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		<title>untitled haiku (27 november 2011)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[clear pacific night: crescent moon and evening star over oil rigs&#8217; glow]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2011/11/28/untitled-haiku-27-november-2011/</link>
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		<title>early winter montana (25 november 2011)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Magpie preens on the fencepost; golden sunlight on distant snow-capped peaks]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2011/11/25/early-winter-montana-25-november-2011/</link>
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		<title>untitled haiku (14 november 2011)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[White pillows of cloud roll across the mountain tops&#8211; late afternoon glow]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2011/11/15/untitled-haiku-14-november-2011/</link>
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		<title>untitled haiku (1 november 2011)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[hard tension and awkward, pregnant silences&#8211; shadowed moon tonight]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2011/11/01/untitled-haiku-1-november-2011/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;indian summer&#8221; (15 october 2011)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[crows cawing on the roof as the temperature rises and dry leaves skitter]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2011/10/15/indian-summer-15-october-2011/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;centering&#8221; (2 september 2011)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[eyes closed, breathing deep in&#8230; out&#8230; in&#8230; out&#8230;. allow the thunder  to pass]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2011/09/02/centering-2-september-2011/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;harvest season&#8221; (1 september 2011)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[like dry leaves blown underfoot, new words swirl on the cool autumn breezes]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2011/09/01/harvest-season-1-september-2011/</link>
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		<title>untitled haiku (30 august 2011)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[said the wrong thing &#8211; tension over stupid shit spoils a good day]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2011/08/30/untitled-haiku-30-august-2011/</link>
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		<title>meditation (24 august 2011)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[seated, thoughts flow around the mental block: a gentle nudge, and the world clears]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2011/08/24/meditation-24-august-2011/</link>
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		<title>untitled morning haiku (8 june 2011)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[grey mist obscures the mountain tops &#8212; tiny rain drops spatter the windshield]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2011/06/08/untitled-morning-haiku-8-june-2011/</link>
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		<title>ennui of spam</title>
		<description><![CDATA[wading through nonsense ads, confidence games, and dross &#8211; commentary wasteland]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2011/05/18/ennui-of-spam/</link>
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		<title>The inevitable apology post…</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Right, so&#8230; as is so often the case, the project seemed to trail off a bit toward the end.  Definitely didn&#8217;t reach the number of poems I had hoped for.  Ah, well&#8230; That said, I&#8217;m still writing and creating, just doing some different stuff.  I hope some time to pick it back up.  It was [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2010/12/16/the-inevitable-apology-post/</link>
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		<title>untitled (16 march 2010)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[tromping up the bluffs, a tell-tale frond, flash of steel: hunting wild fennel]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2010/03/16/untitled-16-march-2010/</link>
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		<title>untitled (3 march 2010)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[sitting in climate controlled courtyard under twelve-story skylight, watching koi]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2010/03/03/untitled-3-march-2010/</link>
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		<title>at moonrise</title>
		<description><![CDATA[a great orange globe surmounts the hills, threatening to swallow the night]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2010/02/28/at-moonrise/</link>
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		<title>untitled (24 february 2010)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[wandering past the t-shirts &#8212; huh, they still carry guns at K-mart?&#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2010/02/24/untitled-24-february-2010/</link>
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		<title>closing early at the farmers market</title>
		<description><![CDATA[rows of spinach, carrots and beets go back into boxes &#8211; smells like fresh rain]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2010/02/21/closing-early-at-the-farmers-market/</link>
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		<title>after a kiss</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;you taste a little like technology,&#8221; she says with a quizzical look]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2010/02/20/after-a-kiss/</link>
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		<title>untitled (15 february 2010)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[awake before sunrise to birds chirping and a brisk breeze; hints of spring]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2010/02/15/untitled-15-february-2010/</link>
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		<title>birthday haiku</title>
		<description><![CDATA[thinking of a birthday haiku, love needs more than three lines]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2010/02/12/birthday-haiku/</link>
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		<title>at my parents&#8217; house</title>
		<description><![CDATA[three ravens in the pine tree;  catching up on the latest news]]></description>
		<link>http://www.matthewbendert.com/haiku-a-day/2010/02/06/at-my-parents-house/</link>
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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>
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		<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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		<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>
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		<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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