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Monthly Archives: October 2015

YEN TO ZEN

28 Wednesday Oct 2015

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Cherry blossom, Haiku, Kissing, Love, Old man, Old woman, Yen, Zen

Yen yields to zen,

Old man and old woman kiss,

Cherry blossom see’s.

by John Patrick Seekamp  2015

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MAN, WOMAN, and CHANGE

28 Wednesday Oct 2015

Posted by johnseekamp in Creative writing, Fiction, Haikus, Observations, Poems, Writings

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Change, Haiku, Love train, Man and woman, Marriage, Sowing seeds

Man and woman wed,

Years pass, love train goes off track,

New ways sow new seeds.

by John Patrick Seekamp  2015

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SOLDIERS, CITIZENS, LEADERS

28 Wednesday Oct 2015

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Banquets, Battle weary, Citizens, Displaced people, Haiku, Living high on the hog, Soldiers, State Dinners, War torn, World Leaders

Soldiers walk in mud,

Citizens sleep in cold soon,

Leaders laugh and eat.

by John Patrick Seekamp  2015

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COUPLE, LOVE? and CUPID

28 Wednesday Oct 2015

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Couples, Cupid, Haiku, Love, Love fading, Tree

Couple not talking,

Love sits on frozen fence,

Cupid cold in tree.

by John Patrick Seekamp  2015

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GOATS FOR AFRICA

28 Wednesday Oct 2015

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African bush, African village, Fertilizer, Food, Goat cheese, Goats for the Old Goats program, Haiku, Hope, Lions, Philanthropy, South Sudan

Hope comes to village,

All watch the twelve goats arrive,

Lion sleeps in bush.

by John Patrick Seekamp  2015

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ANOTHER BIG MUDDY

28 Wednesday Oct 2015

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Advisors, Big Muddy, Bogged down, Endless war, Ground troops, Haiku, Madness, Quagmire

We’ll send advisors,

Well, now we need more ground troops,

Cripes. How do we stop?

by John Patrick Seekamp  2015

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DON’T ASK ALICE, ASK JOE!

28 Wednesday Oct 2015

Posted by johnseekamp in Creative writing, Fiction, Humor, Short Story, Writings

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Dictionaries, Funk and Wagnalls, Funny, Humor, John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt, Nonesensical, Oxford English, Webster's

Alice Jean Jane Chandler Webster wrote a book. And which dictionary did Alice Jean Jane Chandler Webster use? Webster’s? The Oxford English? I don’t know. Only Alice Jean Jane Chandler Webster knows for sure. And she’s no longer here. No one, as far as I know, ever asked Alice Jean Jane Chandler Webster which dictionary she used. Apparently Alice Jean Jane Chandler Webster didn’t write down which dictionary she used, either. And furthermore perhaps Alice Jean Jane Chandler Webster didn’t want anyone else to know which dictionary she used. Perhaps Alice Jean Jane Chandler Webster was self conscience about using a dictionary bearing her last name. The last name being Webster, and all. Or perhaps the Oxford English Dictionary was too “high class” for Alice Jean Jane Chandler Webster’s taste. Then again perhaps Alice Jean Jane Chandler Webster simply didn’t possess either a Webster’s Dictionary and/or an Oxford English Dictionary. It may be, in fact, that Alice Jean Jane Chandler Webster only possessed a Dr. Johnson’s Dictionary. Or even perhaps an up to date and modern Funk and Wagnalls Dictionary. And you thought you knew Alice Jean Jane Chandler Webster. I’m sorry. Did I say Alice Jean Jane Chandler Webster? I meant to say Jane Alice Jean Webster Chandler. She wrote a book, too. I think. Anyway, Jane Alice Jean Webster Chandler never used a dictionary. She just made everything up. Just like I’m doing now. What? Who am I? Why I’m John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt’s cousin Joe. That’s right. Just Joe!

by John Patrick Timothy Seekamp  2015  (but you can call me John)

 

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SUNSET, MOSQUITOES, BATS

27 Tuesday Oct 2015

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Bats, Caves, Haiku, Hatching, Mosquitoes, Old tires, Orange sky, Sunset

Sunset brings orange sky,

Mosquitoes hatch in old tire,

Bats fly from deep cave.

by John Patrick Seekamp  2015

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CAT, MUMMY, WITCH

27 Tuesday Oct 2015

Posted by johnseekamp in Creative writing, Fiction, Haikus, Humor, Poems, Writings

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Black cats, Haiku, Humor, Mirrors, Mummies, Trick or Treaters, Werewolves, Witches

Black cat scares werewolf,

Mummy scares self in mirror,

Witch gives “Trick” to kids.

by John Patrick Seekamp  2015

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GLIDER, YACHT, and SUBMARINE

27 Tuesday Oct 2015

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Gliders, Haiku, Hiding below, Sailing, Submarines, Warm breeze, Yachts

Glider sails above,

Yacht sails warm breeze off seashore,

Sub hides down below.

by John Patrick Seekamp  2015

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