tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90249894513316862622024-02-18T19:30:26.885-08:00Bob's HaikusBobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00577484101220483037noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024989451331686262.post-36443830243536940822012-05-14T14:37:00.000-07:002012-05-14T14:38:04.005-07:00Time MachineDays pass unnoticed<br />
My personal time machine<br />
Travelling one wayBobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00577484101220483037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024989451331686262.post-92169676641219283522011-03-14T16:28:00.000-07:002011-03-14T16:33:12.256-07:00The First of Many (Lyra haikus, that is)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8yWm5horxRibPDr5pcp5Uz6cVq3NQI_rHISJ4WUervN7zHKhXzEwy1OU8UKsFAtTLkwfmobcoYmpZXMN8Kfko3O60UpmbwgjPF7GCADFvLWRrYmWPryDURahlcg7UxZcn3cCjtGLv8MU/s1600/Sleeping.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8yWm5horxRibPDr5pcp5Uz6cVq3NQI_rHISJ4WUervN7zHKhXzEwy1OU8UKsFAtTLkwfmobcoYmpZXMN8Kfko3O60UpmbwgjPF7GCADFvLWRrYmWPryDURahlcg7UxZcn3cCjtGLv8MU/s200/Sleeping.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584082421242037634" border="0" /></a><br />She cries and whinges<br />She distracts me from my work<br />She is amazingBobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00577484101220483037noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024989451331686262.post-88233502344540931892011-03-10T17:22:00.000-08:002011-03-14T16:28:01.108-07:00the mountain goatsi'm not unhappy<div>it's just that sometimes i wish</div><div>there was something more</div>Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00577484101220483037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024989451331686262.post-64095491639253691822010-11-07T14:44:00.001-08:002010-11-07T14:45:30.355-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi03K2OIYPTuqwhLkOXuntyCZuWBKaXCa2zbveNIvCF8ktzE5pIKV09IKNR1wRiqbQxw9NpPJ2pfisF6Ko4dTee0l8so7MleGN3ipPURr60GgwDT2xHJWrRlH-eG10KpL37VkiOx0l3GwQ/s1600/clouds.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536942636609811170" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi03K2OIYPTuqwhLkOXuntyCZuWBKaXCa2zbveNIvCF8ktzE5pIKV09IKNR1wRiqbQxw9NpPJ2pfisF6Ko4dTee0l8so7MleGN3ipPURr60GgwDT2xHJWrRlH-eG10KpL37VkiOx0l3GwQ/s200/clouds.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Flying above clouds<br />I find it remarkable<br />We are not in awe</div>Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00577484101220483037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024989451331686262.post-80363913600117644702010-08-04T06:34:00.000-07:002010-08-04T06:47:17.367-07:00Apologies to Blake<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJs834pC4HHdGOTP6dRSspzU9dJd1mGSIOilguDrm81-GyNhKoNRO0EEHnM4_7-diZ2c2R1_1YQ7TMYfWps9_bMI0KN8FyWSFAFcpwM1KKFqplE5fw4uz8TrzOijyj02MWIeFg-ucbfpY/s1600/Fang+in+the+bath.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501550774866864178" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJs834pC4HHdGOTP6dRSspzU9dJd1mGSIOilguDrm81-GyNhKoNRO0EEHnM4_7-diZ2c2R1_1YQ7TMYfWps9_bMI0KN8FyWSFAFcpwM1KKFqplE5fw4uz8TrzOijyj02MWIeFg-ucbfpY/s200/Fang+in+the+bath.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Fang, Fang burning bright</div><br /><div>in the bathtub of the night</div><br /><div>chasing unseen foes</div>Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00577484101220483037noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024989451331686262.post-19796789070631930252010-08-04T06:26:00.000-07:002010-08-04T06:27:31.191-07:00New new new!It's a new haiku<br />but don't get too excited<br />it's just these three lines...Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00577484101220483037noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024989451331686262.post-32047332808098180322010-04-22T08:10:00.000-07:002010-04-22T08:13:40.721-07:00Wishes<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBACTXbTW13svnrubgq-6XpeDc-VVeJEeAXBsb_ESRqTiu1T5wBNxgrhqaUKi2KH0IcmhgSd9XsvrebecYNC1PVGcqVz2TLiiG-iUl8157TbOzvZYisu_wn5qtPLpvipJNCBAzF1Ahpm4/s1600/flower.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462979977765635586" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 248px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBACTXbTW13svnrubgq-6XpeDc-VVeJEeAXBsb_ESRqTiu1T5wBNxgrhqaUKi2KH0IcmhgSd9XsvrebecYNC1PVGcqVz2TLiiG-iUl8157TbOzvZYisu_wn5qtPLpvipJNCBAzF1Ahpm4/s320/flower.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Life's wishes blossom</div><br /><div>opening towards the sun</div><br /><div>then fading slowly</div>Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00577484101220483037noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024989451331686262.post-14876215086973662002010-01-17T02:54:00.000-08:002011-03-14T16:59:22.510-07:00Instruction Manualjust express yourself<br />in three lines of syllables<br />of five seven fiveBobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00577484101220483037noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024989451331686262.post-15738826299615695832010-01-17T01:00:00.000-08:002010-01-17T03:14:07.725-08:00Procrastination<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj_3l_5Rs3jCUSR7qYsD3cLFHhUW1-xy52s2pllbz66Mq91FGTX_XxmrMkZUECsWFzfG36ph3wHJKTaOEziOsWDWZ8DiwQTJxLw3pS0QEGm-oKnk7YXFyOieS9YvcHEEwMTavGk6jUwmw/s1600-h/IMG_1268.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 231px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 163px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427663839287304178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj_3l_5Rs3jCUSR7qYsD3cLFHhUW1-xy52s2pllbz66Mq91FGTX_XxmrMkZUECsWFzfG36ph3wHJKTaOEziOsWDWZ8DiwQTJxLw3pS0QEGm-oKnk7YXFyOieS9YvcHEEwMTavGk6jUwmw/s320/IMG_1268.JPG" /></a>So suspiciously<br /><div>the napping kitten eyes me,</div><div>as I play guitar</div>Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00577484101220483037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024989451331686262.post-8830156300044716062009-11-18T11:00:00.000-08:002009-11-18T05:04:03.830-08:00The Promise<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivcBJqVT9bj4WoVEHi2WOh9JikfeJjLNfP1cvPGZoqczNiDmM7UzGGRaUGqA773hU92Fef5xPgSXv9n3KGWlYVw9GVxiYi89WOPLkvs-9N6kPx0W8UAinw5ac07fwDsf6utRIbtF5DxmQ/s1600/Predawn.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 221px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivcBJqVT9bj4WoVEHi2WOh9JikfeJjLNfP1cvPGZoqczNiDmM7UzGGRaUGqA773hU92Fef5xPgSXv9n3KGWlYVw9GVxiYi89WOPLkvs-9N6kPx0W8UAinw5ac07fwDsf6utRIbtF5DxmQ/s320/Predawn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405427951816734834" border="0" /></a><br />i am the sunrise<br />the promise of tomorrow<br />that never quite dawnsBobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00577484101220483037noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024989451331686262.post-40999602385959926772009-11-18T07:04:00.000-08:002009-11-18T04:33:29.982-08:00Urban Fox<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ZceHO2DqVxP44GDRnWtlXdMHbBE4sszOhinRxu-CVQ67SlghXgsei5QJ3TcHIh1tjBxYiMrhkZ4F58EqIg-DqW06x6tofqemik-McsnPVsNitr9gB8Afzf-OevfX2BXE5Tvv1HvWjYs/s1600-h/urban-fox.