The cough, the fever,
the trouble breathing, the test,
the wait, the results.
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thinking positive
haiku for 4/30/20
Tag: health
the contagion
haiku for 4/29/20
We use masks and gloves
with the hope that they hide us
from the wee killers.
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today broke me
haiku for 4/28/20
I’ve been sprinting the
marathon for weeks and hit
the wall. Nothing left.
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that nagging cough
haiku for 2/26/20
Probably nothing.
Nothing except the early
warnings of a plague.
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the slouch patrol
haiku for 10/2/19
Proper posture puts
a positive panache on
poorly propped people.
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the careful addict
haiku for 9/23/19
He played a deadly
game with pills and boredom, one
he would surely lose.
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words to diet by
haiku for 8/18/19
“Nothing tastes as good
as skinny feels,” said no one
ever while croaking.
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the waiting area
haiku for 8/15/19
Uneasy chairs and
cold coffee for those who need
the doctor’s report.
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if we just breathe
haiku for 8/2/19
We do it without
thinking, yet we think we can
do it mindfully.
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another skipped dinner
haiku for 7/29/19
Home so late and straight
to bed, the belly rumbling,
the psyche sleepy.
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