Haiku a Day

take inventory
of misanthropic choices 
pattern detected 

crazy dance upon
the wild Iris of my
top secret third eye

Reality mix
Shuffle random access bliss
Cassette tape life fix

oh so jovial
as we whistle down the path 
to our doom by Jove 

analog nest is
unalloyed digital fray
realities fright

public service mores
haunted generation needs
this ghostly virtue

The time when my muse
Hides it's whimsical nature
When it's not amused

the gravity of
grandma's extra thick gravy
cratered mounded mash

shaved ice in the shade
will still liquidate itself
prescience puddle 

things are bad when I
unify my unibrow
in furrowed fury

Candidates practice
Prehensile pickpocketing 
Funding their campaigns

atop my mesa
working the crowd in my head
theatre in the round

It's a fare for all
Not fair for anybody
Kind of worldwide dare

cascading failures
my patience is in the shop
parts are on order

stepped in the shower
my flash of snarky brilliance
got washed down the drain  

divided colors
suffused within light is a 
rainbow recipe

Evil is the root
Of all money as seen on
MAGA grift TV 

dance with Demeter 
seasonal agrarian
ritual plow play

brief let down of guard
led to a life narrative
not going as hoped

gentle spring breeze wafts 
past rearview mirror dangle 
the scent of faux pine 

First came the corn sweat
Now wildfire violet sunsets
Air of disaster

chaos ensues when 
void dragons eat the foam round 
edges of black holes

if it wasn't for 
misperception we'd have no 
perception at all

On sonic surfboard
Rake atop the aural wave
Into cozy cove

an unfocused gaze
takes notice of everything
remarks on nothing

Pure speculation
Burger at the fringe of space
Recipe unknown

immediacy
of social media leaves
no time to mature

the riper the fruit
the heavier it hangs on
to the vine of life 

Every kindness done
Served dripping in resentment
Oblique much obliged 

When I was younger
Mourning mind on the water
Fishing smoothed ripples 

golden feline struts
on a crystalline moon beam
the cats meow waves

while the past is past
and the present is present
echoes linger long

look up at seafoam
notice you might be drowning
better start swimming