bad habits

they tend to return;
they may promise not to, but
it’s hard to resist.

alms

the kindness you hide
from human sight will catch the
eye of the divine.

sound and fury

the wind might be prone
to whispering, but today
it’ll howl and scream.

1,000,000,000

number of deaths from
tobacco this century,
if current trends hold

happy birthday

to the sister, the
middle child, older sibling
of this baby boy.

unwanted

if you don’t want me
yet I still want you, do I
disrespect myself?

39%

U.S. citizens
who believe Muslims should need
a special ID

un-American activities

shame on those who give
away what could be sold – so
un-American.

mourning week 7

you infuriate,
coupling second-half rallies
with walk-off losses.

sunday

paper comes again;
time for figuring out the
sunday cryptogram.

patient facade

calm on the outside,
but the anxious inner child
pleads, “are we there yet?”

(sup/inf)eriority

thinking you’re better
than someone else is sometimes
proof that you’re not.

scorpio

this universe is
never static, forever
growing or shrinking.

cancer 6

ideas strike in
the dead of night, demanding
to be recorded.

precipitous transformations

running down the pane,
what once became the cloud has
now become the rain.

insomnia and the hole in the universe

wee hours return
and I’m wide awake again;
this night person’s curse.

feline welcome

pitter-patter feet
come to greet a waking me
with sandpaper tongue.

process

cry when you are sad;
when all of the tears are spent,
life will continue.

all things considered…

“cut and run” sounds wise
in contrast to staying a
nonexistent course.

bliss

what they don’t know might
hurt them, but at least they won’t
waste time worrying.

nitpicking

its hard to handle
they’re misuse of language when
your a grammar snob.

bitter youth

why don’t you smile more?
you’re too young and life’s too short
to be so bitter.

t.o.

it was nice seeing
you again, especially
since you didn’t win.

ruby milestones

years go by, but what
is the difference between
success and failure?

shouting down Gandhi

days blur together,
but this is progress, they say;
speed is their virtue.

(related quote)

strong and angry jealous ones

fear my time is short;
there are armies moving close,
so be quick, my love.

(source)

eliptical orbits

following the hips,
mesmerized and hypnotized
by motion like this.

cancer 5

great accomplishments;
enough attention coming
to embarrass you.

poor excuses

tired and stuffy, this
haiku was delayed by the
allergy monster.

soccer

kicking down the field,
the wind blowing through your hair;
once you’re close, you shoot.

Nanci

I can’t believe you;
the way you bend your words, like
Uri Geller’s spoons.