the smedley log - suburban scrawl

Friday random ten
(just like two balloons)

They were making available the dreams of the past,
for a limited time, while the supply lasts…

Offer – Vigilantes of Love
Happy Being Lonely, Lonely Being Happy – Vigilantes of Love
Comfortably Numb – Dar Williams
Jezebel – 10,000 Maniacs
Blossom and Blood – Midnight Oil
Grey in L.A. – Loudon Wainwright III
Hunger – Nicolai Dunger
Loves Comes Tumbling – U2
Constantinople – The Decemberists
Sock Heaven – Steve Taylor

Happy coincidence: The first two songs had me wondering if the entire list would be coming from the Vigilantes (which for me would be no problem at all).
Inspired by Knocked Up: The Loudon Wainwright number is off the soundtrack album from the aforementioned motion picture. On a related note, I’ve been attempting to solicit haiku from a couple of my Modern Letter Project contacts. This week, one of my most faithful (and entertaining) correspondents sent me one, and it’s inspired by the same film as the Wainwright tune. (I’m not sure the writer consents to this publication, but she had to know it was a possibility, right?)

You don’t get pinkeye
from wayward poop particles.
That is just a myth.

All people with dreams:
Ben
Fred

HA!

I hope that was a good “HA!” I’d hate to think it was an expression of resentment that I used your haiku