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	<title>Haiku-A-Day</title>
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	<description>just like the name says: / three lines of text / each and every day</description>
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		<title>riding the thermals</title>
		<description><![CDATA[minute muscle
contractions adjust each feather;
jealousy and awe
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2010/02/03/riding-the-thermals/</link>
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		<title>untitled (2 february 2010)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[acrid hint of
charring carbon wakes me,
no sirens&#8230; back to sleep
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2010/02/02/untitled-2-february-2010/</link>
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		<title>neon pandas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[paper plates, plastic
forks, orange chicken; chatting under
neon panda gaze
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2010/02/01/neon-pandas/</link>
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		<title>untitled (31 january 2010)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[my eyes squint, trying
to decipher the white glow &#8211;
time to walk away
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2010/01/31/untitled-31-january-2010/</link>
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		<title>untitled (30 january 2010)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[that buildup of cha(n/r)ge
as the sky goes dark:  i love
just before it rains
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2010/01/30/untitled-30-january-2010/</link>
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		<title>untitled (29 january 2010)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[great black-and-grey
silhouettes cruise the coastal skies &#8211;
rain in the mountains
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2010/01/29/untitled-29-january-2010/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;the male gaze&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[new zoom lens
adds new meaning to
&#8220;the male gaze&#8221;
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2010/01/28/the-male-gaze/</link>
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		<title>untitled (27 january 2010)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[bookshelves sag under
the weight of millions of words &#8211;
a few more can&#8217;t hurt.
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2010/01/27/untitled-27-january-2010/</link>
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		<title>photography research</title>
		<description><![CDATA[browsing through
photos of naked people,
looking for good poses
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2010/01/26/photography-research/</link>
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		<title>untitled (25 january 2010)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[dusk: haloed
moon peeks through
cypress boughs
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2010/01/25/untitled-25-january-2010/</link>
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		<title>untitled (24 january 2010)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[moonlight catches an
ivory curve; should be asleep
but can&#8217;t help gazing
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2010/01/24/untitled-24-january-2010/</link>
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		<title>untitled (23 january 2010)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[white marble l.a.
sun and scene &#8212; little kids in
paper masks run by
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2010/01/23/untitled-23-january-2010/</link>
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		<title>cloudburst</title>
		<description><![CDATA[tree branches suddenly
thrash about as sideways rain
pummels the windows
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2010/01/22/cloudburst/</link>
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		<title>tempest</title>
		<description><![CDATA[blazing white &#8212; a swift
drum strike reverberates
through chest and spirit
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2010/01/21/tempest/</link>
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		<title>after a storm</title>
		<description><![CDATA[

]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2010/01/20/after-a-storm/</link>
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		<title>untitled (19 january 2010)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[the windows rattle
buffeted by water and wind:
monsoon morning
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2010/01/19/untitled-19-january-2010/</link>
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		<title>untitled (18 january 2010)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[grey clouds break;
yellow warmth pushes its way
into afternoon
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2010/01/18/untitled-18-january-2010/</link>
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		<title>untitled (17 january 2010)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[rainwater tumbles
down the spouts, rushing like
a waterfall
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2010/01/17/untitled-17-january-2010/</link>
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		<title>rain haiku</title>
		<description><![CDATA[rain sounds fill the
silence, pinging like lentils
in a metal bowl
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2010/01/16/rain-haiku/</link>
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		<title>untitled (15 january 2010)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[cold, wet wind, dark sky:
forgetting i&#8217;m in southern
california
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2010/01/15/untitled-15-january-2010/</link>
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		<title>steel and stone haiku</title>
		<description><![CDATA[back and forth across
the stone, gently coaxing the
blade spirit to shine
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2010/01/14/steel-and-stone-haiku/</link>
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		<title>untitled (13 january 2010)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[black rustling:  old man
raccoon rummages for scraps
behind the dumpster.
