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July summer Haikuthon 2009 by *Djoseph:iconDjoseph:



1.
sunrise
without sunset
Murmansk

2
Murmansk palette:
every possible shade
of pigeon

3
amnesia?
can't remember...
why my head hurts

4
cherries
piling on my plate
pits

5
midnight fun
slowly unzipping
my file

6
rainy weather
uninspired
back pain

7
rain washes
out
all colours

8
Plum?
Peach?
Apricot

9
sunlight
revealing
my marbled body

10
change travel
from hand to hand
on the crowded bus

11
my shower song
a scream
no more hot water

12
a world
reflecting our own–
the lake

13
birch stems
entagled
lovers

14
eating pot rice
passing mountains
still holding snow

15
train towards murmansk
Where the Sun Never Dies
playing

16
stumbling through the sleep train
a new smell
for every step

17
he drops his
to kiss
she lights another

18
mosquito
bam!
dead...

19
a buttefly
just passing by
kissed my cheek

20
Splinter
One redeeming quality:
it is short

21
"Fresh Faces" magazine
yet focus seems to lie
further down

22
no rain
still wet cheeks
saying goodbye

23
mist shrouded city
every crossing
a deathtrap

24
nose to nose
two street dogs
two friends

25
the power plant
could be
a cloud factory

26
mountain mist
suspended
between pylons

27
Tromsø mountain range
so awe inspiring
it hurts

28
grandmas funeral–
I am glad to have
known her

29
east: fading pink haze
west: everchanging fire
north-south: no idea

30
finding shelter
between our double windows
a fly

31
as if we were
yet to marry
chatting on MSN

32
some days
the weather matches
my mood

32b
some nights
my mood matches
the weather

33
I welcome
the chafing
wedding ring

34
knees on the wheel
the driver
changes CD

35
so far away
yet a seagull
brings me there

36
clouded night–
the TV mast
a lone star

37
an ominous glow
against the sky
saw mill's chimney

38
crushing my knees
the kid in front
just don't get it
business class
means no leg room

39
teenage ghost rider
tuned moped
with no lights

40
summer night
not as cold
as my ass

41
returning home
one light on
in my room

41
midnight walk–
the last?
in my home town

42
once more
our neighbour asleep
with his TV on

43
this morning
dawning
upon me

44
climbing
through the air
crab spider

45
rowan berries
august growing
nigh

46
forty five years
compressed
on two DVDs

47
buzzing in my ear
a mosquito
wants to gossip
©2009 *Djoseph
:icondjoseph:

Author's Comments

I'm participating in the annual July summer haikuthon hosted by =Iscariot-Priest. It means I'll be submitting a new haiku every day throughout the whole month, together with many other participants.

More information about it here: [link]

3: Absentmindedness is my middle name.

8: A condensed version of an actual dialogue between me and my wife. You can guess who was the idiot asking the questions. ;P

9: I've got vitiligo which only really shows up after some tanning. Unlike the recently deceased pop-icon, who had dark skin to begin with.

10: "Bus" actually means "van driven by the taxidriver from TAXI", but it wouldn't fit. It goes fast, but it's no where close to safe.

15: [link]

20: Might make more of these later. Reviews in haiku format. Potential hit? Miss?

31:
My wife is not yet a Swedish citizen and while we wait for the migration board to realise what a great asset she is to our genepool she will have to wait in Murmansk. Forcing us to return to our pre-engagement online communications. Nostalgic, and pretty darn frustrating...

32 et.c: I figure I'm going to need some extra if I am to end this month with 31 at least decent haiku. ;P

39: First line could also be: "teenage dumb ass" since he wasn't wearing any helmet either.

43: Forgive the pun.

46: Got all of our old homemovies on DVD when I visited mum and dad.

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:iconapotheosi:
which part of Europe is murmansk again?

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Insaneosis I am, Psychosis I am, Logical I am rarely. That is what I was....all hail the krinkels!!! siegz heil TF2!!!
go here plz? [link]
:icondjoseph:
Russia, top of the Kola peninsula.

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ARS BREVIS VITA LONGA

R.I.P Larry Norman 4/8/1947 - 2/24/2008

"Achieving perfection in anything takes at least two lifetimes"
:iconmahi-fish:
Awesome piece! I can't wait to see it develop!

I love the paradox that isn't a paradox. The last line makes it a truth instead of an impossibility!
:icondjoseph:
Thanks man! You really saw it for what is was. Great reading. :)

--
ARS BREVIS VITA LONGA

R.I.P Larry Norman 4/8/1947 - 2/24/2008

"Achieving perfection in anything takes at least two lifetimes"
:iconmahi-fish:
The only question I have is if the article "a" is necessary. Up to you, but try reading it without it to see if the flow is better.
:icondjoseph:
Tried that. Liked it better without. Will edit.

Thanks. :)

--
ARS BREVIS VITA LONGA

R.I.P Larry Norman 4/8/1947 - 2/24/2008

"Achieving perfection in anything takes at least two lifetimes"
:iconmahi-fish:
:D Cool. It works either way, but I always try to trim these things like a bonsai tree.
:icondjoseph:
Just like sensei Richard would. ;)

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ARS BREVIS VITA LONGA

R.I.P Larry Norman 4/8/1947 - 2/24/2008

"Achieving perfection in anything takes at least two lifetimes"
:iconanavah:
Beautiful.

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Thank you.
:iconapotheosi:
ahh... russia XD

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Insaneosis I am, Psychosis I am, Logical I am rarely. That is what I was....all hail the krinkels!!! siegz heil TF2!!!
go here plz? [link]

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