I'll share with you the haiku that inspired my "Illusion" haiku as soon as I can find the author to give credit. In the meantime, I'm fascinated by how small changes can make a big difference. Examples:

Illusion may have
walked in with me, but will she
be the first to leave.

Illusion may have
walked in with me; will she be
again first to leave

Not really sure which of those I like best.

Illusion may have
walked in with me, but she will
be the first to leave.

~DM

Spiders, you can stay.
Fleas and roaches, you cannot.
We all have our lines.

~DM

Alone in a dark
house, watching the neighbors' lights
blink out around me.

~DM

Conquering the world
no longer satisfying.
I close my laptop.

A glimpse of their life
ahead in their answers to
"Sunrise or sunset?"

Colorful flowers
artfully dying over
the already dead.

I appreciate the feedback on the previous haiku. I must admit I was happy with them and have since been pushing myself to create more that I was equally proud of. Apparently that's not how my creativity works though. :-) For the sake of continuing to write rather than waiting for the perfect lines to come, I post these.

Museum piece, mine.
Under glass, out of reach, my
creativity.

Sink of a thousand
knobs. Labeled in a strange tongue.
Creativity!

What's it take, LA,
for us to become SA?
~San Antonio

You say I keep you
at arm's length. I say, "I wish
I had shorter arms".

To Do

Sometimes the endless
To Do list gives me purpose.
Sometimes it doesn't.

inscription

"I love you" written
inside the book of poems
at the used book store.

reflection

Briefly, the object
smashing the mirror was as
close as it appeared.

bird's eye view

Says the bird to the
new car, old tire swing or you,
"I poop where I want!"

choice

a long drive, but i
spend minutes more in the car
until the song's end

email

The email comes in,
but it can't be sent, so here
I say, "Hi, Amy!"