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Washington Observer’s Haiku

I watch Washington,
Observe Republican pols—
Heart and hope erode.

(Prompted by Three Word Wednesday to use erode, heart, and observe in a poem.)

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9 Responses to “Washington Observer’s Haiku”

  1. pamelasayers says:
    September 7, 2011 at 1:51 pm

    Mad, you are spot on with this.

    Pamela

  2. Sheilagh Lee says:
    September 7, 2011 at 2:41 pm

    politics never seems to disappoint,

  3. Andy Sewina says:
    September 7, 2011 at 7:12 pm

    Cool Bananas, Mad!

  4. K says:
    September 7, 2011 at 8:41 pm

    You can say that again!
    You remind me here why i love haiku – so much said with so little.

  5. Dandelion Girl says:
    September 8, 2011 at 8:32 am

    beautifully boiled down to the bones.

  6. RJ Clarken says:
    September 8, 2011 at 11:10 am

    Heavy sigh. Too bad your haiku speaks more to the truth than the politicians do.

  7. Cynthia says:
    September 8, 2011 at 10:27 pm

    succinct and timely – like my poem wake-up

  8. jennifaye says:
    September 12, 2011 at 7:12 pm

    cynical but totally clever :)

  9. madkane says:
    September 13, 2011 at 2:28 am

    Thanks so much, everyone!