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2010/01/13/untitled-13-january-2010/</link>
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		<title>untitled (12 january 2010)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[drifting to sleep &#8211;
the soothing staccato
of sudden rain
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2010/01/12/untitled-12-january-2010/</link>
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		<title>untitled (11 january 2010)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[the world outside gets
indistinct &#8212; across the water,
the fog horn bellows
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2010/01/11/untitled-11-january-2010/</link>
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		<title>untitled (10 january 2010)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[driving home from the
beach &#8212; a tiny hawk perched on
a no-parking sign
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2010/01/10/untitled-10-january-2010/</link>
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		<title>untitled (9 january 2010)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[lying in bed, eyes
shut, daggers in my temples&#8230;
bargaining for sunset&#8230;
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2010/01/09/untitled-9-january-2010/</link>
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		<title>untitled (8 january 2010)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[rumble of passing
cars soothes like irregular
crashing waves
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2010/01/08/untitled-8-january-2010/</link>
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		<title>just after sunset</title>
		<description><![CDATA[cool winds shift inland,
bringing sweet hints of fennel
and eucalyptus
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2010/01/07/just-after-sunset/</link>
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		<title>quiet night</title>
		<description><![CDATA[midnight, no wind; just
the tiny pops of bursting beech
fruit under orion
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2010/01/06/quiet-night/</link>
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		<title>untitled (5 january 2010)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[sunlight slips
between drawn drapes, briefly piercing
my afternoon gloom
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2010/01/05/untitled-5-january-2010/</link>
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		<title>walking at the waterline</title>
		<description><![CDATA[i skirt the edge with
the plovers: poking in the sand,
looking for jujus
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2010/01/04/walking-at-the-waterline/</link>
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		<title>January in SoCal</title>
		<description><![CDATA[in pairs or alone,
the sun worshippers lie prostrate
on sandy towels
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2010/01/03/january-in-socal/</link>
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		<title>untitled (2 january 2010)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[seated on the grass
above the sand, drawing
on my ankles
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2010/01/02/untitled-2-january-2010/</link>
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		<title>untitled (1 january 2010)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[driving down the high-
way:  to the right, two turkeys
by the railroad tracks
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2010/01/01/untitled-1-january-2010/</link>
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		<title>untitled (31 december 2009)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[clear blue sky
above, and your head dozing
on my shoulder
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/12/31/untitled-31-december-2009/</link>
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		<title>untitled (30 december 2009)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[through the mists, across
the water, the islands sit, a scribble
on the horizon
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/12/30/untitled-30-december-2009/</link>
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		<title>late afternoon moonrise</title>
		<description><![CDATA[great white orb in the
bright blue sky, rising over terraced,
palm-topped hills
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/12/29/late-afternoon-moonrise/</link>
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		<title>winter light</title>
		<description><![CDATA[the breeze rustles
through the pine boughs bathed in
silver-blue moonlight
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/12/28/winter-light/</link>
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		<title>untitled (27 december 2009)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[gazing up:
a maelstrom of grey flecks
on a white background
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/12/27/untitled-27-december-2009/</link>
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		<title>reading together</title>
		<description><![CDATA[blanket-wrapped, we
sit side-by-side &#8212; snow builds up
on the window sill
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/12/26/reading-together/</link>
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		<title>untitled (25 december 2009)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[a baby with
tissue paper:  pure, unrefined
contentment
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/12/25/untitled-25-december-2009/</link>
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		<title>untitled (24 december 2009)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[seated at the big
table, surrounded by laughter
and sugar cookies
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/12/24/untitled-24-december-2009/</link>
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		<title>after the ice storm</title>
		<description><![CDATA[the trees groan in the
wind, branches encapsulated
in frozen time
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/12/23/after-the-ice-storm/</link>
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		<title>untitled (22 december 2009)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[black ice underfoot &#8211;
treading gingerly
up the driveway
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/12/22/untitled-22-december-2009/</link>
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		<title>winter solstice</title>
		<description><![CDATA[flying east to
Chicago &#8212; shortest day
of the year
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/12/21/winter-solstice/</link>
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		<title>21st century yule</title>
		<description><![CDATA[electric candles
burn between wire/plastic branches,
welcoming the sun
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/12/20/21st-century-yule/</link>
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		<title>untitled (19 december 2009)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I chuckle warmly
as someone&#8217;s dog frolics
in the white powder
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/12/19/untitled-19-december-2009/</link>
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		<title>winter music</title>
		<description><![CDATA[snowflakes contine
to fall in time with recorded
