Urban life, 17 syllables at a time. Tweeting @jmasengarbTumblr (3.0; @jmchicago)http://jmchicago.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0ab7658b2d55b81733797883dcebaebb/tumblr_mloppdOVXc1qgk9cho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" data-ft='{"type":45}'><span class="hasCaption"><strong>day of heavy rain / <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isham_Randolph" target="_blank">Isham Randolph</a> not amused / river re-reversed<br/></strong></span></span><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" data-ft='{"type":45}'><span class="hasCaption">Chicago haiku no. 112 | April 2013<br/></span></span></p>http://jmchicago.tumblr.com/post/48658996531http://jmchicago.tumblr.com/post/48658996531Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:34:25 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fbfec7e769021678a8d90e9d0dbf4b81/tumblr_mloplzYum01qgk9cho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" data-ft='{"type":45}'><span class="hasCaption"><strong>late winter sunset / day not taken for granted / train carries me home</strong><br/>Chicago haiku no. 111 | March 2013<br/></span></span></p>http://jmchicago.tumblr.com/post/48658813612http://jmchicago.tumblr.com/post/48658813612Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:32:23 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/fd9bfc5bf35efe48171f5a77754f8038/tumblr_mhb8xhCDra1qgk9cho1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>weather bartender / tries fancy wintry cocktail / I like my snow neat</strong> <br/>Chicago haiku no. 110 | January 2013</p>http://jmchicago.tumblr.com/post/41657566228http://jmchicago.tumblr.com/post/41657566228Sun, 27 Jan 2013 18:48:53 -0600<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8tmciEtCZ1qgk9cho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>careful Walgreen’s choice / new city ambassador / will travel the world</strong><br/>Chicago haiku no. 109 | August 2012</p>http://jmchicago.tumblr.com/post/29513771281http://jmchicago.tumblr.com/post/29513771281Wed, 15 Aug 2012 18:53:06 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7wrs6R2hp1qgk9cho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong><span class="hasCaption">it’s 98 but / grateful I didn’t have to / lace up my corset</span><span class="hasCaption"><br/></span></strong><span class="hasCaption">Chicago haiku no. 108 | July 2012</span><strong><span class="hasCaption"><br/></span></strong></p>http://jmchicago.tumblr.com/post/28250313006http://jmchicago.tumblr.com/post/28250313006Sun, 29 Jul 2012 01:09:42 -0500Chicagohaikusummerheatwave<p><strong>city inferno / cooled with two icy showers / and peppermint soap</strong><br/>Chicago haiku no. 107 | July 2012</p>http://jmchicago.tumblr.com/post/27892300165http://jmchicago.tumblr.com/post/27892300165Tue, 24 Jul 2012 00:39:33 -0500Chicagohaikusummerheatwave<p><strong>he stuns train riders / large bad-assed dude answers phone / &#8220;Good morning, sweetie!&#8221;</strong><br/>Chicago haiku no. 106 | June 2012</p>http://jmchicago.tumblr.com/post/27892225446http://jmchicago.tumblr.com/post/27892225446Tue, 24 Jul 2012 00:38:07 -0500Chicagohaikucta<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m67miw1gl71qgk9cho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span class="hasCaption"><strong>wanna install my / AC is not pick-up line / or euphemism</strong><br/></span><span class="hasCaption">Chicago haiku no. 105 | June 2013<br/></span></p>http://jmchicago.tumblr.com/post/25910929747http://jmchicago.tumblr.com/post/25910929747Tue, 26 Jun 2012 00:42:32 -0500Chicagohaikusummer<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4cto6d3XF1qgk9cho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>war health banks coal drugs / if you’ve got a complaint then / this is your weekend</strong><br/>Chicago haiku no. 104 | May 2012</p>http://jmchicago.tumblr.com/post/23462942473http://jmchicago.tumblr.com/post/23462942473Sun, 20 May 2012 22:57:42 -0500ChicagohaikuNATOprotests<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m46g99Yf0M1qgk9cho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>hometown