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Ten Thousand Haiku

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Tag Archives: cup

2790

7 November 2019Calvin Olsenbath, bathtime, boats, cup, falling, gold, green, haiku, parenting, plastic, poem, Poetry, pouring, scream, shimmery, Water Leave a comment

Shimmery gold cup
Pours bath water—green plastic
Boat falls with a scream

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26 August 2019Calvin Olsencarpet, Concrete, cup, explosion, haiku, hit, juice, life fail, orange, orange juice, poem, Poetry, quiet, spill, why Leave a comment

Cup of orange juice
Hits the carpeted concrete—
Quiet explosion

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22 August 2019Calvin Olsenankles, blue, cup, cups, empty, floating, full, haiku, kiddie pool, poem, Poetry, pool, Summer, swimming, Water Leave a comment

Blue kiddie pool filled
Just past my ankles, empty
Water cups float by

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22 August 2019Calvin Olsenart, clunk, crayons, cup, diner, haiku, noise, old, plastic, plastic cup, poem, Poetry, refill, restaurant, Water Leave a comment

Restaurant crayons
Clunk in an old plastic cup
As water cups refill

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26 April 2019Calvin Olsenabandoned, animals, cup, delight, face, haiku, happiness, poem, Poetry, puppy, squeal, swing, swing set, toddler Leave a comment

Swing set abandoned:
Toddler cups a puppy’s face
And squeals in delight

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11 September 2018Calvin Olsencarving, clear, cup, drinking, drops, finish, haiku, head, plastic, poem, Poetry, tilt, trails, two, Water Leave a comment

Head tilt to finish
A fogged plastic water cup—
Two drops carve clear trails

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19 December 2017Calvin Olsencup, drink, drinking, front, haiku, hot chocolate, marshmallows, melting, plastic, poem, Poetry, sip, slip, teeth, top Leave a comment

Melted marshmallows
Sipped through a plastic cup top
Slip past my front teeth

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12 October 2017Calvin OlsenA/C, air, cup, dessert, dripping, food, frozen, frozen yogurt, haiku, holding, poem, Poetry, resistance, tilt, two, vents Leave a comment

Two frozen yogurts
Resist dripping thanks to vents
Cup holder tilted

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7 September 2017Calvin Olsenbend, contain, cup, drops, fail, food, frozen, frozen yogurt, haiku, lids, melting, peach, plastic, poem, Poetry, yogurt Leave a comment

Bent plastic cup lids
Fail to contain melted peach
Frozen yogurt drops

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30 July 2017Calvin Olsenbright, color, cup, day, dead, death, Flowers, haiku, half, holes, nature, plants, poem, Poetry, puncture, shade, stalk, Water Leave a comment

Half dead flower stalks
Watered from a punctured cup
Shades brighter today

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