piano flurries
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/12/18/winter-music/</link>
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		<title>untitled (17 december 2009)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[a scraping snowplow
shatters the snow-damp
silence
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/12/17/untitled-17-december-2009/</link>
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		<title>untitled (16 december 2009)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[wrapped up tight,
as the world outside
turns white and grey
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/12/16/untitled-16-december-2009/</link>
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		<title>untitled (15 december 2009)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[hunched against the
cold, and old, red hawk eyes
the white for movement
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/12/15/untitled-15-december-2009/</link>
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		<title>untitled (14 december 2009)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[an icy damp chill
steals through the cracks in the
sliding glass door
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/12/14/untitled-14-december-2009/</link>
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		<title>untitled winter haiku</title>
		<description><![CDATA[overstuffed recliner,
book in hand &#8212; cold radiates
from frosted windows
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/12/13/untitled-winter-haiku/</link>
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		<title>untitled (12 december 2009)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[rain patters on the
rooftop &#8212; hard to keep my
eyes open
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/12/12/untitled-12-december-2009/</link>
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		<title>untitled (11 december 2009)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[standing under a
streetlight, red leaves flare
beneath the black sky
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/12/11/untitled-11-december-2009/</link>
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		<title>untitled (10 december 2009)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[i drift off
to the gentle sound of
your breath next to me
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/12/10/untitled-10-december-2009/</link>
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		<title>untitled (9 december 2009)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[finger tapping and
pen scratching:  two word weavers
creating worlds by hand
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/12/09/untitled-9-december-2009/</link>
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		<title>untitled (8 december 2009)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[scent of chicken and
spices wafts from the kitchen &#8211;
smells like home
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/12/08/untitled-8-december-2009/</link>
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		<title>untitled (7 december 2009)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[temperature drops ten
degrees &#8212; above, black cloud banks
crest the mountain tops
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/12/07/untitled-7-december-2009/</link>
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		<title>untitled (6 december 2009)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[walking home, the air
is thick with smells of
respite, home, and beans
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/12/06/untitled-6-december-2009/</link>
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		<title>pacific shoreline haiku</title>
		<description><![CDATA[late afternoon:
a cold, yellow mist rises
from the sands
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/12/02/pacific-shoreline-haiku/</link>
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		<title>untitled beach haiku</title>
		<description><![CDATA[under the cloudless
blue sky &#8212; thundercrash
and a salty spray
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/12/01/untitled-beach-haiku/</link>
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		<title>untitled (30 november 2009)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[the lone poet taps
haiku on his phone &#8212; nearby,
Storke Tower chimes eight
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/11/30/untitled-30-november-2009/</link>
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		<title>untitled (29 november 2009)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[the pregnant full moon
casts silvery anti-shadows
on leaf-strewn pavement
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/11/29/untitled-29-november-2009/</link>
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		<title>untitled (28 november 2009)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[with the first raindrop
the gathered throngs
scurry for cover
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/11/28/untitled-28-november-2009/</link>
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		<title>a holiday at my parents&#8217; house</title>
		<description><![CDATA[a full house:
everywhere toes to be stepped on
and shoulders to hug
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/11/27/a-holiday-at-my-parents-house/</link>
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		<title>Turkey Day (taking the day off)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Happy Turkey Day!  I&#8217;m taking the day off to hang out with my family.  More haiku to come tomorrow.  
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/11/26/turkey-day-taking-the-day-off/</link>
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		<title>Winter Moon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[gazing up, a great
white orb and halo dominate
the indigo sky
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/11/25/winter-moon/</link>
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		<title>late fall morning</title>
		<description><![CDATA[early morning and
the world smells richly of
wet leaves and coffee
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/11/24/late-fall-morning/</link>
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		<title>3 AM &#8211; Santa Ana Night</title>
		<description><![CDATA[lying awake,
parched throat, coyotes chattering
outside the window
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/11/23/3-am-santa-ana-night/</link>
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		<title>untitled (22 november 2009)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[just above the
horizon, the moon floats like a
yellow banana
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/11/22/untitled-22-november-2009/</link>
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		<title>the photo shoot</title>
		<description><![CDATA[staring through the
camera lens &#8212; drowning in
kaleidoscope eyes
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/11/21/the-photo-shoot/</link>
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		<title>untitled autumn haiku</title>
		<description><![CDATA[days grow shorter as
crisp, new piles of red and brown
clutter the walkway
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/11/20/untitled-autumn-haiku/</link>
