haiku written October 2023 by Robert Stone

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Picked show, got tickets,

two great singers made standing

unnoticeable.

- Sunday, 1 October 2023

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Both talking with and

listening to teenagers

are desirable.

- Sunday, 1 October 2023

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What did you expect,

I am me and only me,

there is nothing else.

- Sunday, 1 October 2023

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Job interviews ask

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Views will change: a sonnet for the birthday of Terri Powell Haight

`

An older painting once was tucked away

forgotten in a drawer seldom used

but turned up later on another day

when fate original resort excused.

`

The painter nearly tossed it in the trash

believing that it did not measure up

but views will change so take no action rash

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haiku written September 2023 by Robert Stone

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Seek a clearer soul,

while waiting do not exchange

love for happiness.

- Friday, 1 September 2023

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Starting back to work

after being limited

requires a slow start.

- Friday, 1 September 2023

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After working hard,

goofing off at your work place

helps you get relaxed.

- Friday, 1 September 2023

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haiku written August 2023 by Robert Stone

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Pholoshopping must

be kept under tight control

to avoid ugly.

- Tuesday, 1 August 2023

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Regardless of worth,

first presentation needed

to validate show.

- Tuesday, 1 August 2023

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Talented actors

will be pointed out to those

seeking to cast shows.

- Tuesday, 1 August 2023

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Love giving presents

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haiku written July 2023 by Robert Stone

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When sadness shades us,

words about how we did good

make us feel worthy.

- Saturday, 1 July 2023

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Wise women seek no

permission from any king,

their desires guide them.

- Saturday, 1 July 2023

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Teachers are finding

their students more creative

than those in the past.

- Saturday, 1 July 2023

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haiku written June 2023 by Robert Stone

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Clinical trials,

tributaries maintaining

reservoir of hope.

- Thursday, 1 June 2023

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Better in person

but thankful for excellent

online services.

- Thursday, 1 June 2023

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Not the achievement

but the drive for victory

satisfies better.

- Thursday, 1 June 2023

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Bookmarks everywhere,

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No lecture that I should: a sonnet about my father on Father’s Day

`

My father loved the sound of dynamite,

no target ever, just alarming boom.

Avoiding guilt he would a long fuse light,

then rush to be with mother in her room.

`

My father loved to make hot barbeque

no chicken, beef, or pork but rabbit wild,

how hard believing that I never knew,

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haiku written May 2023 by Robert Stone

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Is there too much talk.

Put out lots of things to eat,

grub suppresses gab.

- Monday, 1 May 2023

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Still singing praises

all these years since we both were

going to college.

- Monday, 1 May 2023

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Forget finding self,

for the business of life is

creating yourself.

- Monday, 1 May 2023

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Everything not done,

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Cats have plans: a birthday sonnet for Christopher Wendell Comperry

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While you may think you choose what cat is yours,

if you are honest you will soon observe

that you do not decide what bond endures,

that cats have plans from which they do not swerve.

`

You can no longer claim you own your things,

you will soon find yourself at beck and call

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haiku written April 2023 by Robert Stone

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Pretending is felt

even when not outwardly

evidenced as such.

- Saturday, 1 April 2023

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Capturing footage

to show things seen in the sky

confirms honesty.

- Saturday, 1 April 2023

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If your score is wrong

based upon knowing yourself,

then test must be wrong.

- Saturday, 1 April 2023

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Difficult to know

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