the haiku diaries


January 31, 2017 by Rachel Dickinson
January 31, 2017, 9:17 am
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Have never seen such
engagement in politics.
Keep it up, people.

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January 30, 2017 by Rachel Dickinson
January 30, 2017, 9:56 am
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Sunlight tries to creep

past the curtains but enters

as soft, diffused light.

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January 29, 2017 by Rachel Dickinson
January 29, 2017, 10:46 am
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The first week’s over —
only two hundred seven
left for Donald Trump.

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January 28, 2017 by Rachel Dickinson
January 28, 2017, 9:50 am
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Each day feels like yet
another kick in the teeth.
There is no normal.

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January 27, 2017 by Rachel Dickinson
January 27, 2017, 10:25 am
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Reading the paper
never disappoints these days–
the nightmares pile up.

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January 26, 2017 by Rachel Dickinson
January 26, 2017, 8:23 am
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We all threw a hat
into the air yesterday,
Mary Tyler Moore.

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January 25, 2017 by Rachel Dickinson
January 25, 2017, 4:15 pm
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A slipstream of crows
flows overhead on their way
to the roosting place.

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January 24, 2017 by Rachel Dickinson
January 24, 2017, 9:32 am
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Snow-covered twigs sway
like old lady fingers while
pulling a shawl tight.

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January 23, 2017 by Rachel Dickinson
January 23, 2017, 9:22 am
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Heartbroken over
singer Maggie Roche’s death–
her songs will live on.

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January 22, 2017 by Rachel Dickinson
January 22, 2017, 3:47 pm
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Have the doors open —
catching mid-winter warmth. What?
Sixty degrees out.
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