DAILY PHOTO: Island in the Stream
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Autumnal Fluff [Haiku]
the first cattail heads
have erupted in fluff:
autumn in progress.
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Understory Dungeon [Haiku]
the morning sun
shines through the canopy.
understory: dungeon.
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PROMPT: Favorite Word
What’s your favorite word?
I like the German word “Schadenfreude,” meaning to take joy in another’s misfortune.
I like the idea that a person can be so in touch with their dark side that they can express that bit of pettiness in a single word. So much of language is obfuscation and deceit. Southerners use four words (i.e. “God bless his soul”) to say a person is an idiot, and – even then – the meaning is masked.
Schadenfreude is authentic, and we need more authenticity in language.
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Misty River [Haiku]
early autumn morn:
fog forms over the river
‘cause the water ‘s “warm.”
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DAILY PHOTO: Chicago Cultural Center
Fallen [Haiku]
a tree lies, fallen:
uprooted where others
stand straight & true.
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Beauty-Blind Bees [Haiku]
a plain, green plant
crawls with bees-o-plenty:
despite no bright blooms.
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Aquatic Boundary [Haiku]
aquatic plants grow
out to the swift waters,
forming a clean edge.
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Fooled by Fall [Haiku]
such light green leaves
for the end of summer:
doesn’t that tree know?
