Saturday, August 01, 2009

homespun (2009)


takes shape
________________________apartment split /
rolls right off our
________________________zoned by mood


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daily digest
________________________laptop breakfast
newsfeed sweep
________________________a scan of the


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spillages
________________________no will you shut up already
revenge of the o.j.
________________________stupide adults


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little/no exercise
________________________glued to semi-final
needless turnovers
________________________devolves defensive


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dodging room to room
________________________something again burning
language of, for avoidance
________________________smoking smoke detector




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feels spliced
________________________this is only a test
about now
________________________who uses ‘unsightly’?


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nothing wakes us like
________________________what we sit & resist
persistent tv bargain
________________________sudden leap / vol


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to share such edges
________________________preview futures
incurable mimics
________________________migraine is mutual


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cannot be worded
________________________sometimes sky is that big
one of those haiku moods
________________________knock front tooth / rim of glass


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componentry flimsy
________________________weak verbs
seldom / never
________________________let anger

2 comments:

  1. This seems to be a bunch of haiku, put one after another, although the order does not seem to be random, it seems to be on purpose. Excelent b haikus, they make me think so much stuff, specially cause they open your mind they leave it freeer than before to your imagination.
    I like this words
    "language of, for avoidance" pretty dangerous ones, I feel like lately I have been living of those four 4, their are the main force in my sad word these days.
    Well it will all get better they say, Whatever I do not know what or who to belive anymore now.
    Thanks dude and take care of yourself

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  2. Yes they are haiku-like, although I make a bit of a joke about 'haiku moods' in the second-last fragment. So I suppose they're not to be taken too seriously.

    They're just fragments of daily/domestic life. I like playing with fragments. The form was an experiment, perhaps not a totally successful one, but I can take my lessons from its failings too.

    It sounds like you're not having the best time at the moment. I hope things do get better. You highlighted the 'language of, for avoidance' line. That's a recurring theme for me. The Buddha said that desire is the root cause of suffering. There are two sides of desire: craving and aversion. If these can be overcome, then suffering ceases. So the story goes... :)

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