Talk and Silence

There is so much talk,
there is so much silence too.
You know and I know.

Matthew R. Laurion

2010

A Hiatus

Down and down she went
and now has come anew from
her dim hiatus.

Matthew R. Laurion

2010

Down and Down

A mouthful of heat
to warm my cold hollow chest.
Down and down she goes.

Matthew R. Laurion

2010

Warm Rain

A peck, a cool prick
amidst warm air and bare feet
yields soggy smiles.

Matthew R. Laurion

2010

Tired

Heavy, wicked haze
hangs. Hooks dig deep in my chest
and claw at my throat.

Matthew R. Laurion

2010

Sleep

At night I seek sleep
but the breeze is ice and you
hold fast in my dreams.

Matthew R. Laurion

2010

Anxiety

Hollow pressing weight.
Wait and breathe the heavy breath.
And the throat is ice.

Matthew R. Laurion

2010

Wander-Lust

Wander-lust brings me
to a starry hill at night;
mouth full of whiskey.

Matthew R. Laurion

2010

A Haiku on Singing (upon singing as loudly and passionatly as I can)

Scream such earnest notes
that I taste your heart and blood,
you damned maniac.

Matthew R. Laurion

2010

(written Saturday, March 20, 2010)

A Haiku on Being Barefoot (upon being barefoot)

Welcome, feet to dirt.
Kiss the mud and rough and smooth.
Toes and rocks and soles.

Matthew R. Laurion

2010

(written Saturday, March 19, 2010)

A Haiku on Vermont (upon being in Vermont)

Green mountains and hills,
you look kinda familiar,
upside-down NH.

Matthew R. Laurion

2010

(written Thursday, March 18, 2010)

A Haiku on Saint Patrick's Day in the Mountians - A Holiday Two-For-One Special

I don't wear green but
the mountians and valleys do.
Welcome to green air.

Matthew R. Laurion

2010

(written Wednesday, March 17, 2010)

A Haiku on Slacking Part III (upon slacking for three days)

Now I leave again
this time for the north country.
But I will return.

Matthew R. Laurion

2010

(written Wednesday, March 17, 2010

A Haiku on Slacking Part II (upon slacking for three days)

And three days might pass
before I write here again.
But I won't forget.

Matthew R. Laurion

2010

(written Wednesday, March 17, 2010)

A Haiku on Slacking Part I (upon slacking for three days)

The sun is shining.
The wind is gentle and cool.
And I must wander.

Matthew R. Laurion

2010

(written Wednesday, March 17, 2010)

A Haiku on March (upon it being the month of March)

Decide what you want.
Snow, rain, or sun. Don't be cruel.
Let's enjoy the spring.

Matthew R. Laurion

2010

(written Sunday, March 14, 2010)

A Haiku on Coffee (upon drinking coffee)

Oh hot brown liquid,
you smell like heaven and oh!
your taste melts my heart!

Matthew R. Laurion

2010

(written Saturday, March 13, 2010)

A Haiku on Spring Break (upon being on spring break)

Let's go to Cancun!
Mojitos and beach babes and
and parties and......not.

Matthew R. Laurion

2010

(written Friday, March 12, 2010)

A Haiku on Making Kurtis Sawyer Happy (upon being asked to make him happy because I made him sad by writing a sad haiku)

Don't be sad Kurtis!
Dog, the sun is shining bright
and it's almost break!

Matthew R. Laurion

2010

(written Thursday, March 11, 2010)

A Haiku on Apology (on not writing a haiku yesterday - sorry everyone)

I let you all down.
You all believed in me.
I am so ashamed.

Matthew R. Laurion

2010

(written Thursday, March 11, 2010)

A Haiku on Being Woken up Way too Early (upon being woken up way too early by a stump grinder)

Sweet dreams and silence.
BRAAM! GRIND! LOUD FREEKING NOISES!
Ah! Huh? What the hell!

Matthew R. Laurion

2010

(written Tuesday, March 9, 2010)

A Haiku on Making Music in the Sun by the River (upon skipping class to make music by the river)

It's too nice for lit.
Listen to wind and water.
La la la le la!

Matthew R. Laurion

2010

(written Monday, March 8, 2010)

A Haiku on Moxie (upon drinking moxie)

Oh Moxie my sweet,

Some do not like your flavor.

