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Dichotomy Project ~ Found Verbiage Free Verse
PAIR 2 SAD END Army defends questioned abortion law Results critical argues commission Restrictive rules trouble rape victim Says losing open doors forces secrecy Across the nation legal rights struck Bias, harassment, injuries and hard lessons Blood, bruises and killing with no remorse Pregnant child doomed, without hope Woman say clash killing all ages Trustees […]
TOO LATE CONSIDERED?
Home Complex confusing and contentious conversations may prevail When sundry family members to the wide world do disperse Traveling from home-based roots, trekking far beyond the pale Lessons learned young may not survive from cradle to hearse Or lessons taught are planted deep, rooting values far too well When elders change their diet, cultivating growth, […]
DICHOTOMY PROJECT
Found Verbiage Free Verse As I’ve begun exploring what haiku, poems and stories can be garnered from the headlines, sub-heads and captions (the bold-faced type) in my local daily newspaper, I’ve begun to wonder what this might say about our existence at this moment in time. Like snapshots, capturing images, emotions, our greater story expressed […]
Headline Haiku
More than 1,000 Uprisings continue needs Death warning art world Thousands out in cold Assault on girl after dance Education breakdowns Selection begins Selfishness will end career Bigotry, just fine 1960s hits Time follows sunset horror Studios to close Mentor clobbers champ Jurors face man found shot, death Defense suspension Murder advantage Show follows jail-time […]
Headline Haiku 6/5
Full house, future lost Undermine strong rivalry Evacuate well Forcing of farewell Smart ideas could mean rare hope Creates inquiries Millionaire harm up Punishment for humanity Closure, bid adieu Bridges open soon Borders could fall by wayside Public resents law How unlikely but Lack of tech jobs hurts whole case Upmarket value Puppet dream funny […]
Headline Haiku
This is my form of haiku which embraces our modern world by using only words culled from the headlines and sub-heads found in my daily newspaper. I hope to discover a sense, a tone of daily life. I do not change words, other than in the use of capitalization and hyphenated words previously used adjectively. […]
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Headline Haiku
Below, please find more haiku pulled from the headlines, subheads and captions in my daily newspaper. Chronic gunman shoots Discrimination limits Opinions galore Turf familiar Struggling struck nullified Sabbath gasbags high Aimless bullet hit Death sentence, least really care Storytelling adults Willing to bluff fatal People urged push, judges rule Lobbyists focus Life rose far […]