Tag Archives: Haiku

machination foreleg tactical

Posted on September 28, 2024 by istsfor manity

icy baffles fu tanka rowlock fealty fuhummingbird machinationforeleg tacticalcardinal swath anagramaqueduct nightmare fissures What I’m Reading: At the cliff of desolation I make my homeFar from the batsThe moon will not roost — Matt Broaddus / “The Answer Is Beef”

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sharp trajectory postcard

Posted on September 24, 2024 by istsfor manity

new anesthetic warrior (haiku tercet) tenor possessionanesthetic finder dronesbreathlessly forward woodland offensive/ serviette for new retainers /circumflex ingot his fingertips zoomsharp trajectory postcardzips death from above What I’m Listening To: I could stare at the sun and sea all day … Continue reading →

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canary muffles syncopated

Posted on September 16, 2024 by istsfor manity

arcade embargo inverted tanka thee ministry of hiccups:strawberry canards like hailcanary mufflessyncopated summer lumpskilowatt fun time What I’m Reading: Butterfly bisque in teacupby mannerist bedside plits a slight gyre withdead fire alarm tears. — Aristilde Kirby / “Daria Ukiyo-e”

shot adrenaline fear

Posted on September 7, 2024 by istsfor manity

sanctimonious crow tankas (+) the way a crow shook down…abhorrence from its hemlocksanctimonious—humanity wallowingat its talons sharp and black has given my mind…a steely cortisol shot /adrenaline fear /scores of crows fill the dread skymy heart arrested in flight where … Continue reading →

cupful of mutations

Posted on August 30, 2024 by istsfor manity

Chafed Homicides Tanka Discarded dust caps—Litter the darkrooms and halls—He’s face down in blood.Saint Cupful of Mutations:Keeper of chafed homicides. What I’m Reading: But trees have no interest in good and evil, insects and plant roots have no interest in … Continue reading →

white cells sharpened

Posted on August 25, 2024 by istsfor manity

heavy sickness tanka virus multiplies—white cells, sharpened, overdrive—a heavy sicknessdescends like hot molasseson overtaxed wheezing lungs What I’m Reading: In one day, NBC, ABC and CBS spent almost as much time covering Jeff Bezos’s eleven-minute flight in his giant metal … Continue reading →

subsidized by us

Posted on August 9, 2024 by istsfor manity

we fade daily (tanka trio+) dollops and dogmasthe commandment zone oil wellan outdated muleout to pasture / in the drumsomething off-key this way hums all is commercial—the conifers / the lightningsponsored by exxon /flooding brought to you by shell /wildfires … Continue reading →

on the rail

Posted on July 30, 2024 by istsfor manity

Crow Haiku (Terminal Interlude) Two crows on the railOne seethes, quails, a fish in beakA portent unsought What I’m Reading: I believe the blackest holeis the one we inhabit — Eugenio Montale / “People talk and talk more”

thick with avarice

Posted on July 27, 2024 by istsfor manity

sun city sinking (tanka+) sun city sinkinginto the ocean—built ontequesta middens—vain and thick with avariceso high on its own supply (glug … glug … glug… glug…) What I’m Reading: In 20 or 30 years, someone is going to find a … Continue reading →

dark ceiling waiting

Posted on July 16, 2024 by istsfor manity

flood (tanka [quasi-redux]) caught in an ill windgazing at the dark ceilingwaiting for the floodcoughing out the parasites—hypercapitalisms What I’m Reading: My method is cribbed from The Sedaris Method: write things down all day in a pocket notebook, then wake up … Continue reading →