Soft noncommittal
answers dance around probing
inquiries, y’all see.
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southern politeness
haiku for 6/2/2025
Tag: South
journey on the mississippi
haiku for 5/15/2023
the death of a potato chip dynasty
haiku for 5/6/2023
The damn yankees snatched
up a hometown favorite
just to watch it die.
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weaponizing southernness
haiku for 5/2/2023
Who are these weirdos
selling biscuits in our back
yard? Pricy and twee.
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visions of winter
haiku for 12/21/2022
Southerners dream of
snow, but wake up to icy
nightmares all around.
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the sacrifices for barbecue
haiku for 5/1/2022
Working the pit at
four in the morning, tending
those meats carefully.
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the chinese of mississippi
haiku for 6/8/2021
Brought as cheap labor,
they turned to opening shops
for the Black townsfolk.
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probably apple and peach
haiku for 3/14/2021
Anyone could tell
that the translucent bag had
a mess of fried pies.
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lots of sugar, or lots and lots of sugar?
haiku for 8/31/19
They argued over
who made the better sweet tea
while eating takeout.
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southern state of mind
haiku for 6/24/19
Can’t be captured in
lame sweet tea homilies and
down home duncery.
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