Apophysis: Hypnotic

Written on 11:02 PM by Jack B.

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Haiku #283

Written on 11:46 PM by Jack B.

PayRod on the juice
All of baseball is tainted
Lost generation

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Apophysis: Heartshorn

Written on 10:15 PM by Jack B.

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Haiku #282 - How We Name Holidays

Written on 10:12 PM by Jack B.

Why Valentine's Day?
Can only assume because
Chopped off heads bleed red

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Apophysis: Sky Center

Written on 11:31 PM by Jack B.

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Apophysis: The Flame Still Burns

Written on 8:27 PM by Jack B.

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Haiku #281

Written on 9:01 PM by Jack B.

Do I feel older?
Body not mind tells the tale
Despite what some say

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Haiku #280

Written on 9:43 PM by Jack B.

New year same as old
What difference a day makes
In real life not much

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Haiku #279

Written on 10:49 PM by Jack B.

Water leaking down
Drips from ceiling, stairway blocked
Taken at the flood

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Haiku #278 - December 16th: Two Birthdays

Written on 9:37 PM by Jack B.

1775
Her words cut straight through
With irony and humor
Viva Jane Austen!

1948
From her I came forth
But her life's been more than that
Mom's first sixty years

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Haiku #277 - On Gov. Blagojevich

Written on 8:46 AM by Jack B.

Brazen politics
Putting senate seats for sale
Just do not get caught

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Haiku #276 - On Halloween

Written on 6:25 PM by Jack B.

Child cries "Trick or Treat!"
Dressed up in a tiger suit
Candy for the cat

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Haiku #275

Written on 10:29 AM by Jack B.

Why get on the bus
You do not have exact change
I have none for you

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Haiku #274

Written on 9:55 AM by Jack B.

Wheresoever time
Does it fly or flutter by
Was it always such?

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Haiku #273 - On the End of the Mets Season

Written on 10:18 PM by Jack B.

Wow, the Mets collapsed
For second year in a row
Can be no excuse

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Haiku #272 - On the Final Game at Yankee Stadium

Written on 9:55 AM by Jack B.

A place of worship
For fans of the baseball God
Yankee Stadium

Soon to be torn down
Not all monuments remain
Except in the heart

Went out with a win
Despite the lousy season
All's right for one night

Adios, Ruth's House
Will the last person to leave
Please turn out the lights

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Seven Years Later... (Reflections)

Written on 10:19 PM by Jack B.

The mighty river called the Hudson
Into the Bay the water flows
Carrying the ashes of ages
Whose exactly no one knows
Around the city life goes on
And the river flows on

Who could have seen the planes coming
On an ordinary day like any other
Victims counted by their connections
As father, mother, sister, son, daughter, brother
But now they are gone
And I know they're gone

People jumped from buildings
Faced between fire and the ground
Heroes were born that day
Where cowards could not be found
Still they are gone
And I know they're gone

Looking at the skyline
Imagine the lingering souls
Fate was their hunter
Hate dug the hole
To dust have they gone
And I know they're gone

Memories fade with the seasons
Until only the hurt remains
With it anger and solace
Nothing will be the same
But life must go on
And the river flows on

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Haiku #271 - On My Father's Birthday

Written on 7:46 PM by Jack B.

Seventy years old
Still working every day
Wish I had such strength

NOTE: CONSIDERING THE FACT MY FATHER HAS ONLY A SLIGHT IDEA WHAT THE INTERNET IS - HE STILL CALLS THE COMPUTER, "THE NINTENDO", FOR GOODNESS SAKE - I KNOW HE'LL NEVER READ THIS BUT WHAT THE HECK, IT'S THE THOUGHT THAT COUNTS.

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