Hazy Holidays

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Yeah, I know I did the holiday thing a few days ago, but Big Tent Poetry wants to see holiday-ish (or anti-holiday-ish) writings for today.  What’s a girl to do?

Add to that the fact that SiS/Few Miles gave the hazy, crazy prompt of ‘haze,’ and you can see where this is all going.  Or maybe not, since it really is a bit hazy right now, but anyway...

So, first, I'm posting some more 5/7/5 Haiku poems (see stuff below) and then afterward, I’m gonna check out all the nice comments I’ve gotten in the last couple of days, which I haven’t been able to do due to a hectic schedule and other stuff (am I being too hazy about this?) – and then I'll do the return visit thing, too.  But in the meantime...

Haze Affirmation

The sky is filled with stars; invisible by day. ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

If I look beyond

the haze of the commonplace

I can see the stars.

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Now let’s tackle the holidays.  I checked my sources (see Holiday post) for weird celebrations.  Since this is the start of a weekend, I decided to list holidays for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, which means you're gonna get a 5/7/5 Haiku for each of the three days. Wow.  Just.  Wow.

Friday the 25^th

Pistol Patent Day (Samuel Colt)

Go Bowling Day

Renoir was born today in 1841

Image courtesy of Wikipedia

If Renoir painted

bowling balls, alleys would have

striking impressions.

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Saturday the 26^th

Open that Bottle Night

International Sword Swallowers Day

Carnival Day

Tell a Fairy Tale Day

Ring Finger Day

For Pete’s Sake Day

National Pistachio Day

American Birkenbeider Race (according to Birkie, it’s a mondo crazy race for outdoor fitness enthusiasts)

 Sunday the 27^th

Polar Bear Day

Flip a Pancake Day

No Brainer Day

Longfellow was born today in 1807 (and now you know why I used the quote in the Haze Haiku)

 

Image courtesy of Biomes

It’s Polar Bear Day

and if you mess with this bear

it’s No Brainer Day.

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Have a nice weekend...and celebrate!