You’re worth so much more
than a dollar amount, but
those are our values.
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Poetry by Wade Kwon
haiku for 2/6/2025
You’re worth so much more
than a dollar amount, but
those are our values.
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haiku for 3/23/2024
Even when we try
to be better people, we
fall short of our goals.
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haiku for 6/29/2022
We keep score for so
long we forget what it was
that riled us before.
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haiku for 3/7/2022
Approach the front of
the stage, take a deep breath and
let out that first note.
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haiku for 11/17/2021
To puncture the staid
veil of reality, go
forth and get weirder.
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haiku for 11/14/2021
Explore the depths of
the people in your life and
discover wonders.
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haiku for 8/28/2021
You have something on
your face. No, not there. Lower.
That conniving smile.
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haiku for 8/24/2021
The people in our
lives who radiate joy stand
out for their brilliance.
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haiku for 5/2/2021
Let’s do everything
all at once without masks and
hugging and sneezing.
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haiku for 4/25/2021
We take baby steps
into a world once consumed
with disease and death.
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