Thursday, May 10, 2012

Warp Speed

Procrastinator,
Putting things off for so long,
Must do at warp speed.

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Cabotage

I now do wonder,
Does my selling stuff online,
Count as cabotage.

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Ramify

I fear my topics,
Have become repetitive.
I must ramify.

Monday, May 7, 2012

Adust

I am a poor cook.
Distracted too easily,
Food is left adust.

Sunday, May 6, 2012

Cook's Tour

It is finals time.
I hope my Cook's tour of,
The books is enough.

Saturday, May 5, 2012

Viridity

My viridity,
I may be showing by faith,
In others' goodness.

Friday, May 4, 2012

Bemuse

Each day at my work,
The children do bemuse me.
It is delightful.

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Parietal

I feel fortunate,
My parietal living,
Had few restrictions.

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Monocracy

Presidents at times,
Must wish for monocracy.
I however do not.

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Tabula rasa

Blank pages present,
Daunting tabula rasa.
Difficult to fill.

Monday, April 30, 2012

Flytings

I think all debates,
Should take the form of flytings.
More entertaining.

Sunday, April 29, 2012

Susurrous

I will be troubled,
By a susurrous classroom,
For presentation.

Saturday, April 28, 2012

Simon-pure

Why do some insist,
Candidates be simon-pure.
Seeking the closed mind.

Friday, April 27, 2012

Halcyon

I sometimes wonder,
If my halcyon days are,
Past or still to come.

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Napery

Perhaps I do lack,
Manner but I do not have,
Use for napery.

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Evince

I hope that my work,
This semester will evince,
Growing competence.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Picayune

Politics today,
About picayune concerns.
Nothing of import.

Monday, April 23, 2012

Lucrative

My chosen career,
Is not a lucrative one.
Can be rewarding.

Sunday, April 22, 2012

Sternutation

Pollen in the air,
Provokes such sternutation,
To be exhausting.

Saturday, April 21, 2012

Eldritch

I am often drawn,
To stories that are called,
Eldritch in nature.

Friday, April 20, 2012

Gloze

Some people can be,
Far too quick to gloze over,
Important problems.

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Preposterous

Preposterous are,
The lengths some people will go,
For a bit of fame.

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Commensal

I do not really,
Have commensal relations.
Not social eater

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Intransigent

It is baffling,
How politicians can be,
So intransigent.

Monday, April 16, 2012

Numinous

I find the process,
Of creative endeavors,
To be numinous.

Sunday, April 15, 2012

Inordinate

An inordinate,
Amount of my e-mail is,
Nothing more than junk.

Saturday, April 14, 2012

Pescatarian

I do not like fish,
No pescatarian I.
I am a beef fan.

Friday, April 13, 2012

Winnow

Many classes that,
I still have to take but I,
Must winnow to two.

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Borne

I hope that one day,
I can be borne by rocket,
Out into the stars.

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Navel-Gazing

I can be guilty,
Of navel-gazing at times.
Thinking not acting.

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Estival

April just begun,
And already I'm making,
My estival plans.

Monday, April 9, 2012

Skosh

I often wish that,
I had a skosh more time to,
Finish my homework.

Sunday, April 8, 2012

Licit

Why is it that the,
Licit pleasures of the world,
Are so much less fun.

Saturday, April 7, 2012

Nemesis

I frequently find,
My worst instincts can make me,
My own nemesis.

Friday, April 6, 2012

Paragon

I have such high hopes,
Of finding a paragon,
Of film this summer.

Thursday, April 5, 2012

Belle Epoque

My writing output,
Has lately been increasing.
My own belle epoque.

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Aggrandize

Watching candidates,
Do they mean well or mean to,
Aggrandize themselves.

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Yeasty

I can at some times,
Be described a bit yeasty.
Concerned with trifles.

Monday, April 2, 2012

Embargo

How effective is,
An embargo in changing,
A nation's conduct?

Sunday, April 1, 2012

Inselberg

The stone in the field,
Must seem an inselberg from,
The ant perspective.

Saturday, March 31, 2012

Burgeon

I certainly hope,
My skills will burgeon thanks to,
All my time in class.

Friday, March 30, 2012

Impious

No great believer,
In the existence of God.
I am impious.

