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July 2008 flag / patriotism Haiku Thread |
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Announcing July 2008 flag / patriotism Haiku Thread For July 2008 the
theme of the monthly haiku thread is patriotism / flag. Writers may post an unlimited number of haiku to
the Thread.
All Haiku received will be posted on-line at July 2008 flag / patriotism Haiku Thread. The Sketchbook editors will select their Monthly Haiku Choice from this thread for publication in the Thursday, July 31, 2008 Sketchbook.
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Read the July 31, 2008 Editor's Choices: Editor Karina Klesko, Editor John Daleiden
The following poets have contributed to the July 31, 2008 flag / patriotism Haiku Thread
Ed Baker, US; Gillena Cox, TT; Bill Kenney, US; Catherine J. S. Lee, US; Jacek Margolak, PL; Vasile Moldovan, RO; Aju Mukhopadhyay, IN; Karen O'Leary, US; Peter Pache, US; Zhanna P. Rader, US; Kristin Reynolds, CA / US; Keith A. Simmonds, TT; Barbara A Taylor, AU; Maria Tirenescu, RO; Josh Wikoff, US
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,
Countries: AU: CA: IN: PL: RO: TT: US: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,
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Stars and Stripes Forever on the Fourth of July . . . we're all patriots # 02. Bill Kenney, US |
POW/MIA flag flies thru the night— not forgotten # 03. Peter Pache, US |
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my country, 'tis of thee... soldier's coffin draped in the flag # 04. Karen O'Leary, US |
flag pin in the salesman's lapel Memorial Day # 05. Bill Kenney, US |
street fair a vendor sells U.S. flags made in China # 06. Catherine J. S. Lee, US |
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flying with pride in the summer sky: a flag of honour # 07. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
veterans' hospital above the door still a clean flag # 08. Jacek Margolak, PL |
her father won't be coming home stop-loss # 09. Bill Kenney, US |
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old war movie the bad guys are the ones who torture # 10. Bill Kenney, US |
crowded parade route the smallest Cub Scout's flagpole wobbles # 11. Catherine J. S. Lee, US |
weekday my father puts on uniform anyway # 12. Jacek Margolak, PL |
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a victory chant... soldiers marching along with patriotism # 13. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
old movie what a wonderful country it must have been # 14. Bill Kenney, US |
true patriot love, houses compassion— Canada's heart # 15. Kristin Reynolds, CA / US |
4th of July. . . on the catcher's chestplate stars and stripes # 16. Catherine J. S. Lee, US |
faces beaming as the anthem resounds: a quivering flag # 17. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
my country right or wrong . . . he can't decide # 18. Bill Kenney, US |
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national anthem... my crippled father tries to lift the hand # 19. Jacek Margolak, PL |
New York skyline the empty space within Miss Liberty's crown # 20. Bill Kenney, US |
the flag of hope blowing over the land: democracy reigns # 21. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
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Oh, Canada— out of the spotlight is where she shines # 22. Kristin Reynolds, CA / US |
bullets flying shelter in the trenches: patriotism # 23. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
unmoving the Stars and Stripes... a minute's silence # 24. Jacek Margolak, PL |
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patriotism: rows of tombstones defenders of the land # 25. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
Home and native land— never judging the earth's decisions # 26. Kristin Reynolds, CA / US |
a flag fluttering in triumph of freedom... fallen soldiers # 27. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
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three buttons down glittering medal of honor # 28. Jacek Magolak, PL |
victors return bearing the flag of peace... in memoriam # 29. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
Maple leaves wave their patriotic hands to the rest of the world # 30. Kristin Reynolds, CA / US |
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freedom and tolerance sisters of patriotism... down with terrorism # 31. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
Canada's pride is found in her people— polite and resolute # 32. Kristin Reynolds, CA / US |
innocent draftees fighting a senseless war: patriotism obliges # 33. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
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Canada, eh? Home of the great white north— unrivaled # 34. Kristin Reynolds, CA / US |
lasting peace: world patriotism against terrorism # 35. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
TV-national anthem... my legless father salutes in the bed # 36. Jacek Margolak, PL |
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standing tall: a grand nation raising the flag # 37. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
a proud Canadian— understatement of the century # 38. Kristin Reynolds, CA / US |
conquerors defending their land... true patriots # 39. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
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no exit— my Hummer right or wrong # 40. Bill Kenney, US |
first journey upon the moon: flag of conquest # 41. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
4th of July— flags sprout by the roadside mailboxes. # 42. Zhanna P. Rader, US |
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the battle against global warming... patriotism # 43. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
Son serves in Iraq— we wear red shirts on Fridays. # 44. Zhanna P. Rader, US |
Independence Day Hawaii's state flag hung upside down # 45. Josh Wikoff, US |
