Ben's Haiku

Mon, 28 Feb 2005

Into the Woods
I don't understand--
some art touches my sorrow.
How? Why only some?

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Sun, 27 Feb 2005

Maya
Characters in films
rarely attract me. But, yes,
sometimes it happens.

written after seeing Sideways

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Nate
Gentle, warm, cryptic,
he says very little but
smiles genuinely.

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The Gates
Bubbly and disarmed,
New Yorkers wander the Gates,
tourists near their homes.

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Sat, 26 Feb 2005

Greenpoint
Deserted corner
of Brooklyn--cross the river,
Manhattan's lights scream.

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Bathroom
The tall black-tied man,
distant and sad, dries my hands
with paper towels.

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Sideburns
After a long month,
I feel a joy while shaving:
New sideburns revealed!

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Fri, 25 Feb 2005

Sudden Slips
The bike's sudden slips
on the snow end suddenly.
The bike carries on.

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Thu, 24 Feb 2005

Empty
Three floors empty
of an empty house. Echoes
of talk and fullness.

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Wed, 23 Feb 2005

Liz II
Curled up on her lap,
too tired to realize that
she leaves the next day.

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Tue, 22 Feb 2005

Cleaning Up
Cleaning up after
my psychoses, stumbling upon
ones I never knew.

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Mon, 21 Feb 2005

Cuddling
I notice her breasts
as they press gently into
my still abdomen.

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Sun, 20 Feb 2005

Doglike Robot
The doglike robot's
skin ripped off, replaced with spines,
and creepy tendrils.

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Sat, 19 Feb 2005

Sabbath
The Sabbath service
strikes a chord deep within me--
liturgy that's real.

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Sacred Balance
The balance--sacred
and irreverant--and those
who can't swing the first.

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Fri, 18 Feb 2005

Mother's Visit
The disappointment
of being sick when my mom
comes to town briefly.

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Almost Not Sick
I'm almost not sick,
but six hours of wakefulness
still tucker me out.

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Thu, 17 Feb 2005

Juiced Vegetables
The juiced vegetables
taste deep and subtle, swimming
healthily through me.

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Tue, 15 Feb 2005

Making Art
The materials
gently guide me as I make
an absurd collage.

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Mon, 14 Feb 2005

Sick
The fierce bludgeoning
of chills, tiredness, and hard snot...
until I am sick.

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Seizure
A seizure causes
the meeting to go deeper
except for too tired me.

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Sun, 13 Feb 2005

Liz
She giggles humbly
when they cheer her, not knowing
how good her food tastes.

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Her
Her strange kind cuteness
masks her loving tenderness
and deep forgiveness.

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Anna B
Then I am assailed
with rambunctious energy,
wrestling my joy up.

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Sat, 12 Feb 2005

Simply
Simply being known
and being simply loved; both
make me feel at home.

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Young Friends
My life's sore tension
dissipated by God's love
channelled by Young Friends.

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Gasoline
The sweet scathing smell
of the fumes of gasoline--
my head spins a bit.

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Fri, 11 Feb 2005

Haiku V
Sometimes the haiku
are surprisingly easy.
Sometimes they are hard.

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Mon, 07 Feb 2005

Sunrise
Cold yellow sunrise
after a long strange night of
vicious partying.

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

Messenger Bag
My messenger bag
gets my shoulders to relax
immediately.

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Tue, 01 Feb 2005

Day Off
A day wholly off.
Without activities' buzz,
it's just me and me.

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