Press the button. No.
Press it again. No. Press. No.
Press. No. Press. Yes. Whew.
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will it start?
haiku for 1/4/2024
Tag: cars
waiting for the tow truck
haiku for 11/18/2023
Smoke is coming from
the engine. At least nothing
is on fire. Yet.
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parking entrepreneurs
haiku for 10/5/2023
They tow all makes with
enthusiasm and greed.
What a slimy scam.
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phantom boxcars
haiku for 6/22/2023
The alarms clanged with
the gates down, but no train passed
through the lone crossing.
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the great car cleanup
haiku for 4/26/2023
We reach over and
under seats to collect the
mountains of discards.
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pothole city
haiku for 3/3/2023
Cars bounce and tires
pop on the unkempt roads of
our metropolis.
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southern snafus
haiku for 11/10/2022
four-wheel money machine
haiku for 9/14/20
It’s tough to work when
other drivers treat your car
like a piñata.
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the old batch of cars
haiku for 11/26/19
Who wants this year’s lame
models when next year’s models
are so similar?
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