March 12, 2008

haiku wednesday - March 12, 2008

This week's words are
apartment
began
numb


money woes began
apartment power shut off
feet, hands, mind all numb

foreclosed--lost the house
began apartment hunting
soul numb with fatigue

caught in apartment
numb from naked betrayal
it began last year?
at

16 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 12, 2008 9:13 AM

    I like. As I am moving house, the second one struck home..if you know what I mean.

    BTW, your link at 3WW takes it back to the 3ww post, not here!

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  2. paisleyMarch 12, 2008 10:14 AM

    i think so often about all of the peoples lives that are consumed in money problems,, facing shut offs foreclosures.. this is the first time in my life since i was 15 years old that i have a home i will not loose to such avarice... i cannot tell you what calm that allows one to feel.....

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  3. AnonymousMarch 12, 2008 10:35 AM

    I really loved them all--how they wove into each other

    As I'm selling an apartment in one of the last remaining good areas and planning to buy a townhouse in a down area, I feel a bit as if I'm profiting off others misery

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  4. relMarch 12, 2008 11:03 AM

    A nice progression, and I think you had more in your head too. ;)
    rel

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  5. LMarch 12, 2008 12:02 PM

    very nice, i like how well they flow together.

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  6. Tumblewords:March 12, 2008 2:21 PM

    An ode to these troubled times - nicely done!

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  7. UnknownMarch 12, 2008 6:41 PM

    Very nice...

    You can find my entry here: The Fire

    Have a great day!

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  8. ULMarch 12, 2008 6:41 PM

    the first for me ...such issues are the worst..

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  9. TCMarch 12, 2008 9:13 PM

    These were all really good. You could feel the entire story in each of them.

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  10. PJDMarch 12, 2008 10:44 PM

    Thanks to all of you for dropping by and commenting.

    gautami--thanks for the link Rx! I went and recommented on bone's site.

    paisley--I couldn't agree more. Though I don't come from that socioeconomic range, I see it a lot in my dealings with United Way and other groups, and I have come to understand it more and more.

    pia--no guilt. the whole point of "buy low, sell high" is to be a better planner than the other guy. if you've ever bought or sold stocks, it's the same thing.

    rel--I still like yours better. :-)

    leigh, tumblewords, laane, and UL--thanks for your kind words!

    tc--too late to read yours tonight, but I hope to on Thursday.

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  11. WriterKatMarch 12, 2008 11:08 PM

    Why do I suddenly feel poor? Great use of the words. Timely to the country's woes.

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  12. AnonymousMarch 13, 2008 6:39 AM

    great haikus - always amusing, always an interesting read.

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  13. Chris EldinMarch 13, 2008 8:11 AM

    I like these. Your previous one about the toad was funny also.

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  14. SherryMarch 14, 2008 8:00 AM

    Loved them all..but especially the second. You do this so well, seems so effortless and they all seem to blend together, one falling into the other.

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  15. little wing writerMarch 14, 2008 2:10 PM

    three great kus.. all so numbing.. now you're talking No.9 in no.3... we're all losin little bits every day... just a little note…b/c thrz another gal named littlewing in the poetry blog community im changing my name from littlewing to onemorebeliever…tho my blogname wont change

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  16. AnonymousMarch 20, 2008 8:21 AM

    You have captured the current state of so many people in your phrase:

    "soul numb with fatigue"

    A shame it came to this, whether by their personal mismanagement or misleading business practices - or both.

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