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Turbid

I try to be clear,
When I must explain myself.
But can be turbid.

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Vernal

This year it feels like,
Vernal weather was bypassed.
It feels like summer.

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Slough

Insecurities,
The enemies of all growth.
Must slough them all off.

Monday, March 26, 2012

Neoteric

This habit of mine,
Neoteric though it is,
Has quite taken root.

Sunday, March 25, 2012

Gloaming

Some prefer sunrise,
But I find that too early.
I like the gloaming.

Saturday, March 24, 2012

Diffident

My greatest weakness,
A tendancy to be too,
Diffident in life.

Friday, March 23, 2012

Sui Generis

I am not so full,
Of ego to think myself,
Sui generis.

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Lacunae

I take great pleasure,
Filling mental lacunae.
Love to learn new things.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Chicane

Callers trying to,
Chicane me out of money.
Good thing I have none.

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Relict

The crocodile is,
A relict of times long past.
Suited to survive.

Monday, March 19, 2012

Demulcent

The pain in my back.
I seek something demulcent,
To ease discomfort.

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Trumpery

I have the habit,
Of the accumulation,
Of much trumpery.

Saturday, March 17, 2012

Roman A Clef

Now I sit watching,
The filmic roman a clef,
Of Citizen Kane.

Friday, March 16, 2012

Foment

I have to wonder,
How we, among our politicians,
Can foment real change.

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Wiki

A useful feature,
Of our new digital world.
Wikis everywhere.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Adventitious

In my life so far,
Many revelations have,
Been adventitious.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Hypermnesia

I cannot make claim,
To having hypermnesia.
What was I saying?

Monday, March 12, 2012

Froward

I am glad to say,
I was not a froward child.
Not one for mischief.

Sunday, March 11, 2012

Spelunker

Out of the deep, dark.
No great spelunker am I,
Into my own mind.

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Affable

I wish I could be,
A more affable fellow.
At ease with others.

Friday, March 9, 2012

Comestible

Re-heated pizza,
Can be quite comestible.
Maybe even good.

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Hegemony

Artists from elsewhere,
Challenge our hegemony,
Over world culture.

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Eristic

The candidate made,
Such eristic arguments,
Infuriating.

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Sycophants

Many leaders are,
Surrounded by sycophants.
Never hearing truth.

Monday, March 5, 2012

Jacquerie

Perceived unfairness,
In the economy will,
Bring a jacquerie.

Sunday, March 4, 2012

Diapause

Sleep is important.
Nightly diapause needed,
For recovery.

Saturday, March 3, 2012

Rubicon

Returning to school,
I have crossed the Rubicon.
I am committed.

Friday, March 2, 2012

Encomium

Having seen the film,
The encomium of the,
Critics is deserved.

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Shrive

Self-acceptance is,
The thing to shrive me of guilt,
For my past mistakes.

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Malleable

As a student I,
Have become malleable.
Shaped by new learning.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Plenary

Impossible is,
Plenary education.
Learning is life-long.

Monday, February 27, 2012

Stentorian

To be assertive,
I must try to be a bit,
More stentorian.

Sunday, February 26, 2012

Frowsy

I fear that my car,
Appears to be quite frowsy.
I am a car-slob.

Saturday, February 25, 2012

Maieutic

When I am called on,
To teach, I like to use a,
Maieutic method.

Friday, February 24, 2012

Inkling

Addled by illness,
Had not the slightest inkling,
Who was before me.

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Cloying

Sentiment is fine.
However, too much can be,
Terribly cloying.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Dally

Many things to do.
No time for me to dally.
No matter my need.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Chirography

Cursive never took.
The chirography of a,
Ten year-old have I.

Monday, February 20, 2012

Pedantic

My presentation,
Must be informative but,
Not be pedantic.

Sunday, February 19, 2012

Vaunted

Organizations,
Of much vaunted quality,
Can contain weak links.

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Scoured

There was a paper,
I could not find no matter,
How far I scoured.

Friday, February 17, 2012

Ebullient

Even the driest,
Subjects can be made fun by,
Ebullient teachers.

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Zeitgeist

It is maddening,
Political zeitgeist of,
Petty bickering.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Funambulism

I like to show off,
The funambulism that,
I think I possess.

