Nov 24
100 Haikus (21 – 30)
21.
The best skimming stones
Cannot be kept for too long
They are just rocks then
22.
My current record
From waking to out the door
Stands at four minutes
23.
Here’s a cheery thought:
No one ever changes and
We all die alone
24.
Too many lists of
Things to do… and nothing done
Add “do things” to list
25.
There’s nowhere to run
And there’s nowhere to hide… but
There’s somewhere to park!
26.
Too many boxes
Nothing to put inside them
Yep. End of story
27.
Getting a haircut
Never know what to ask for
Just cut my hair please
28.
Laughter is just a
Halting, interrupted scream
Humour is surprise
29.
Nothing better than
Waking up when you want to
Not when you have to
30.
My fear of cameras
Is not that they’ll steal my soul
But that they’ll show it
Nativity Story, an unreleased B-side from The Man Who Broke His Own Heart sessions, will be one of the tracks on this year’s Merry Kiss My Arse Christmas song compilation CD. My friend Ash puts this together every year for extremely limited distribution in Edinburgh and all over the world.
Of course in order to get your free copy of Nativity Story just join the mailing list in the right column.
Nov 07
100 Haikus (11 – 20)
11.
The kid over there
Kicking the ball to himself
He’s an only child
12.
When we are given
Too many ways to do it
It never gets done
13.
All I want is an
Incredible Hulk Skateboard!
And World Peace… and cash
14.
Futilely trying
To cut down on the coffee
Tea is methadone
15.
All I do is sleep
All I do is want more sleep
Sleepy sleepy me
16.
I am the person
Most and least reliable
All else is fiction
17.
Drop me from a plane
Or shoot me from a cannon
Just aim me at you
18.
The crazy dream man
Screams “Musician Heal Thyself!”
I’m always trying
19.
One won one’s wonder
When one’s wandering won one
Once one won wonder…
20.
I ate lots of cheese
Just before going to bed
Dreams are my TV
Oct 27