Forget them. I do.

Matthew R. Laurion

2010

(written Sunday, March 7, 2010)

A Haiku: Where Am I? (upon waking up and forgetting where I was)

Huh? Yawn. Wait. What the-

Uh, crap, where the hell am I?

Oh, I'm in my bed.

Matthew R. Laurion

2010

(written Saturday, March 6, 2010)

A Haiku on Forgetting (upon forgetting to write a haiku on March fifth)

What did I forget?

I know there must be something.

Damn! Now I'll write two.

Matthew R. Laurion

2010

(written Saturday, March 6, 2010)

A Haiku on Pizza (upon pondering pizza)

You are so tastey!

And you will still be after

refrigeration!

Matthew R. Laurion

2010

(written Thursday, March 4, 2010)

A Haiku on Taking Nyquil (upon awakening after taking Nyquil earlier in the night)

My head wont follow.

And I growled in my sleep?

Do do da lo la!

Matthew R. Laurion

2010

(written Wednesday, March 3, 2010)

A Haiku on Being Sick (upon being sick)

Such labored breathing.

The chest is a battlefield.

Coughing up green stuff.

Matthew R. Laurion

2010

(written Tuesday, March 2, 2010)

A Haiku on Eating Cough Drops (upon eating a cough drop)

You look like candy

but you don't taste like candy.

Make me stop caughing.

Matthew R. Laurion

2010

(written Monday, March 1, 2010)

A Haiku on Waking Up to an Alarm (upon waking up to an alarm)

Beep beep beep beep beep.

Ah! Wha? No; shut the hell up!

I hate you so much!

Matthew R. Laurion

2010

(written Sunday, February 28, 2010)

A Haiku on Making a Bed (upon making a bed)

These sheets are clean, right?

Forget the top sheet, it's dumb.

Ah, this feels better.

Matthew R. Laurion

2010

(written Saturday, February 27, 2010)

A Haiku on Cleaning (upon cleaning)

This place is a mess.

I don't want to deal with it.

Where does this thing go?

Matthew R. Laurion

2010

(written Friday, February 26, 2010)

A Haiku on this Freaking Rain (upon being in this freaking rain)

Please stop; this is gross.

You make me feel like damp mold

and that makes me blue.

Matthew R. Laurion

2010

(written Thursday, February 25, 2010)

A Haiku on Eating an Orange (upon eating an orange)

Yum, this one looks good.

I will peel it and eat it.

Now my hands smell nice.

Matthew R. Laurion

2010

(written Thursday, February 25, 2010)

A Haiku on Not Having Class on Tuesdays (upon not having class on Tuesdays

Eleven sounds good

to start my day. My hard day.

Or maybe later.

Matthew R. Laurion

2010

(written Tuesday, February 23, 2010)

A Haiku on Picking Out Socks (upon picking out socks)

This one and... this one.

And they do not match one thread.

One is inside out.

Matthew R. Laurion

2010

(written Monday, February 22, 2010)

A Haiku on Riding the Subway (upon riding the subway)

Just two stops to go.

The air tastes like a sickness.

Jingle your change cup.

Matthew R. Laurion

2010

(written Sunday, February 21, 2010)

A Haiku on Procrastination (upon procrastinating)

Get down to business.

Stay focused and keep working.

Matthew R. Laurion

2010

(written Saturday, February 20, 2010)

A Haiku on Going to the Bank (upon going to the bank)

Can I help who's next?

Yes, can I have my money?

You don't have any.

Matthew R. Laurion

2010

(written Friday, February 19, 2010)

A Haiku on Driving a Bus at UNH (upon driving a bus at UNH)

My bus weighs ten tons,

literally. You do not.

Look both ways dumb ass.

Matthew R. Laurion

2010

(written Thursday, February 18, 2010)

A Haiku on Having Milk Spilled on Your Pants (upon having milk spilled on my pants)

"Look over there!" Splash.

It looks like I wet my pants.

But it is just milk.

Matthew R. Laurion

2010

(written Wednesday, February 17, 2010)

A Haiku on Wet Feet (upon having wet feet)

Water-proof leather?

There is no such thing my friend.

All my toes are wet.

Matthew R. Laurion

2010

(written Tuesday, February 16, 2010)