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Anneal

I have great hope that,
My experiences will,
Anneal my courage.

Monday, February 13, 2012

Jeunesse Doree

Never have I been,
One of the jeunesse doree.
Only middle class.

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Arduous

My schoolwork can be,
Quite arduous at some times,
But necessary.

Saturday, February 11, 2012

Pundit

Parade of pundits,
Every Sunday morning.
Is there any point?

Friday, February 10, 2012

Vade Mecum

Elements of Style,
Writers should regard it as,
A vade mecum.

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Backstairs

I am a dull man.
No backstairs details to share,
A scandal-free life.

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Munificent

Munificent with,
Knowledge I frequently am.
Sometimes know-it-all.

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Habeas Corpus

The word for today,
Is troublesome for haiku:
Habeas corpus.

Monday, February 6, 2012

Acquisitive

My shelves overflow.
My acquisitive nature,
Cannot be controlled.

Sunday, February 5, 2012

Extremophile

An extremophile,
I definitely am not.
I enjoy comfort.

Saturday, February 4, 2012

Nidus

Lady bugs crawling,
All around the house, coming,
From hidden nidus.

Friday, February 3, 2012

Sastruga

Winter has been calm.
No snow in these parts this year.
No sastruga seen.

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Periphrasis

I am a word nerd.
Sometimes I can be guilty,
Of periphrasis.

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Redound

It is my great hope,
That past work experience,
Will redound for good.

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Troglodyte

Why do we seem to,
Want our politicians to,
Act like troglodytes.

Monday, January 30, 2012

Phlegmatic

I am not quick to,
Anger or making speeches.
I am phlegmatic.

Sunday, January 29, 2012

Douceur

To turn away ire,
Of a friend, try a token,
Sent as a douceur.

Saturday, January 28, 2012

Spurious

An election year.
So many speeches, so full,
Of spurious claims.

Friday, January 27, 2012

Wellerism

I am creative.
But I cannot create a,
Single Wellerism.

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Deke

A clever speaker,
Can deke the opposition.
Control the debate.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Fifth Column

To express dissent,
The act of a patriot.
Not a fifth column.

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Immutable

Change is a constant.
This is immutable fact.
Be prepared for it.

Monday, January 23, 2012

Inane

Are we all alone?
Is there anyone out there in,
The inane of space?

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Fructify

My haiku efforts,
Are not always high quality.
Hope they fructify.

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Riposte

Hostility may,
Come, but satisfaction lives,
In a strong riposte.

Friday, January 20, 2012

Collogue

Not every talk,
Is meant for everyone.
Sometimes must collogue.

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Holus-Bolus

Classes start, car breaks.
New phone, job continues on.
Life holus-bolus.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Ulterior

An action might have,
An ulterior meaning.
Too much a cynic?

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Didactic

My role at work is,
Often a didactic one.
Still try to have fun.

Monday, January 16, 2012

Vinaceous

I have a wardrobe,
Made up of blacks, blues, and grays.
More vinaceous hues?

Sunday, January 15, 2012

King's Ransom

My education,
It can get expensive but,
Worth a king's ransom.

Saturday, January 14, 2012

Omnium-gatherum

My film library,
An omnium-gatherum.
My tastes are varied.

Friday, January 13, 2012

Keelhaul

Sometimes you can feel,
Like keelhauling someone else.
Relax and forgive.

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Causerie

A conversation,
Light and frothy among friends.
Time for a causerie.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Fiduciary

Payday is today.
Time to care for all matters
Fiduciary.

Note: Okay, I know fiduciary doesn't mean the same thing as financial (at least I do after reading the definition on my calendar), but this came so quickly, misuse of the day's word and all, that I couldn't bear to not use it.

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Popinjay

Political Show.
Candidates nothing more than
Preening popinjays.

Monday, January 9, 2012

Ab ovo

A new year begins.
Many things to do and explore.
Will start ab ovo.

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Author's Note

As a daily writing exercise, I've decided to get back to doing this, but with an added wrinkle.  I got a Word-a-Day calendar for 2012, and I will use each day's word in that day's haiku.  For one thing, this gives me a starting place each day and makes it less likely I'll drop the ball again.  It also provides a challenge to keep the exercise interesting, particularly for days with off-beat words.