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 238px; height: 178px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ZceHO2DqVxP44GDRnWtlXdMHbBE4sszOhinRxu-CVQ67SlghXgsei5QJ3TcHIh1tjBxYiMrhkZ4F58EqIg-DqW06x6tofqemik-McsnPVsNitr9gB8Afzf-OevfX2BXE5Tvv1HvWjYs/s320/urban-fox.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400636683381321090" border="0" /></a><br />I stared at the fox<br />scavenging for his dinner,<br />in him, I saw meBobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00577484101220483037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024989451331686262.post-37774342556547205152009-11-18T06:59:00.000-08:002009-11-18T04:32:40.018-08:00Twinke Love<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Kl_98wechJ4qx5ryEyAG-PliLF38a6GLXye7BKVHGFW7pfIRfyBgm0TIYH3dtrKdRC2n-0LGQuRbl-_UcFtepwAkTH_lobTDj3VPh7P0ukT93nV3C2CQ4XRnu3QT5GUZExOSV_ejD_I/s1600-h/twink_3some_medium.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 203px; height: 114px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Kl_98wechJ4qx5ryEyAG-PliLF38a6GLXye7BKVHGFW7pfIRfyBgm0TIYH3dtrKdRC2n-0LGQuRbl-_UcFtepwAkTH_lobTDj3VPh7P0ukT93nV3C2CQ4XRnu3QT5GUZExOSV_ejD_I/s320/twink_3some_medium.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400635129086962322" border="0" /></a><br />Synthetic Sunshine<br />light, fluffy and full of cream<br />Twinkes are God's snackBobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00577484101220483037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024989451331686262.post-16861991078591614502009-11-18T06:07:00.000-08:002009-11-18T04:32:00.584-08:00Today's Forecast<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuKM2Z_5xxDmcnJUoB9VHRieX7lR7-zAPmTNFoYJ7pjpPj8fwK7czPYnJP9PbCx-uP9f0FxlVyJarzcBqkJBJWSLiTDOUVSnUegaY_LxuXQQQIt54puRblmjfVUYDBWEbvD6iS05IMlsQ/s1600-h/storm_clouds.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuKM2Z_5xxDmcnJUoB9VHRieX7lR7-zAPmTNFoYJ7pjpPj8fwK7czPYnJP9PbCx-uP9f0FxlVyJarzcBqkJBJWSLiTDOUVSnUegaY_LxuXQQQIt54puRblmjfVUYDBWEbvD6iS05IMlsQ/s320/storm_clouds.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400656601789884370" border="0" /></a><br />Today is just pants. Yesterday was also pants. Tomorrow? more pantsBobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00577484101220483037noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024989451331686262.post-20843129243094458672009-11-17T17:29:00.000-08:002009-11-18T01:44:13.734-08:00Cat's DesireShe's insatiable<br />our little purring furball<br />laps, ankles and napsBobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00577484101220483037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024989451331686262.post-81188740905617735782009-11-17T17:21:00.000-08:002009-11-17T17:22:34.977-08:00GBR<span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; cursor: pointer; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1258507192_0">Great Britain</span> grows clouds<br />like American grows corn...<br />everywhere you lookBobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00577484101220483037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024989451331686262.post-56125379232259443822009-11-17T16:53:00.000-08:002010-08-04T06:53:31.653-07:00Fleeting<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCGcq2QUHXVbFvbB02J10myhPr1rudhxgyRIm3s3Vyhox3sewrOD6-ceicOUSwXbZImLK3H07Ia_jZv7iOI5YE7ll3k5KOk_ha_IqWFwQejx-ZqFwnTZILDV9wYRmQS7Y39Eeqiv3DGP8/s1600/playground+shadow.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405416625662475970" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; WIDTH: 242px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCGcq2QUHXVbFvbB02J10myhPr1rudhxgyRIm3s3Vyhox3sewrOD6-ceicOUSwXbZImLK3H07Ia_jZv7iOI5YE7ll3k5KOk_ha_IqWFwQejx-ZqFwnTZILDV9wYRmQS7Y39Eeqiv3DGP8/s320/playground+shadow.