architect / for New York’s glitz swagger king / begrudged, we like it</strong><br/>Chicago haiku no. 103 | May 2012</p>http://jmchicago.tumblr.com/post/23235445933http://jmchicago.tumblr.com/post/23235445933Thu, 17 May 2012 12:22:21 -0500chicagohaikuArchitecture<p><strong>forecasters predict / gridlock chaos, we await / NATO not snowstorm</strong><br/>Chicago haiku no. 102 | May 2012</p>http://jmchicago.tumblr.com/post/23068626515http://jmchicago.tumblr.com/post/23068626515Mon, 14 May 2012 18:44:00 -0500ChicagohaikuNATO<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m34h7dXMi51qgk9cho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>they wait outside store / perhaps Victoria was / part responsible</strong><br/>Chicago haiku no. 101 | April 2012</p>http://jmchicago.tumblr.com/post/21899469259http://jmchicago.tumblr.com/post/21899469259Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:14:00 -0500Chicagohaikulove<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m32h7sdNjO1qgk9cho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>100 haikus / still love to find small moments / in this big city</strong><br/>Chicago haiku no. 100 | April 2012</p>http://jmchicago.tumblr.com/post/21829843992http://jmchicago.tumblr.com/post/21829843992Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:19:04 -0500Chicagohaikuiamhere<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m32h4nlMWP1qgk9cho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>teen hormones, jitters / someday they’ll tell grandkids they / played Orchestra Hall</strong><br/>Chicago haiku no. 99 | April 2012</p>http://jmchicago.tumblr.com/post/21829731032http://jmchicago.tumblr.com/post/21829731032Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:17:11 -0500ChicagohaikumusicTeenagers<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2n9bi7l2u1qgk9cho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>cities aren’t perfect / but tacos found anytime / make up for a lot</strong><br/>Chicago haiku no. 98 | April 2012</p>http://jmchicago.tumblr.com/post/21287449593http://jmchicago.tumblr.com/post/21287449593Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:04:30 -0500Chicagohaikufoodcities<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1nqqbo7iT1qgk9cho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>one by one he shares / his Cheetos with train riders / much to Mom’s chagrin</strong><br/>Chicago haiku no. 97 | March 2012</p>http://jmchicago.tumblr.com/post/20122752849http://jmchicago.tumblr.com/post/20122752849Thu, 29 Mar 2012 12:46:00 -0500Chicagoctahaikukids<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0yn5h6XeM1qgk9cho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>we are suspicious / weak winter now early spring / gift we did not earn</strong><br/>Chicago haiku no. 96 | March 2012</p>http://jmchicago.tumblr.com/post/19384535581http://jmchicago.tumblr.com/post/19384535581Thu, 15 Mar 2012 23:29:00 -0500Chicagospringwinterhaiku<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0pfwrjd0i1qgk9cho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span class="hasCaption"><strong>pathetic attempt / for true Chicago snowstorm / winter tries once more</strong><br/></span><span class="hasCaption">Chicago haiku no. 95 | February 2012<br/></span></p>http://jmchicago.tumblr.com/post/19103243064http://jmchicago.tumblr.com/post/19103243064Sat, 10 Mar 2012 23:14:00 -0600Chicagowinterhaiku<p><strong>like your wink smile / but wish you would have taken / off your left glove first</strong><br/>Chicago haiku no. 94 | February 2012</p>http://jmchicago.tumblr.com/post/17061500045http://jmchicago.tumblr.com/post/17061500045Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:44:00 -0600ctaChicagohaiku<p><strong>cool hip hop teen boy / holds door for me and girlfriends / he has potential</strong><br/>Chicago haiku no. 93 | February 2012</p>http://jmchicago.tumblr.com/post/17061455418http://jmchicago.tumblr.com/post/17061455418Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:43:00 -0600Chicagohaikuteenagers