A hibernation
that engulfs the living and
reassures the dead.
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the quiet season
haiku for 12/21/19
Month: December 2019
button-down metamorphosis
haiku for 12/20/19
He transformed himself
from nebbish host to nebbish
guru zen master.
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soldiers of misfortune
haiku for 12/19/19
One by one, they talked
up their greatest failures to
garner empathy.
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overheard at the starbucks
haiku for 12/18/19
“We sent our son to
a ritzy private school, and
he fell in with snobs.”
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christmas break
haiku for 12/17/19
A 2-week orgy
of Fortnite, new toys, sleeping
in and no homework.
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where the mall once stood
haiku for 12/16/19
Mostly empty stores
connected by empty halls
and empty food court.
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oprah’s secret children
haiku for 12/15/19
A covert squad of
heroes fighting for truth, jus-
tice and empathy.
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the bosses
haiku for 12/14/19
What the bosses want
and what the bosses need are
two different things.
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theater of the future
haiku for 12/13/19
Seats with microwaves,
send texts using movie screens,
support animals.
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trickle down santa
haiku for 12/12/19
One giant sack of
toys for rich kids, odds and ends
for the remainder.
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