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Spring Haikus

Posted: April 22, 2017 in Poetry
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SPRING HAIKUS
By David Allen

Spring rain brings rebirth
Flowers, warmth and grassy lawns
My basement’s flooded

Wake up Smokey Bear
Exit your cave, spring is here
Fires must be doused

Warm weather’s returned
Let us walk by the river
“Take a hike!” he said

Time for spring cleaning
Purge clutter, tend the gardens
The hammock awaits

Spring break now begins
Southern beaches, sun and fun
Rising gas prices

Driving windows down
Feeling the warming spring air
Costs just an hour

Veterans Day Haikus

Posted: November 14, 2016 in Poetry
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Coffee Break USS Suffolk County (LST 1173) 1967

VETERANS DAY HAIKUS
By David Allen

1.

I’m a veteran
Much thanks for the holiday
But, please, no more wars

2.

It  is quiet now
All along the western front
War wages elsewhere

3.

Ah, this was the war
You promised would “end all wars”
How did that work out?

4.

Veterans have earned
The honors received this day
Not those who sent them to die

5.

We veterans thank you
For all your handshakes and hugs
Now, fund our health care

 

THREE HAIKUS

Posted: August 28, 2014 in Poetry
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ALKIE

My love lies passed out
     On the old living room couch
            Wine bottle’s empty.

………………………………………………………………

SOMEDAY 

Someday I’ll look back
     At all this chaos and strife
          And smile and walk on.

………………………………………………………………

MORNING 

The sun rose today
     Brilliantly bright and strong
          And then so did I.

 

By David Allen