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1. Alan Summers Says:
   November 7th, 2023 at 8:59 am

   Can political elections or any kind of these things get any stranger, I wonder.

   spindrift…
   another wave
   of election ads

   —Dan Curtis

   Spindrift, the spray blown from cresting waves during a gale. And also my parallel reading method reads it as: spendthrift, a person who spends money in an extravagant, irresponsible way.

   Elections use up millions upon millions of dollars or pounds etc… that could be used instead for social improvements,

   Thankfully the UK doesn't seem to have those weird election ads on television etc… other than creepy leaflets and pamphlets using up trees.

   .

   snowbound in light the other side of an election

   Alan Summers

   Publication credit: Prune Juice issue 33 ed. Thomas Haynes (March 2021)
   Touchstone Award nominated

2. Dan Curtis Says:
   November 8th, 2023 at 11:10 am

   Alan, thank you for taking the time to read my haiku and comment on it. I particularly like your parallel reading of "spendthrift".

   I also like your monoku – 'snowbound in light" is very evocative.

   Dan

3. Alan Summers Says:
   November 8th, 2023 at 4:45 pm

   Thanks Dan!

   I find parallel reading both intriguing and also useful to show there's more than one way to commit to 'modern haiku'.

   Alan

4. Marion Clarke Says:
   November 9th, 2023 at 9:36 am

   Nicely done, Dan.

   And of course line one makes me think of spin doctors.

   marion

5. Dan Curtis Says:
   January 9th, 2024 at 6:57 pm

   Thank you, Marion! I'm pleased this works for you.

6. Harry Says:
   December 17th, 2023 at 6:02 pm

   Political tides never seem to ebb, just another spindrift of election ads crashing in.

7. Dan Curtis Says:
   January 9th, 2024 at 6:58 pm

   Thanks for taking the time to comment, Harry.

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