our roots. And still, here is a moment of pure … Continue reading →

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light the powder

Posted on May 25, 2022 by istsfor manity

Explode Haiku A proximate cause—A match to light the powder—The keg will explode. What I’m Reading: “Everyone does things they don’t want people doing back . . . Everywhere you look, the strong walk all over the weak.” — Mieko … Continue reading →

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