the smedley log

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written 3 lines at a time
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Posted
12/28/07 @ 5pm

Tagged
haiku, horoscopes

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cancer 9

boost immunity
expose yourself to those with
generous spirits.

Posted
12/24/07 @ 6am

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haiku

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poor trade

growing up you’ll find
people lose in innocence
what they gain in age.

Posted
12/20/07 @ 9am

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haiku

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altruistic impotence

what good is it when
those with the best intentions
tend to lack the means?

Posted
12/12/07 @ 7am

Tagged
haiku, relationships

4 Comments

one that got away

wanting her happy
should’ve been more important
than just wanting her.

Posted
12/03/07 @ 12am

Tagged
haiku

4 Comments

currency

I’m not who I’ve been,
though I can’t remember when
things were different.

Posted
12/01/07 @ 7am

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haiku

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conversational confession

cool menthol woman,
with lips as fast as lightning,
how you speak to me.

Posted
11/28/07 @ 7am

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haiku, relationships

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moments like these

amidst the silence
late night suburban diners
share perfect moments.

Posted
11/25/07 @ 1am

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haiku, relationships

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tentative

the young man moves in;
then, sensing timidity,
backs away again.

Posted
11/23/07 @ 3pm

Tagged
culture, haiku, christmas, capitalism

2 Comments

bargain zoo

holiday shoppers
mill around like animals
in captivity.

Posted
11/11/07 @ 1am

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haiku, relationships

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throwaway lines

disposable girl
never wanted to be used,
but won’t play for keeps.

Posted
11/07/07 @ 5am

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haiku

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fleeting

a kindred spirit
imperceptibly drifts through
– bitter, sweet and true.

Posted
11/05/07 @ 3pm

Tagged
haiku

1 Comment

known unknown

questions unanswered,
escaping us both, but not
our higher selves.

Posted
10/30/07 @ 6pm

Tagged
food, haiku

1 Comment

harsh serum

bought a cabernet;
good for the heart, so they say,
but, oh, so bitter!

Posted
10/25/07 @ 6am

Tagged
culture, haiku, economics, charity, empathy, poverty, capitalism

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Darwin’s economist

sympathy foregone;
slipping between cracks just proves
you never belonged.

Posted
10/19/07 @ 5am

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haiku

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masseuse

Magic Hands Denise,
manipulates tense muscles
to fake nature sounds.

Posted
10/12/07 @ 6am

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haiku

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for sale

old empty farmhouse,
awaiting a buyer’s gaze
or renovation.

Posted
09/25/07 @ 5am

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haiku

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light years

wishing upon stars
inching ever closer to
dimming forever.

Posted
09/02/07 @ 2pm

Tagged
culture, haiku, darfur

1 Comment

blissful allowances

tricks of ignorance,
immunity of conscience;
how we sleep at night.

Posted
08/25/07 @ 4am

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haiku

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view askew

don’t fear seeing things
through your own cockeyed lenses;
stay true to yourself.

Posted
08/18/07 @ 12pm

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haiku

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obsolete boundaries

when a line’s been blurred,
best to determine whether
it should be preserved.

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