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In the airport, our returning troops march— the crowd clap in unison. # 46. Zhanna P. Rader, US |
equality and peace in multi-racial nations: flag of justice # 47. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
This great country— she does her best to memorize its national anthem. # 48. Zhanna P. Rader, US |
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Memorial Day a corner of the flag caught on the gutter # 49. Josh Wikoff, US |
Great country— she translates its national anthem to her native tongue. # 50. Zhanna P. Rader, US |
dog days a pow/mia flag hangs limp # 51. Josh Wikoff, US |
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We wait for our sons— yellow ribbons on the tree trunks and mailboxes. # 52. Zhanna P. Rader, US |
patriotism?! since 1964 I continue to put upside-down American-flag stamp # 53. Ed Baker, US |
A homeless man— the country's flag attached to his shopping cart. # 54. Zhanna P. Rader, US |
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patriotism: it is the patriot's duty to protect us from the government # 55. Ed Baker, US (I do
believe Ths Paine wrote this in the 1700's) |
Nine eleven— all the flags sold in the city's stores. # 56. Zhanna P. Rader, US |
patriotism— every 4 th of July I buy a snow cone |
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They choose a president then hurry to trash him— patriotism? # 58. Zhanna P. Rader, US |
Skippy and his mates under the Southern Cross hopping to it # 59. Barbara A Taylor, AU |
The VFW's yearly banquets— I feel their pride. # 60. Zhanna P. Rader, US |
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Honour of black humans Freedom of Africans; an icon- Nelson Mandela # 61. Aju Mukhopadhyay, IN |
Son back from the war— we still leave the pride flag in the window. # 62. Zhanna P. Rader, US |
burning the flag— black widows, mothers wail beseech why? why? # 63. Barbara A Taylor, AU |
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A Flag of Honor waving in the wind... we'll never forget them... # 64. Zhanna P. Rader, US |
A true patriot sacrificed his life for the country; Subhas Chandra Bose # 65. Aju Mukhopadhyay, IN |
Arguing patriots— each convinced only he's right. # 66. Zhanna P. Rader, US |
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no need to ask painted across his face stars and stripes # 67. Barbara A Taylor, AU |
His accent still heavy, but the new land's flag pin never leaves his coat. # 68. Zhanna P. Rader, US |
veterans holding high the flag: emancipation # 69. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
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Memorial Day— at the cemetery, how grand the waving flags! # 70. Zhanna P. Rader, US |
patriotic calls for the First World War... flood of memories # 71. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
A patriot of each land where she lived... she can't explain it. # 72. Zhanna P. Rader, US |
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An act of selfishness— the partition of India in haste; Unpatriotic. # 73. Aju Mukhopadhyay, IN |
Can one have more than one motherland? The natives' "no way!" # 74. Zhanna P. Rader, US |
on the porch a flag carrying ghoul beside the pumpkin # 75. Barbara A Taylor, AU |
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patriot— shopping every day since 9/11 # 76. Bill Kenney, US |
patriotic calls for the First World War... flood of memories # 71. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
India, his Mother— Ever ready to fight for her; Sri Aurobindo # 78. Aju Mukhopadhyay, IN |
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missing in action fighting for their country: genuine patriots # 79. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
flapping madly a shredded flag on the rusty tank # 80. Barbara A Taylor, AU |
in memoriam: myriad rows of tombstones in patriotic glow # 81. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
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credit card maxed out but our president told us we should go shopping # 82. Bill Kenney, US |
a victory song etched on the memory... a maimed patriot # 83. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
A red flag is fluttering... last maple leaf # 84. Vasile Moldovan, RO |
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in honour of the unknown patriots: white tombstones # 85. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
my father her Silver Star waits for sunglare # 86. Jacek Margolak, PL |
raising the flag... national anthem chanted for the fallen souls # 87. Keith A. Simmonds, TT |
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At the border a flag waving... my country's # 88. Vasile Moldovan, RO |
exit strategy— looking for a way back from the dark side # 89. Bill Kenney, US |
bedtime my grandfather tells again about the heroes # 90. Jacek Margolak, PL |
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the dragon dances at the Olympics; the furl of nation flags # 91. Gillena Cox, TT |
autumn evening— the flap of the flag through the fog # 92. Jacek Margolak, PL |
On their flag the sword and the shield- on ours a dove # 93. Vasile Moldovan, RO |
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our flag aloft— the land where I live with pride and love # 94. John Daleiden, US |
day tempest— only the police station flag fluttering # 95. Maria Tirenescu, RO |
All-Star Game— stealth bomber flyover after the anthem # 96. Catherine J.S. Lee, US |
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a faded flag on every light-pole . . . more war news # 97. Catherine J.S. Lee, US |
war protesters the soldier's widow crosses the street # 98. Catherine J.S. Lee, US |
a paper poppy on the old vet's lapel . . . Memorial Day # 99. Catherine J.S. Lee, US |
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sunset the POW/MIA flag casts a long shadow # 100. Catherine J.S. Lee, US |
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