Haikus and photos, 8/25 - 9/3

Some Haikus and pics to chronicle the last two weeks or so. All the photos in Missouri (the bulk of the lot) taken by Jennifer; Kansas snapshots snapped by me. Missouri locations include old Frau Meierhoff's stained glass factory and loft in the City Market, and various Joplin landmarks like Arde's Villa, a restaurant which was built on the site of a deserted public swimming pool. The links will lead you to albums from Jennifer's flickr site. Worth checking out.

Kansan locales include Maggie's Farm in North Lawrence, Kansas State University, and a scenic overlook of the Kanzaa Prairie just outside Manhattan.


warehouse of treasures
the golden areolas
of the statuettes


highway underpass
where cyclists fear to pedal
playground of the trolls


3,000 years late
for my meeting with mneme
muse of memory


hedges and lilies
of redding's mill missouri
petrified cherubs


fake classic frescoes
where children once went swimming
a lifeless blue hose


hamburger hi-way
the road to obesity
is paved with milkshakes


the capri motel
sleep off decades' worth of kitsch
with our special rates


oh goodness greenness
behold the kanzaa prairie
you lone sunflower


BWB
traveler from New Jersey
surveys his old state


Professor Wetzel
reports the latest findings
from the microscope


a window closes
on the giant shuttlecock
just a reflection


I played the mouth harp
in the order of kaos
organic space jams


magic birthing hut
amadeus was born here
on saturday night


the science of bugs
is not to be confused with
the study of words


gondola travels
under the venetian bridge
ripples of stained glass


the devil's blue dress
is hung up in the closet
bye bye, debutante


take a final hit
from the dark bowl of perry
embers of summer