Dave's Classic Haiku and Fauxtrains

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Monday, June 12, 2006

Here are two I wrote yesterday. Like Bunny's?

I decided to just put the pics above the haiku for now, so I can delete the pics as I use up my space and it is also a much simpler process for use here. Rabbit lives in peace Choosing this clover or that Keep your eyes open Cottontail eating From the clover in my yard Puppy did not see Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, June 11, 2006

WENT OUT IN THE COUNTRY TODAY - SAW SOME NICE SCENES

Sorry I can't put all these to pictures. I have the pics,just not enough room on Blogit! Here are four and I'll see about pics for some tomorrow. Enjoy! Tall grass rolling waves Prairie schooners days are done I pray yours are not A wind blows gently Waves roll across horizon Of tall grass prairie... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, June 10, 2006

MAN, IT WAS STINKING HOT TODAY! THUS.....

Scorching summer heat Golden disk bears down on us That cloud is welcome Shimmering silver Waves of invisible heat Time for some ice cream Hidden in deep grass Bright orange day lily peeks out In brilliant glory Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, June 8, 2006

HERE ARE THREE NEW ONES, NO PICS, BUT DANG, I'M TIRED!

These were undoubtedly written for some girl in my past. She loves me to a degree but just keeps bouncing in and out of my life for oh, say, the past 7 years. Oh well. Like constellations We meet occasionally Separate again My mind does not know If I love you and yet my Heart belongs to you Every... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, June 6, 2006

THESE ARE THE LAST SO I'LL HAVE TO GET WRITING AGAIN!

This first one might be a little hard to figure with out an illustration with it. It's written about an abandon house that is about to fall in. Through all these long years You were love, warmth and shelter Are you now to die? Antique museum Filled with relics of the past Show from whence we come... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, June 5, 2006

MIGRAINE TONIGHT, SORRY

Gonna have to settle for non-traditional (except for form) work from several months ago. Hopefully, back on my feet again tomorrow. The background for these haiku is my wife and step-children. They are from Odessa, Ukraine where my wife, Inga Vereshchagina was a relatively famous artist. Anastasia,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, June 4, 2006

O.K. I'm too tired to scan and enter the pics I put these with. Tomorrow?

Yeah, I had great intentions. I actually got these set against photo's and they look pretty cool but the only way to put them here is to print them out, scan them in and then import them. Too tired tonight! Sorry! Rain has come and gone The colors have all returned I can breath again Raindrops form... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, June 3, 2006

HERE ARE A FEW MORE, THEN I HAVE TO WRITE SOME MORE OR USE NON-NATURE!

Buzzing mosquito Hovering about my ear Have you a purpose? Golden shaft of wheat Will you become bread or a Woven wall décor? Golden prairie sea Waiting harvest in the sun Wheat will feed us all Rice stands silently In water up to its knees I would surely drown Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, June 1, 2006

THANKS TO ALL FOR THE KIND COMMENTS, TOO TIRED TO ANSWER INDIVIDUAL...

...so here's some more for you! Enjoy and I am so glad you like them! Slender blade of grass Fragile, but with all your friends You carpet the mountains Footprints on the beach Happy writings of good times Waves erase this page From the depths explodes In plumes of aqua fountains Rise leviathan! I... Sign in to see full entry.

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PUPPY WON'T LET ME SLEEP, MIGHT AS WELL WRITE

Here are four more, pup won't sleep so of course neither can I. Got a life changing test to take tomorrow a.m. so of course, I have had no sleep for about 4 days now. Better start selling some poetry! lol Beryl sky fleeing Giving way to crimson hues Day is almost done Float free, unfettered White... Sign in to see full entry.

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About this Blog

I admire the Japanese culture more than any other culture in the world. Their strict adherence to cultural traits and their own personal self-discipline leave me ashamed of my own shortcomings, which are many. However, I feel like I do have an ability to write meaningful Haiku and am disappointed with the many writers of "Haiku" which depart from the traditional "5-7-5" format. Here are some of my works for your enjoyment. Fauxtrains are a poetic style I created myself by accident, thinking I was writing Quatrains. Not sure how I made the error but I like it. They are similar to Haiku in that it is a strict format, eight lines, syllable count of 2-4-6-8-6-4-2 and no punctuation or capitolization. However, Subject matter is completely open, whereas Haiku is supposed to be strictly about nature with no human element! Try it and send me your efforts!

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