Thursday, September 30, 2010

663

The art of ending
Too soon and you hurt feelings
Too late you waste time

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

662

Sometimes it’s too much
Sometimes it’s under control
It doesn’t change; I do

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

661

Contracts with yourself
Are only useful if you
Have power to sign

Monday, September 27, 2010

660

One day you’ll wake up
And you’ll know your dad is dead
Time to be a man

Sunday, September 26, 2010

659

Don’t quit your god, just
Quit your church. Or at least stop
Telling me it’s good

Saturday, September 25, 2010

658

Now it’s lung cancer
Just six months without chemo
Or eighteen months with

Friday, September 24, 2010

657

Forgot to hit save
And lost two of my haiku
All art is fleeting

Thursday, September 23, 2010

656

Guess who’s stopping you
From doing what must be done
Look in the mirror

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

655

Waiting at Noodles
Don’t feel like cooking and need
Quick dinner for one

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

654

The world will test you
Do you have the courage to
Create new meaning?

Monday, September 20, 2010

653

Where does it come from?
And where does it go? What do
You want it to be?

Sunday, September 19, 2010

652

Lessons in blogging
Delivered from my own mouth
When did I learn this?

Saturday, September 18, 2010

651

The kid has issues
No more than most at that age
Did you think he wouldn’t?

Friday, September 17, 2010

650

Best birthday wishes
From the ones and zeros at
MikeRoweWorks dot com

Thursday, September 16, 2010

649

Don’t waste our time on
Decisions already made
We shape the future

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

648

Time spent is time served
Think about what you’re doing
And where it gets you

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

647

Tests of leadership
Come with big events and with
Each step on the way

Monday, September 13, 2010

646

I feel the same stress
Things added to my long list
By you or by me

Sunday, September 12, 2010

645

Here’s some news for you
There are no better ideas
Just better insights

Saturday, September 11, 2010

644

Cell phone poetry
Is not the same when you switch
To a Blackberry

Friday, September 10, 2010

643

Ways to be online
One who sells or one who hides
Tools to use or fear

Thursday, September 9, 2010

642

Create a monster
Hide it where no one can see
Use it to control

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

641

We’re terrified of
His socialist agenda
Even if not real

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

640

Crank out the haiku
Pause only to count the beats

Pure creative force

Monday, September 6, 2010

639

The turkey’s gone bad
I smell it on my fingers
Feel it in my gut

Sunday, September 5, 2010

638

He’s willing to fight
For the things he thinks are right
Even at long odds

Saturday, September 4, 2010

637

Five syllable words
Are easy to find. Seven
Syllable words aren’t

Friday, September 3, 2010

636

Song about nothing
An ode to futility
Absent a meaning

Thursday, September 2, 2010

635

He’s not very smart
Easy to manipulate
A heart but no pulse

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

634

Under the radar
Creating change in secret
Yet one with the world