there was a fifth and 100th anniversary beach haiku

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dogs try to come close
masters allow them free reign
and also free rain

seagull sees tin foil
he likes lay’s potato chips
we like even more

heaven in the sand
december seventeenth
four days listening

and now monday
for the next eleven days
bikini christmas

seventy degrees
twenty first through thirty first
magical powers

two days in a row
dolphin appear just for us
when we mention them

kindness and goodness
beautifully fly off your tongue
happier than lark

because i’m a girl
just a little bit softer
playing on my ear

marguerita songs
love thousands of years ago
before birth of jews

thank-you for making
my father’s hundredth birthday
day to remember

every single day
happiness because of you
prince of all mankind

we have watched birdcage
three times today already
will there be a fourth

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from ringo the sea dog to stewie haiku

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passenger ringo
he doesn’t wear a seat belt
slippery golf cart

how does he do this
i am constantly sliding
holding onto seat

high flying white kite
tail jiggling heebie jeebie
herbie hancock kite

baby on shoulder
woofs holding onto mommie
thinks he’s a baby

drove to mc donald’s
to pick up a midnight snack
no dog home alone

remember stewie
Family Guy left him home
went on vacation

job at mc donald’s
he ate all the hamburgers
so they fired him

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beach, birds, words

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like frank sinatra
days and nights went flying by
summer winds and kites

daddies and daughters
dancing cheek to cheek in pool
summertime rap songs

do you feel love
big sunglasses tiny girls
hats with their own shadow

lifts her with one arm
“wiggle wiggle wiggle”
right arm lots of muscles

Pirate Voyage Plane
we have our own pirate
parrot on saturday

sign flying above
miss coppertone bikini
trailing aircraft sky

“hey diddle diddle”
my cat took my fiddle
and my dog has no fleas

someone has hot cross buns
the bitter ben household
won’t last very long

“don’t bring me down bruce”
like you did entire winter
lungs of sawdust

happening at once
blackbirds flying fast to beat
hula on their knees

daddy twisting girl
over his head with both arms
“you spin me right round”

honestly tell me
“have you heard bird is the word”
these birds do not know

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fun In al fresco shower

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while christians on mount sinjar
have nothing to drink
no drops of water

gallons were wasted
flowing from pier to cactus
don’t need hydration

seven outdoor pools
an ocean in front of you
child plays in shower

toddler turns nozzle
mother and father watching
flows twenty minutes

we left two thousand
someone else says five thousand
one is too many

probably weakest
those who need the most help
and who will help them now

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sukkah at sea

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never saw a shell
swimming backwards to the sea
then three claws stretch out

carrying a conch
do crabs build sukkahs
we know they shoot fireworks

two holiday days
yesterday bottle rocket
and now red sparklers

black hawk up
circles over parting hair
unless wigs are glued tightly

either this is
a war movie or someone
is learning how to fly

zig zagging changing
directions to and fro
next red helicopter

where do you go
friday night with your boyfriend
when you are seventy

to the ferris wheel
this is what she tells me
these kids are so with it

halfway there
mr. mullet is dancing
shih tzu is kissing his toe

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the fairest of all skies

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not one single cloud
baby blue sky surrounding
one mile to each side

telling second spring
purple babies top cacti
hot pink flowers pop

one white puffy cloud
slowly creeping behind
he will float all alone

diagonal fish
minnow in the making
swim slow see our city

swim fast see our jail
father’s expression with drive
slow see our city

this what jail bait means?
bait fish who swim too fast
will be sent to prison

they wiggle their tale
thanking for the atkins bars
no, thank-YOU they’re dry

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marooned cloud pillows

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oyster tiara
pearl cumulonimbus clouds
gentle sleeping squirrel

dove flies over dream
always white fish float in sky
changing formation

squirrel’s round cotton nose
adorable snoring breaths
minnows push half moon

white cheddar popcorn balls
holding the world above
all in their places

seventeen winds
changing popcorn balls cover
volcanic eruptions

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tiny tingles

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never ending school
such fun til they get too close
and one kisses toe

water shines so clear
watch thousands swim as they must
bluer than blue surf

they’re getting closer
back away one still nibbles
tickling piggy

standing in one spot
three inch fish biting teasing
surrounding you four

mr. who’s on vacation
who’s from out of town
singing brown eyed girl

when two ladies jump out
begin shagging on cement
halfway through song

one woman pushes
other back into the pool
ringo runs behind

not recognizing
pink bikini or wet hair
won’t make a good spy

“because i’m happy”
people dancing in the street
on top tiki bar

you have to calm down
tina turner’s rollin now
dancing in river

nice slow sinatra
“the summer wind rollin in”
all the jersey guys

everyone all week
yelling with jersey accent
school hasn’t begun

five hundred accents
adore every way you turn
beats the jersey shore

“we are family”
pointer sisters and tom jones
could you ask for more

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Duckie Bad Hair Day

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feathers in the grass
cool wind is blowing hard
ducks lost their attire

forgotten cheez its
another flaw in their day
along with bad hair

hope you grow back fast
or you will need to become
coppertone duckies

in his mouth a rod
he holds this like a cigar
tragic beating heart

why is he chewing
now his wife has one too
oh heavenly pretzel

you fooled this fools eyes
also her heart of drumbeats
summon peaceful sea

tranquil quiet winds
listen to frolicking waves
symphony of seas

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