Todays Haiku 29th July 2023

Me in performance, taken from the audience
Preston, England
July 29, 2023 8:07am CST
1/. Drawing the curtains On the windows to my soul By closing my eyes Just a play on the cliche of the eyes being windows to the soul 2/. My gnomes live indoors I have no garden flowers Still want them around Why do you have to have a garden to have garden gnomes? 3/. Anger management Worked until I got their bill Drove me ballistic Sometimes it is worth just staying angry 4/. My dad called me Bud Much better than most nicknames Gained over the years Bud was my Dad's nickname for me. 5/. Pruned off the rose thorns Breaking love's best defences For my Valentine I like roses best on the vine rather than in the vase - Actuallly that deserves a verse in itself Roses on the vine More beautiful than in vases Out where they belong Youtube - David Bowie - Laughing Gnome http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SQdBxVjZx4 Arthur Chappell
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@LindaOHio (181321)
• United States
30 Jul 23
Love your haikus. The Travelocity Gnome sits on my hearth. Enjoy your day.
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• Preston, England
30 Jul 23
@LindaOHio yay to indoor gnomes
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@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
30 Jul 23
They are all good. I like number three best.
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@AmbiePam (93740)
• United States
29 Jul 23
I think #2 is my favorite.
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@ptrikha_2 (47062)
• India
29 Jul 23
Wonderfully shared. Bud sounds unique and interesting! And well some bills can really drive one nuts !! I have read a Haiku after a long time !!
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@RebeccasFarm (90294)
• Arvada, Colorado
30 Jul 23
Oh how I loved that song and I love this poem..thanks for the memory Arthur.
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@Chellezhere (5741)
• United States
29 Jul 23
You don't. My garden gnome stands on a table beside my chair on the patio.
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