They were just trying
to get food when they were gunned
down in the open.
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Poetry by Wade Kwon
haiku for 4/12/2024
They were just trying
to get food when they were gunned
down in the open.
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haiku for 1/17/2024
With no cell service,
they charged their phones only to
use them as flashlights.
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haiku for 1/6/2024
Crowding in basements,
feeling the booms of shelling,
too aware of death.
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haiku for 11/11/2023
Those who have seen war
clamor for peace and friendship
among our nations.
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haiku for 11/8/2023
When we stop for a
moment and let people live
without doubt or fear.
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haiku for 9/19/2023
Unleashing the bomb
has brought us to the brink of
nuclear holocaust.
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haiku for 9/11/2023
Seems like we gave the
terrorists more reasons to
fight back everywhere.
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haiku for 5/29/2023
If the U.S, is
good at one thing, it’s fighting
in war after war.
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haiku for 12/25/2022
Could we lay down the
guns for a day and start a
little peace on earth?
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haiku for 12/20/2022