Go walking, lift weights,
watch documentaries, write
poetry, dine out.
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what i like to do
haiku for 2/12/2025
Tag: recreation
up next … summer
haiku for 5/31/2024
Carefree days of hot
weather, cold drinks, all under
a brilliant blue sky.
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how we commemorate this memorial day
haiku for 5/27/2024
Picnic, prayer, beach trip,
grilling, cleaning graves, reflect,
storytelling, “Taps.”
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only so many saturdays in a year
haiku for 5/25/2024
A plethora of
choices from festivals to
art shows to cook-offs.
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the pool is open
haiku for 4/21/2024
Alert the lifeguards
and get out the deck chairs. It’s
time to go swimming.
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sharing the photo albums
haiku for 1/18/2024
The residents burst
to life as they gazed at old
pictures from their youth.
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fun around the pool
haiku for 8/22/2023
Float around with friends,
sipping coladas, swatting
insects, keeping cool.
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the hazing ritual
haiku for 10/20/2022
Get beaten over
and over because it’s how
we always do things.
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yelling, gesturing, repeating
haiku for 10/15/2022
Talking in vain while
listening to the band play
deafeningly loud.
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fall festival season
haiku for 10/5/2022
Bring on the art and
exotic foods and music
and cooler weather.
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