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transformative haiku

in the middle of my year-long study I'm writing haiku as a way of expressing my learning and ideas... and some just for fun inspired by the work. 
I've interspersed some of my classmates work... with their respective permissions. 

"intelligent op
timist" has too many syl
lables for haiku
David Alan Foster, June 2015
Texas BarBQ
saucy meat piled on a bun
sinful vegan fail
David Alan Foster, April 2015
Meat may be the failed state of food. It makes little sense economically. I've cut down... a lot... but, tri-tip!? 
Will New World food be all about insects for protein? I ate an ant once; it tasted like pepper. 
perspicacity:
like standing on a summit
on a bright clear day
David Alan Foster, April 2015
If I had a "favorite words haiku" category, perspicacity would be there along with eclat, multifarious...
distrac... tion... ha... ppens
more often than I'd like to...
um... er... oh... ah... think!
David Alan Foster, April 2015
So many distractions! Maybe if it wasn't so much fun, I wouldn't get distracted so much. 
sometimes when driving
you have to do two u-turns
to get back on track
David Alan Foster, April 2015
our money system
broken, underserving... brother...
have you got a dime?
David Alan Foster, May 2015
love, my drug of choice
since it has absolutely
the best side effects
David Alan Foster, May 2015
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