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Parker
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0 posted 2000-05-01 12:13 PM


A Week of Haiku

Everybody wakes
Monday is just for the rats
At the gate, the race

The Numbing wears off
Tuesday, time to look at life
Why do I do this

Full steam ahead mates
Wednesday, life begins to flow
Hump day is today

The office chatter
Thursday, weekend planning day
I smell a party

Hop and skip to work
Friday, everyone smiles
And, there at the gate  

Poetic temptress
Saturday, love lines progress
Kiss her with my verse

Smiles in her eyes
Sunday, bliss is Eternal
Dreams fade back to life

James Parker Haley   Monday May 1, 2000


© Copyright 2000 James Haley - All Rights Reserved
Denise
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1 posted 2000-05-01 12:19 PM


These are great, Parker! They express so well most people's work-a-day reality! Very well done!

Denise

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2 posted 2000-05-01 12:41 PM


Thank you for the smile wrapped in this sweetened piece of writing, Parker...sounds like a lovely weekend, by the way...

~ Claire

 Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant?......Henry David Thoreau

Janet Marie
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3 posted 2000-05-01 12:45 PM


very cool parker-man...
very creative idea here...
now I know why we love the weekends  
this is great...I havent tried one of these
since high school...
I think Im too long winded in the verse department LOL
later poet-gator *S*

Parker
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4 posted 2000-05-01 12:56 PM


denise, thank you.... its Monday I had a moment away from the rat race, back to my favorite place...

Claire, yes the weekend, I live for it.

Damit Janet..... you can do this, its fun and easy... do like I do, multiple haiku's make one big poem.... three lines per... one big theme. You can do multiples can't you?  

Parker

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5 posted 2000-05-01 01:49 PM


Parker,  I really enjoyed this.  It makes me smile to think of my week, going so quickly, in 3 line haiku.

Joanna


 What better way to become immortal than to wake up each day and write? Ray Bradbury



wayoutwalt
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6 posted 2000-05-01 02:03 PM


oman this is a great idea i love it yuh
!

 The doctor said, "You're almost dead.
Don't eat green bananas no more."
The sick little monkey groaned and said,
"But that's what I 1-2 the 3-4."
from The Monkey--Shel Silverstein

Janet Marie
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7 posted 2000-05-01 02:51 PM


LOL at you parker-man...
thanks for the poetry lesson...
maybe I will give them a try...
still flirting around with the sonnets too...
how about you? *S*
and to answer your question...
of course...on pedestals even-- LOL  
later parker-gator
"damn it janet"

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8 posted 2000-05-01 03:45 PM


James, I am very impressed.....I had no idea you could count so high!  So, this little days of the week poem wouldn't have anything to do with an iterest of Eytpian and Mayan calender years would it?
Very unique and original poem James.  I like it.

Marina

Corazon
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9 posted 2000-05-01 03:58 PM


like these...thanks for the read, glad I didn't miss them....  
Martie
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10 posted 2000-05-01 04:23 PM


Parker, you are an original, and that's a good thing!
Parker
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11 posted 2000-05-01 08:23 PM


Joannak, the was it should be fast and furious. Thank you for replying.

wayoutwalt, thanks dude.

Janet, multiple pedestals you say... yeah that the way.

Marina, no nice try, not that calander, if you notice, the days of the weeks do look familiar don't they.... first one is monday.
your funny......

Corazon, thank you.

Martie, original thanks thats a sweet compliment.

Parker

Butterflies_dont_cry
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12 posted 2000-05-01 10:31 PM


**Applause** This was great!! You are a man of many talents and thank you for sharing some of them with us  

 Hold me for yesterday
Kiss me for tomorrow
But love me for today.


Parker
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13 posted 2000-05-02 10:18 AM


Butterflies, thank you, so your implying that their are other talents I'm not sharing.... hmmmmmmmm wonder what they could be...


Parker

Corinne
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14 posted 2000-05-02 10:34 AM


Seven given days
Each born anew unto us
Life, another chance.

Corinne

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15 posted 2000-05-02 11:04 AM


You know, I've often wondered if the days would be easier to get through if they weren't named!  LOL  Sounds like a crazy concept, but think about it!  If we didn't have calendars, and whatnot, we'd never know what day it is, or even the month or year...we'd just "live" each day to it's fullest....not knowing....does that make sense?  hehehe  I too, find myself dreading Mondays, and dreaming of the weekends....fabulous work you've done here sir.  So glad I didn't let it slip me by.  Here's to a HUMP Wednesday!  (hhhmmmppp....)  
Parker
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16 posted 2000-05-02 04:50 PM


Corinne, yes thank you, always another chance.

poetFemmeFatale, somehow I thought hump day would be your fav....... have a good one.

Parker


Beki
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17 posted 2000-05-02 06:20 PM


very creative, though I might argue whether this is truly haiku (in spirit not in form). I like Saturday's verse the best!
A.C.Turner
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18 posted 2000-05-02 08:18 PM


I don't write haiku but you're tempting me. This is good stuff. I like the line, I smell a party! Peace. ACT. More,more,more!
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