and

Fav punctuation

I love your symbol & name

how fun: ampersands!

[photo via Urban - don't you WANT one??]

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I am at a loss.

This is disturbing, but still

I can't look away

New Guest Author!

I've told you about my pretty friend Gretchen before, but never have you gotten to sample her poetry stylings before!

To be completely honest, it's actually a team effort here: she and Griffin (husband) worked on them together. We well now refer to this duo as Greffin and/or Gritchen. But probably mostly Greffin.

What a treat for you. And for me. A treat for us all.

Hello Mr. Pug

We love your cute scrunchy face

and your curly tail.

[They want a pug, can you tell?]

Thanks you guys!

Spring Green

Fresh, cool, renewal

I so long for you now that

everything is brown.

[photo via Nature's Mugshots]

"Extremely Dangerous"

A dragon has soared -

into my heart. A friend for

sweet Velocirapt.

[If you haven't seen How to Train Your Dragon... please do so! You won't even know it's Dreamworks, cause it's not stupid!]

Wave Your Flag

Want to know the best thing about the World Cup?

Right here:

When I get older

I will be stronger - just like

the wa-aving flag.

Feeling

And she discovered

that breaking dishes really

wasn’t criminal.

[Thanks Britt for another great one]

Velocirapt, take II

My pet dinosaur -

rather, BEST FRIEND dinosaur,

is doing great.

[thanks for asking!]

Sweet Baby James

Winter, Spring, Summer

or Fall. All you have to do

is call: James Taylor.

[I like that he has a mustache on his upper lip but also a BONUS mustache connecting his eyebrows!]

Heat

I lamented snow

in May, however I think

I'd welcome it back

[but probably just for a few hours

cause then I'd get sick of it again]

Humiliated Cows

Sensitivity:

yours extends even to cows.

Great vlog, Mr. Dax!

5..4..3..2..1.. BLASTOFF!

sometimes counting down

is even more fun than the

actual event.

[but sometimes not]

One year older and wiser too

Majestic - legend

Have a happy birthday, please:

Sir Patrick Stewart

Cake Wrecks

Today's haiku is from the lovely and oh-so-entertaining blog

www.cakewrecks.blogspot.com

I read their posts just about every day and the ridiculous stuff they feature never fails to make me laugh - or at least grin.

Check them out!

Mosquitoes

I really hate them.

Everything about their lives.

Satan in bug form.

Take Me Home

Mountains or beaches?

I'll choose mountains every time.

Give me sky & pines.

[PS you should be jealous because I am here RIGHT NOW!]

Sweet Surrender

Bread. Sweet, gentle Bread.

You make me cry my eyes out -

ne'er been happier.

[Please, even if you think they are an old fogie band, please just listen to ONE song: Sweet Surrender. You just may be wooed by their tender voices and oh-so-clever lyrics.]

Here it goes again

Dear Future Kitten-

want to name you "Gregory"

never "Greg" for short.

[to learn more about my future cat, read about his attributes here]

Why are there so many haikus about rainbows?

I like that they can

look so pretty on their own

but combine so well.

en mis pantalones....

me gusta hablar

espanol. pero mio

es muy feo.

Qué triste.

Tell me why-ee

when I think about

4th grade in particular,

Backstreet Boys is there.

You are my fire.

and i'm proud to be an ameriCAN!

how grateful I am

to live here: America:

the land of the free!

Independence Day Balloon Launch!

every July 4th -

wake up obscenely early.

so so so worth it.

Just FYI...

I'm going to be on vacation for the next little while...

In some mountains...

Without internet access.

But don't fret!

In consideration of your feelings and the inevitable addiction you all have (which can obviously only be satiated by your daily dose of my poetic expertise) (and disgustingly long run-on sentences) - I have written out my haikus in advance... and now rely on the wisdom of blogger-in-draft to post them in my absence.

Cheers

Honey-do

I like honeydew

but I like cousin cantaloup

a little bit more.

[And the winner for the lamest haiku I've ever written goes to.......]

Root Beer Float

the very best part?

when ice cream crystalizes

just around the edge

[YUM!]