Haiku: Drops

The tiny lenses
They appear and disappear
Rain on my window

© Kevin B.

Haiku: Cleaning Out My Room

Gath'ring belongings
Some with poignant memories
All to give away

© Kevin B.

Haiku: Life With Kids

Crackers on the floor
There's toothpaste on the mirror
In my children's home

© Kevin B.

Quote: P. J. O'Rourke

After all, what is your host's purpose in having a party? Surely not for you to enjoy yourself; if that were their sole purpose, they'd have simply sent champagne and women over to your place by taxi.

- P. J. O'Rourke

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Haiku: Christmas Tree

Time to raise the tree
But before we can do that
We must clean the room

© Kevin B.

Tanka: Our Feelings

You can say your words
Senses distort perception
I can write my words
A coarse expression of thought
We can never know the truth

© Kevin B.

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Haiku: Testosterone

Acting so crazy
Guided by testosterone
How does it do that?

© Kevin B.

Pseudo Haiku: Slow Down for Beauty

At last I can see
Forcing myself to drive slowly
The mountains are beautiful

© Kevin B.

Incorrect syllable count, but it captures the sentiment I wanted exactly.

Haiku: Despair

The elders are gone
The soil covered by asphalt
The last seed is burnt

© Kevin B.

Quotes: Jean Anouilh

"Inspiration is a farce that poets have invented to give themselves importance."

"What you get free costs too much."

- Jean Anouilh

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Haiku: Olives

Green and black olives
Please don't mix them together
I only want green

© Kevin B.

Quote: Robert Louis Stevenson

Keep your fears to yourself but share your courage with others.

- Robert Louis Stevenson