knock knock

for thirty five years
shave and a hair cut two bits
my father and i

shaving on one side
sensodyne on the other
knocking through the wall

singing in haiku
“i saw those harbour lights
knocking at my door”

paying him to sing
his birthday seventeenth
my birthday also

cherished brother three
they paid my father twenty
two dollars to sing

his favorite joke
two dollars to sing and
twenty to be quiet

yehudi was in
our “icebox” turning off light
refrigerator

you would have to guess
who’s on tv during dinner
“He’s on tonight”

tom jones glen campbell
kojak mannix columbo
barnaby jones

standing in doorway
on the way to dinner
dancing macarena

my mother’s cooking
makes you so happy you dance
before and after

even without salt
after his heart attack
i was ten years old

oven fried chicken
never having anything fried
still delicious

salt isn’t necessary
unless you have a
salt deficiency

and you can even
though it’s quite unheard of
these united states

two hours in the sand

do sheep get itchy
are some allergic to wool
you have to wonder.
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sophie was all wet
she looked at parents like they
pushed her into hole

hole in the ocean
she misjudged no judging
told me her plight

she told me to walk
very warm at the ocean
windy here by ducks

she stands far away
knowing duck could pull her in
felipe is tricky.
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In the Sand

almost erased
i love nolan and conner
by the next waves

( i love conner too
scott peterson erased him
erased laci too ).

Mr. Blond Mullet

he caught two blue fish
one as i walked behind him
return second blue

while i was away
shark jumped on his minnow
snapped thirty test.
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An Old Seventeen

sweet home schooled boy
“are you that jewish lady
from last october ”

five two and five ten
sinking deeper into sand
teenager and i .

every october
he said “keep up the good work”
told him to “drive safe ”

we laugh at silly
expressions people say to us
” you’re doin it ”

“Stay There”

remember last year
he crossed the creek at high tide
to tell me something.

Family Walk

sister walks head down
three miles searching for shark teeth
today she found two .
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Black Dress & Eyeshadow

you look so pretty
” i’m doing a model shoot ”
six year old child .

White Doggy

twelve year old lucy
pink t shirt avoid sunburn
” i love my daddy “.

his beautiful balloon

is that superman
what’s that in the air ?
parachuters

three blue one orange
floating through the sky
not one cloud

two p.m. touchdown
sands of myrtle beach
better than football
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“Up Up & Away”

” would you like to ride
in my beautiful balloon
for we can fly”

” Up Up and away
hey in my beautiful, my
beautiful balloon”.

dolphin jazz

saxophone stops
that’s not country music
chef proposes

have some chicken
it’s vegetarian
“this out to gamecocks.

georgia on my mind”
vegetarian chicken
you guys crack me up.

“this song is called Sugar
Sugar is hard
and so am i”.

mullet are jumping
seriously liking song
much more than i do.

where did all the jazz go?
cartwheels around mullet
DOLPHIN ARE JUMPING!

undulating beams
watching dazzling creatures
twenty feet high.
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“Kokomo” The Beach Boys

“We’ll Go Out to Sea
We’ll PERFECT our CHEMISTRY
Defy Gravity”

“Bodies in the SAND
We’ll Be Falling In Love
Down in Kokomo”.
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(quotes are actual
haiku comments from
saxophone player .
my Mother and my Sister
are Georgia Bulldogs
i’m a paladin.
no one knows what
that is but it’s purple
like the pill nexium).

Daddy shaving

thirty six years
shave and a haircut two bits
while he was shaving.

it was a fun game
our bathroom walls attached
my father and i.

most of the time singing:
“i saw those harbour lights
knocking at my door”.

are all the doors locked
and windows,yes, i sleep
with one eye open.

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(sometimes i realize
twenty years later but this
is ridiculous.

Daddy was shaving
while we were knocking a
song about shaving).

i have the slowest
mind in the south probably
east or west too.

HAIKU : poured some sand out on my desk one day and played

“poured some sand out on my desk one day and played” PART DEUX:~~~
Haiku:~~~
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“HEY MISS”~~~
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We’re pouring concrete~~~

In a few minutes~~~

Like some exercise.~~~

Concrete made from sand~~~

Not knowing what they wanted~~~

Felt safe in saying no.~~~
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“SANDALS” Haiku~~~
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Sandals a resort~~~

Also footwear flip flopping ~~~

Through the sands of time.~~~
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“Where for art thou conch” Haiku

Islemaroda~~~

Home of conch fritters conch stew~~~

Rubbery broiled conch.~~~
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Also home to bone fishing~~~

President bush catches~~~

Them i did not.~~~
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Islemaroda~~~

A consolation prize~~~

Having more sand than the Keyes..~~~
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Two days driving from~~~

S.C. and there was only ~~~

two inches of sand.~~~

HAIKU : poured some sand out on my desk one day and played

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“Fun in the sand”
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PLAYING IN THE SAND/
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IT ISN’T JUST FOR CHILDREN/
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SNAILS ENJOY PLAYING SLINKY/
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SLIDING ACROSS HANDS/.
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TWIRLING AROUND MASTER’S HEAD/
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PROPELLER LEASHES/.
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MEN AND WOMEN ALL AGES/
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SEARCHING FOR SEASHELLS/
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LIKE A FULL TIME JOB./
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MULTIPLE COLORED/
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CONCH SHELLS IN THE CREEK/
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.PURPLE LIKE EATING CARROTS./
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FLIP FLOPS EVERYWHERE/
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HAVE SO MUCH FUN FORGETTING/
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A Color Blend

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“All Blues”
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“But Some Blues Are Glad /

Sea and Sky and You and I /

We’re All Blues All Shades”.