A Used Tissue

Snot drips down my nose,
only a used tissue stops
its journey mouthward.

Today's Poem: A Haiku

Today's inspiration: Mention of a used tissue brought me back to childhood days when runny noses, salty snot, and a dearth of tissues proved to be a constant problem.

Maybe Some Day

Three beautiful words,
said, hoping that you'd respond.
Instead, there's silence.
My door stands open, cold air
blowing in, chilling my heart.

Today's Poem: A Tanka

The Fantasy Game

Sick minds wander in
an amusing pretense of
perverted intents.

Today's Poem: A Haiku

Today's inspiration: A psychological game that leads to sex with hermaphrodites, life at night in the Googleplex, and naked men in movies -- would you play?

Fruits of Labor

Fruits of my labor
ripen with the taste of sweet
succulent success.

Today's Poem: A Haiku

Today's inspiration: After a few days of preparation, I presented my Masters thesis work on HARBOR (High Availability and Replication-Based Online Recovery) -- an integrated approach to recovery and high availability in updatable data warehouses -- at the 2006 MIT EECS Masterworks Symposium.

Antsy Feeling

Deadline creeps nearer
Sands of time trickle away
Judgment day cometh

Today's Poem: A Haiku

Cruel Intentions

Cruel intentions
backfire unsuspectingly,
destroying your dreams.

Today's Poem: A Haiku

Serendipitous Fortune Cookie

Chance circumstance brings
unexpected good fortune
right to your doorstep.

Today's Poem: A Haiku

Fulgurites

Lightning strikes the beach,
chiseling glass sculptures out
of sandy pixels.

Today's Poem: A Haiku

The Scarlet Letter - The Abridged Version

Secret badge of shame,
devastating if exposed,
onerous to hide.

Today's Poem: A Haiku

Destiny

Fateful threads weave through
the intertwining paths of
two star-crossed lovebirds.

Today's Poem: A Haiku

I'm sorry

An apology
for my selfish disregard
at your time of need.
Open ears, a warm embrace,
I should have gladly offered.

Today's Poem: A Tanka

The Wind Tunnel

invisible force
cripples movement, suspending
my upstream journey

Today's Poem: A Haiku

Photographic Entrapment

Snapshots
ensnare her soul
From the stillness, her face
stares back, detached, emotionless,
frozen

Today's Poem: A Cinquain

Reminiscence

Latent memories,
the time capsules of the mind,
unearthed consciously
by a dreamy nostalgia
for Kodak moments long past.

Today's Poem: A Tanka

The Penguin Walk

Feet pointed outward,
weight shifting from side to side,
she waddles, her gait
like that of Antarctic kin
suited in black tie attire.

Today's Poem: A Tanka

Hakuna Matata

Blithe enjoyment and
deep appreciation of
life's simple pleasures.

Today's Poem: A Haiku

A Tribute to Irony

Fresh spring carnations,
sweetly bought to bring smiles to
a special someone,
get tainted by ill timing
and soaked by a tearful stream.

Today's Poem: A Tanka

Claustrophobia

Confined enclosures,
Hemmed in to closed-in spaces,
Without air to breathe.

Today's Poem: A Haiku

Nature's Alarm Clock

Warm sunlight seeps in,
batters open my eyelids.
Why can't I hit snooze?

Today's Poem: A Haiku

Dance Dance Revolution

Up, down, left, and right,
my legs jab, spaz, and criss-cross
on the plastic pad.

Today's Poem: A Haiku

Indian Food - Too Spicy for My Taste Buds

Water relieves not
the three-star designation
of lamb vindaloo.

Today's Poem: A Haiku

The O.C. - Season 1 Disc 1

Enraptured, I sit,
eyes on the O.C., fingers
no longer typing.

Today's Poem: A Haiku

April Boston Weather

Cold rain drops creep down
my umbrella's canopy
toward the grey sidewalk.

The Incipient Roots of a Poem of a Day

Today starts my quest
to conjure every day
words of poetry.