James Rodgers
haikooky.bsky.social
James Rodgers
@haikooky.bsky.social
Poetry lover and writer, former Poet Laureate of Auburn, WA, I will be posting my silly little haikus, which I call Haikooky. I hope you enjoy!
For those addicted
to the Upside Down, today's
Stranger Thingsgiving
November 27, 2025 at 5:18 PM
It's the day before
Thanksgiving, and the turkeys
are very nervous
November 26, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Huey sang that it's
hip to be square, but really
no one believes that
November 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Darth Vader likes when
we Spring forward and Fall back.
He loves light savers
November 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Her snoring's getting
stronger. Very soon it will
be louder than mine
November 20, 2025 at 3:10 PM
If you have a nice
house and a wine cellar, your
friends may never leave
November 19, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Coffee cups full of
raindrops from the storm inside,
praying for the sun
November 18, 2025 at 3:23 PM
A rare free weekend,
nothing on the calendar,
we may just sleep in
November 17, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Aggressive clapping
may hurt your hands, but it will
make folks back away

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We may speak different
languages, but the music
translates for us both
November 16, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Keep looking towards
the hills as it's the valleys
that will bring you down
November 14, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Thigh high boots, no pants,
long shirt unbuttoned low, I
don't know where to look
November 13, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The government is
still shut down, and yet somehow
getting more work done
November 12, 2025 at 2:25 PM
It's now dark when I
start work and when I finish.
Even mushrooms need light
November 11, 2025 at 1:53 PM
We're training for one
more week and then after that
the real work begins
November 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Everyone thinks their
chili recipe's the best,
but they don't know beans

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Her chiropractor
may not be a joker, but
he's a wise cracker
November 8, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Aaron Rodgers left
the Green Bay Packers, but they
still have Love for him
November 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Late afternoon sun
paints everything around it
with a golden brush
November 6, 2025 at 2:35 PM
If you are locked out
of your house, get back in by
singing the right key
November 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I have heard that to
catch a waltz you must follow
all three of the steps
November 4, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Her chiropractor
is retiring, so she
knows he won't be back
November 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Now that it's Fall, how
come these shorter days somehow
feel so goddamn long?

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My cat cleans its face
by licking its foot. It's the
paws that refreshes
November 1, 2025 at 3:58 PM
In training, my head's
so full of new details, I
have lost the echo
October 31, 2025 at 1:29 PM
In training, my head's
so full of new facts, it no
longer sounds hollow
October 30, 2025 at 1:18 PM
After the storm, with
all the leaves on the ground, that's
why we call it Fall
October 29, 2025 at 1:32 PM
After the storm, there's
now more leaves on the ground than
there are on the trees
October 28, 2025 at 12:53 PM