Category Archives: Poems

Yom Kippur Haiku

I started my fast The only one in the house Someone made popcorn (Tomorrow is going to utterly suck!)

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When the PapiZ says Post, we Post . . .

You asked for it. Here it is. An IM/CY production in honour of out good friend Papizilla and Friday the 13th. You can see the challenge he has set forth here: http://theliterarysyndicate.com/2013/09/13/papi-prompts-2/ Hey, Charles? Yes, Ionia? I’m bored. Uh oh…. … Continue reading

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Genre Maker

You are forging your own path Too many cliches to burn and avoid Time for a new category Chime the bells to scare the masses For a new genre has emerged Torn from the essence of your being Beast that … Continue reading

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Genre Hugger

Tried and true Changes make him blue A one trick pony perhaps Critics write in all CAPS Yet he stays within his box Locked up tighter than Fort Knox The genre author writes away Happy no matter what you say … Continue reading

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Genre Jumper (Sestina Style)

He departs upon the road With pen clutched within his hand Never knowing his return Because his quest is a dream To be seen by the world Once he makes it real So many genres in the world Each a … Continue reading

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Lurking in the Shadows

I know you’re there Watching and lurking Preparing to be offended By what I have to say I would be lying If I said I was comfortable Knowing my actions Are monitored like a child To be acted upon When … Continue reading

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So Ends Today

Longest day Starting with a walk Across the town To make myself more man Than a rabid werewolf Driving to a family gathering Beyond the holy wifi Today is an epic blur Leaving me exhausted While the toddler roars and … Continue reading

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100 Haiku for the Gamer’s Thumbs: 9-12

Sanely Yelling at the Television I hear whispering Of my friends who are my squad They can hear me too – Wide Berth Needed Newest type of play Where we punch and swing and jump A threat to all near … Continue reading

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Goodbye, Futurama

Tonight we say good-bye To a charming cast of characters And one smelly lobster Resurrected after death Only to be killed again Yet Family Guy lives on? So I’ll sit back at ten With a beer and popcorn Fighting memories … Continue reading

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Ghost Day

A night of disease Coughing of a small child A morning of exhaustion Fringed by thunderstorms I have no urge Or energy to use No appetite or drive So today I will be shadow A ghost of the community Reading … Continue reading

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