"Warren, line three, please." Annoying public address. (He's a busy man.)

(instrumental)

Unstoppable thief, Never aware of our needs, Time flows on and on.

six 7/8 schlemiel schlemazel It's an instrumental, too.

9/11, I . . . (Do I have survivor's guilt?) . . . worked a normal day.

Got to get going! Only ninety days remain To pen forty more. (I'd reached the halfway mark for eighty haiku; I must have written this sometime in November 2011.)

Answering machine. You might have something to say When you hear the beep. Those who have my home phone number know that this has been my actual answering machine message for over a year.

The curse of our time: Cellular stupidity. Can you hear me now?

Tied up, fourteen-all. Coiled tight, yet poised, until He hears, "Ready . . . fence!"

May the twenty-first, Harold Camping said, "It's done." Sinners, best repent. May the twenty-one, Party time for ev'ryone. Sinners, best repent.

A simple table Set before my enemies, My head anointed.

Complete innocence, My Kindergarten mind-state. Why are kids so mean?

Believe in something, But not what they dream about; Their dreams are evil.

The last song for the challenge

Too bad I don't know how to play an actual violin.

mellow good vibe guitar synth tune....instrumental

gentle flowing guitar synth,acoustic guitar instrumental

Watching events unfold in Syria...I can't imagine what its like...to all those caught in the crossfires throughout the world...hang in there...