Wade's Daily Haiku

banned words, 2021 edition

haiku for 12/30/2021

Canceled, woke, extra,
deplatform and air fryer.
(Let’s hang on to “vax.”)

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haiku for 9/27/2021

A last jaunt to the
beach, maybe a cabin, but
not the ICU.

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haiku for 8/17/2021

Return to normal,
or a march into a great
unknown risk for all.

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haiku for 8/12/2021

Classmates free of masks
and full of shots once again
crowd their old classrooms.

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haiku for 7/15/2021

Trans kids on sports teams,
Critical Race Theory and
(boo!) vaccine passports.

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haiku for 4/7/2021

Taking off work clothes
(pajamas) and slipping in-
to a nice coma.

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haiku for 1/1/21

Never have we been
so grateful to see the dawn
of another year.

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