Sunday, July 31, 2011

968

People trapped inside
While tornados twist and kill
Darkness filled with fear

Saturday, July 30, 2011

967

Think about stopping
About not doing what has
Become unhealthy

Friday, July 29, 2011

966

The fish is dying
It’s just a matter of time
But he won’t let go

Thursday, July 28, 2011

965

No time for writing
Days filled with work and nights filled
With mindless pursuits

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

964

It’s hard to drive change
More than just changing what is
Changing what they think

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

963

What do you say when
You have nothing in common
And always at odds?

Monday, July 25, 2011

962

You have to be firm
You don’t have to be mean, but
You have to be firm

Sunday, July 24, 2011

961

He read To Kill a
Mockingbird in one day but
Can’t tell me a thing

Saturday, July 23, 2011

960

You are what you eat
That’s what they say whether you
Eat good things or bad

Friday, July 22, 2011

959

Do some reading
Do some writing and guess what?
You are the expert

Thursday, July 21, 2011

958

They say you can be
What you want, but they don’t say
What you must give up

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

957

I taught him poker
Bought him chips and deck of cards
Bets when he can’t win

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

956

What will set you off?
Make you do what you regret?
Act without thinking?

Monday, July 18, 2011

955

Never stop to think
What world looks like from his eyes
You’ll just go crazy

Sunday, July 17, 2011

954

How can it seem less
Intimidating when it’s
Closer than ever?

Saturday, July 16, 2011

953

Growing in stature
A name mentioned by others
Able to make change

Friday, July 15, 2011

952

You can visualize
A thousand things, but not a
Million or billion

Thursday, July 14, 2011

951

Yes, I’m feeling fine
Excited and pumped for change
What a leader says

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

950

She screams and she cries
When she does not get her way
Must distract her first

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

949

He does not like school
Not because it is too hard
It is too easy

Monday, July 11, 2011

948

When do you lead them?
When you tell them what to do?
Or when they decide?

Sunday, July 10, 2011

947

The world does not need
Another drone. Be yourself
Fight for every inch

Saturday, July 9, 2011

946

Many commitments
Many broken promises
They go hand in hand

Friday, July 8, 2011

945

Contact lenses are great
No fogging, no bifocals
Just don’t rub your eyes

Thursday, July 7, 2011

944

The band is too loud
People too predictable
It will never change

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

943

Keep it to yourself
Don’t nobody want to know
The thoughts in your head

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

942

Danke and bitte
Getranken du bist ein bier
Ja voll gescheissen

Monday, July 4, 2011

941

Don’t care where I am
And don’t care what I’m doing
I go when it’s time

Sunday, July 3, 2011

940

Creeping up on it
It doesn’t know I’m coming, won’t
Miss me when I’m past

Saturday, July 2, 2011

939

No time for writing
Not the novel nor the blog
Just a few haiku

Friday, July 1, 2011

938

What do you say when
You don’t speak the same language
But feel the same way?