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />On rare occasion,<br />you glimpse what you might have been.<br />A fading shadowBobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00577484101220483037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024989451331686262.post-48767739170666005672009-11-17T16:41:00.000-08:002009-11-18T04:18:03.509-08:00My love<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3vOMPUuswBATS6OKIYmW-A9LCzZO64ux1aYZAvW31KZe1-in9waOUtFOkXoyZt_xUyzaF_QWUGQsPU62b811AyuIt1zyvZJ3-Wy1J2siDGXr99OSspgnJma2fwvmdfgM2GAY3uXCFKpQ/s1600/fang+on+hester.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3vOMPUuswBATS6OKIYmW-A9LCzZO64ux1aYZAvW31KZe1-in9waOUtFOkXoyZt_xUyzaF_QWUGQsPU62b811AyuIt1zyvZJ3-Wy1J2siDGXr99OSspgnJma2fwvmdfgM2GAY3uXCFKpQ/s320/fang+on+hester.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405416825676289058" border="0" /></a><br />I love you madly<br />sleepy girl (with cat on top)<br />your love, a riddleBobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00577484101220483037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024989451331686262.post-61716651835990695082009-11-17T16:39:00.000-08:002009-11-17T16:40:51.377-08:00Diet SodaI hate diet coke<br />I'd rather drink salt water<br />and have my tongue swellBobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00577484101220483037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024989451331686262.post-78812008797774573952009-11-17T16:34:00.000-08:002009-11-18T04:25:15.705-08:00Dead Goose<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpHSu2TuEfK8PgKbZ1knhdVRn1hRG6Y4dK8tkx-y9s4D81GU4XGFThBvjje8ZHVM_foMGA8MF6cAElJiXrAYTS_rlfQlADVY88VpUWKCOuPXG5C422yTt75LXeC7_WMgw75WXNwJENYpI/s1600/dead+goose.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 201px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpHSu2TuEfK8PgKbZ1knhdVRn1hRG6Y4dK8tkx-y9s4D81GU4XGFThBvjje8ZHVM_foMGA8MF6cAElJiXrAYTS_rlfQlADVY88VpUWKCOuPXG5C422yTt75LXeC7_WMgw75WXNwJENYpI/s320/dead+goose.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405418231845367202" border="0" /></a><br />Rocks thrown at dead goose<br />Angry runner on the loose<br />It is dead, my friendBobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00577484101220483037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024989451331686262.post-40718222485284627652009-11-17T16:28:00.001-08:002009-11-17T16:53:17.520-08:00Sleeping at a GymI need a kitten to gently purr me to sleep, instead of a hand dryer.Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00577484101220483037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024989451331686262.post-15658837184216466012009-11-08T11:21:00.000-08:002009-11-08T11:24:03.512-08:00Tooting Nights<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXP9aLBT6YnCrlbRlcum_vfiDMbgfX-MEHq66gBiwU8ZGCYE_sYIBQlpMZogMxY8goy4itjLRRXTRisT_wb4mR3f9pwPXKG83fQV-0YhOWqA27Gq8FgAMrN2H2zfosr4ShTvxdoiABIkE/s1600-h/sunrise.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401815640917856242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXP9aLBT6YnCrlbRlcum_vfiDMbgfX-MEHq66gBiwU8ZGCYE_sYIBQlpMZogMxY8goy4itjLRRXTRisT_wb4mR3f9pwPXKG83fQV-0YhOWqA27Gq8FgAMrN2H2zfosr4ShTvxdoiABIkE/s320/sunrise.jpg" /></a><br /><div>In our bed, safe, warm</div><br /><div>all things now seem possible </div><br /><div>when the dawn next breaks</div>Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00577484101220483037noreply@blogger.com0