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		<title>stars in the country sky</title>
		<description><![CDATA[the stars glisten like
a million white pinpricks in
an obsidian sky
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/11/19/stars-in-the-country-sky/</link>
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		<title>legba speaks at midnight</title>
		<description><![CDATA[in the blackest night,
wind gusts in the quiet
of the crossroads
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/11/18/legba-speaks-at-midnight/</link>
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		<title>untitled (17 november 2009)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[standing in line at
the grocery store &#8212; overhead,
The Doors&#8217; &#8220;People Are Strange&#8221;
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/11/17/untitled-17-november-2009/</link>
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	<item>
		<title>Making: haiku #4</title>
		<description><![CDATA[final adjustments
made &#8212; enjoying the satisfying
glow of completion
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/11/16/making-haiku-4/</link>
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		<title>Making: haiku #3</title>
		<description><![CDATA[concentric twisting
bold and nut.  Tight &#8212; just
a quarter turn more
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/11/15/making-haiku-3/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Making: haiku #2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[riffling through a
box of sockets: talismans
of precision
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/11/14/making-haiku-2/</link>
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	<item>
		<title>Making: haiku #1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[squinting at tiny
solder points, metallic fumes
sting my nostrils
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/11/13/making-haiku-1/</link>
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		<title>untitled (12 november 2009)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[little brown thrush sits
amongst the red paper flowers,
unbothered by thorns
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/11/12/untitled-12-november-2009/</link>
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		<title>untitled (11 november 2009)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[the temperature
drops and the breeze picks up,
smelling of rain
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/11/11/untitled-11-november-2009/</link>
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		<title>before the rain</title>
		<description><![CDATA[the air is quiet,
just a few small cheeps in the trees &#8211;
under an iron sky
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/11/10/before-the-rain/</link>
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	<item>
		<title>untitled (9 november 2009)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[nodding off
at my desk &#8211;
empty house
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/11/09/untitled-9-november-2009/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>autumn night haiku</title>
		<description><![CDATA[cold west wind &#8212; above,
brown and black mottled sky and
a handful of stray stars


]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/11/08/autumn-night-haiku/</link>
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	<item>
		<title>coffeehouse haiku</title>
		<description><![CDATA[waiting for my
coffee, staring blankly at the
scarred wood tabletop
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/11/07/coffeehouse-haiku/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>the perfect latte</title>
		<description><![CDATA[swirls of white and tan
foam suspended atop blessed
bean nirvana
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/11/06/the-perfect-latte/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>heading out just after sunset</title>
		<description><![CDATA[stepping out of the
front door &#8212; welcoming crispness
and violet clouds
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/11/05/heading-out-just-after-sunset/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>by bedside lamplight</title>
		<description><![CDATA[you lie in bed
novel in hand, sleepy
face next to mine
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/11/04/by-bedside-lamplight/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>while driving alone at night</title>
		<description><![CDATA[cold, deep fog
clings to the lampposts &#8211;
damp silence
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/11/03/while-driving-alone-at-night/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>seaside haiku</title>
		<description><![CDATA[glaring sun &#8211;
in the distance,
a fog horn lows
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/11/02/seaside-haiku/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>the eternal sweeper</title>
		<description><![CDATA[five in the morning,
seven at night &#8212; the rasp of
bristles on concrete
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/11/01/the-eternal-sweeper/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Halloween lanterns</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ghoulish faces
flicker on porchsteps: helping the
spirits find their way
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/10/31/halloween-lanterns/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>pumpkin carving</title>
		<description><![CDATA[hollowed, carved and hallowed:
grinning orange totems with
little candle souls
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/10/30/pumpkin-carving/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>morning, after the bedroom window was left open</title>
		<description><![CDATA[wrapped in blankets, I
struggle to find a reason
to get out of bed
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/10/29/morning-after-the-bedroom-window-was-left-open/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>meditation haiku #1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I close my eyes
and breath &#8212; beneath the blackness
a million colors
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/10/28/meditation_haiku_no_1/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>untitled (27 october 2009)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[sitting at the
sunlight drenched window, the breeze
carries hints of salt
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/10/27/untitled-27-october-2009/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>untitled driving paranoia haiku</title>
		<description><![CDATA[perched atop light poles
great white cameras stare with
omnipresent eyes
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/10/26/untitled-driving-paranoia-haiku/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>untitled (25 october 2009)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I sit and wait for
the car to wake up &#8211;  a low
grumbling machine yawn
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/10/25/untitled-25-october-2009/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>untitled (24 october 2009)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I gaze upward;
dozens of con trails etch the
cerulean sky
]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2009/10/24/untitled-24-october-2009/</link>
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