Sorry for the confusion boys and girls. I meant to tell you earlier - the haiku blog is over. The reason for this is because nobody is over. I'm pulling the plug on the whole thing. You can read about it here.

One day there will be a new haiku blog, but who knows where, who knows when? Not me. All I know for sure is that the only certainty is change. Or to put it another way, all things must pass.

Thanks to everyone who piled in and made it happen - you were all brilliant. And of course my apologies. If it's any consolation I'll miss this place as much as you will. It just is what it is.

Never mind all that, it was fun while it lasted and who knows, perhaps we'll all meet again in the funny pages some day.

best,

n

swirled by the current
the blossoms dallied briefly
then went their own way

And just below you'll find FB's haiku from last week. It was the best he ever wrote and spookier than any of us knew. Ciao boys and girls.

Distracted moment
Life's course changes forever
Never to return

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One single B'loon
one loon against
a world of Corinthians

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little balloon nods
magnificent edifice
lacking helium

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in awe of marble
she loosened hold with a breeze
and continued on

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My congressman had
one lucid thought, but it escaped
during spring cleaning

round and round it goes
we drink the waters of Lethe
the world indifferent

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burgundy sari
drapes into a laughing eye
behind baby's face

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wisdom determined
wrinkles through age
and through innocence

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All that effort over
She made it into the world
Give her a big hand.

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deep serenity
but still a nip in the air
life begins again

white light and dark dirt
perfect flowers spin like wheels
singularity

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Earth mothers kitchen
life blooms
madness descends

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one thousand yard stare
hands paused memory churning
roots found in black dirt

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alone with flowers
she loses herself again
hoping to bloom soon

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I feel the earth move
In my hand, mindless kneading
Sexual tension

A geeks wet dream
Creaming pants
Whilst joystick killing

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dangerous vision
we are all terrorists now
death comes here unseen

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Heroes of the hour
Top gun rules in a cocoon
The real world awaits

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sit back and relax
video game generation
outside slowly dies

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as those behind drones
cruel objectification
maintains boundaries

Cerulean sky
Colours change to cinnamon
Strands of cloud alight

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we share a vision
the archaic revival
a beach lost in time

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Modesty becomes
There are no drapes to open
No tongues of water

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clouds swarm to the land
the glowing heavens shine on
life regenerates

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foreboding skies lurk
a couple of rocks stand firm
let's dance one more time

a glimpse of the attic
through Dorian Grey's lowered blinds
just leave a message

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Beauty is skin deep
It's what's underneath that counts
Mona Lisa smile

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How to move forward
no master
no sense of control

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he crumbles apart
smiling blindly mutely
military man

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hazy, crazy eyes
welcome aboard my spaceship
and the heavens laugh

mass destructive art
hallowed, sterile wings of kings
a world upside down

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masters of war feign
disavowing the profane
whilst praising death art

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the art of death
glorious, 'awesome', thoughtless
the death of art

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no it's not misplaced
war machines and marbled halls
perfect harmony

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an airborne siren
lands with a silvery crash
the debonair wreck