A new store here, a
refurbished store there. Shoppers
flock to their havens.
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Poetry by Wade Kwon
haiku for 4/14/2023
A new store here, a
refurbished store there. Shoppers
flock to their havens.
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haiku for 4/12/2023
Branded candles and
patriotic flags, T-shirts
and some handmade soaps.
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haiku for 9/8/2022
haiku for 1/10/2022
The reliable
old Walmart, where cheapness is
the ultimate good.
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haiku for 1/9/2022
One by one the stores
fled, or worse, sank deeper in
the fetid water.
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haiku for 1/8/2022
haiku for 11/26/2021
We shop from our phones
and check out on our doorsteps.
It’s retail’s revenge.
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haiku for 6/14/2021
Come on down to the
furniture palace … pick it,
carry it, build it.
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haiku for 1/23/20
All I want to know
is brand, price, size, warranty,
color and rating.
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haiku for 8/4/19
The budget goes out
the window when it comes to
impulsive buying.
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