Practice
(an ongoing experiment in Haiku)

partly open blinds
orange sun catches my eye
a crack in the clouds
my beautiful hat
with windstopper fleece inside
i lost it last night.
your silent yearning
a resonating echo
louder than a scream
a cold winter day
black ice all over the roads
studded bike tires
dry buckwheat pancakes;
i enjoyed them anyway:
i got up early
get up lazy ass!
walk around in the fresh air;
shining winter day.
two grown men playing!
sucking big-time at hockey;
shining winter day!
dachshund on the rink,
children stop to say hello;
dog moves on.
feeling hunger pains,
five minutes away from home;
shining winter day.
fluorescent sunlight
air-conditioned office wind
unhealthy palm leaves
bicycle commute
rolling tires squeaky snow
winter morning sun
forgotten purchase
obligatory return
how unfortunate
magpie in the birtch
the sun off my left shoulder
long winter shadows
squishy wet dogshit
in the other direction
horseshit mixed with slush
a mid-afternoon poo
i return to work refreshed
with empty bowels
walking sound muted
heavy snowflakes in my hands
making a snowball
washing the dishes
what else should i be doing
there is nothing else
doing the dishes
a maniac in disguise
and this is sitting
some seeds in the sink
i write another haiku
with wrinkely hands

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