dissonance



by howard

April 7th, 2009

role reversal



is there redemption?
can we recast the culprit
as the next hero?

by howard

March 23rd, 2009

Posted in haiku

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incongruence



the wisest of words
can slip unexpectedly
from the lips of fools

by howard

March 16th, 2009

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running out of rich people



oh, the tragedy!
who’ll donate to my campaign
when they are all gone?

by howard

February 23rd, 2009

to thine own self…



don’t ruin yourself
pursuing the ones who want
something you are not

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I still remember in high school when, as a young fan of Billy Shakespeare, I first realized that a few of my favorite words of wisdom were penned for a character who struck me as an utter fool. That character was, of course, Polonius from the play Hamlet, and this haiku references one of his most famous lines (“To thine own self be true”).

The incongruity of it fascinated me, that a line of such wisdom would be spoken by a blithering imbecile. That said, I am aware there are those who believe Polonius’s character was smarter than he appeared and that the dimwit act was done to curry favor with King Claudius. Which, in a way, may be even more ironic.




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