last update: 21-10-2013 

 
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	Opinions are divided as to what is typical of a haiku.    I believe the following aspects are important: 3 lines (not necessarily 5-7-5 syllables) a snapshot of nature there should be a break after the second line, i.e. the last line should come as a (mild) surprise   *
	sand in a crack in rotten concrete a tiny flower struggling Oct. 21, 2008
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	a little planet circling round a distant sun too far away Oct. 22, 2008		one of those rare ones - a science fiction haiku a critic wrote, "I like the double meaning of  'too far away' - could be too far away from the sun to support life, or too far away from us to make contact ..."
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	the little boy touches a guitar the future in his hands Oct. 24, 2008		this one is autobiographical
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	for a few minutes the wind has uncovered two slabs with ancient hieroglyphics still mostly buried in the sand will they ever be found? Oct. 24, 2008		no haiku, I'll admit it - but I like it anyway inspired by the fantastic sonnet Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley
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	the falling man   he had to jump - a lonely ten-second journey yet a very public way of dying May 7, 2010		again, no haiku this poem is based on phrases used in the 9/11 documentary "the falling man" (also on youtube - recommended)
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	two parallel lines are snaking through the grass a travois at the horizon 2010		ironically, this one was inspired by the opening scene of the incredibly funny Western Die linke und die rechte Hand des Teufels
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	a tiny snowflake dancing floating down - an avalanche 2010
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	a tiny little leaf still clinging to a tree the autumn winds approaching Nov 11, 2010
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	an oddly shaped asteroid tumbling through dark space an ancient spaceship stranded in a rugged crater Nov 14, 2010		another one of those very rare ones (at least on this planet) -  a science fiction haiku
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	a folded piece of paper softly landing on the window sill a slightly melancholy haiku written on it Nov 28, 2010		probably also rare (?) -  a haiku about a haiku
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	an ancient stalagtite reaching out for a stalagmite still thousands of years away April 2012		inspired by Werner Herzog's film about the Chauvet Cave
	an old rocking chair lying in the sagebrush wagon ruts still faintly visible Oct 20 2013		inspired by a scene in the movie Meek's Cutoff

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