These four walls can seem
like a sanctuary, a
prison, a flophouse.
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retreat
haiku for 4/16/20
Tag: pandemic
a nonbinding stimulus
haiku for 4/15/20
He’s outta work, she’s
outta work, so many folks
are losing their jobs.
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small business black saturday
haiku for 4/14/20
We witness the deaths
of restaurants and stores while
shopping Amazon.
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cabin fever, catch it
haiku for 4/13/20
Where the cabin is
a nice house and we can still
go outside at will.
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easter 2020
haiku for 4/12/20
Bunny hops to and
fro but everyone’s hiding
their eggs inside homes.
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means of transmission
haiku for 4/11/20
Can you catch it from
a toilet seat? Can you catch
it from a death stare?
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in line at walmart 2020
haiku for 4/10/20
Don’t stand so, don’t stand
so, don’t stand so close to me.
Please don’t stand, don’t stand.
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in the shot, take a shot
haiku for 4/9/20
This Zoom meeting will
never end. How do I sneak
a drink on camera?
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a primer on social distancing
haiku for 4/8/20
For some, 6 feet is
a mile. And for others, not
far enough at all.
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the ever looming specter of death
haiku for 4/6/20
One nagging cough from
painfully short struggle with
coronavirus.
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