1222 5 5
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This morning I found
A big black crow
Working over a flattened
Squirrel in the middle
Of the road
First day of winter
Longest night
Shortest day
No problem
The rest of the year
Should be a breeze
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1981 12 10
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honey/she said/with a wink/and a twinkle
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A tanka poem inspired by the CEO's apology and a 10% discount for the 40 million debit card numbers stolen at Target store since Black Friday.
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1334 11 7
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“Everything is neon, “ I say.
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332 3 2
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And part of us wants to cry at the stained undershirts your dad wears.
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94 7 6
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A small mittened hand swipes
a red runny nose
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1135 0 0
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This tanka poem was inspired by news report that the Macy's of "Miracle on 34th Street" fame has a white Santa in front and a black Santa in back.
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52 3 1
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How would you describe yourself?
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1446 16 11
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In my upper room, a sermon/
was playing about sundry.
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1024 7 7
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this elegant silver wrench/
which from the opposite side/
becomes a golden Phillips-head
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1584 16 15
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lost in a taxi cab, 4:30 am
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1235 10 10
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not of time, but of all the clocks/
that tick along toward the end/
of all the possibilities.
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3 0 0
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There are no life callings
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1188 5 6
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You say you want a resolution
Well, I got one
Let's start with nothing at all
No logic, no war, no whiskey or bombs
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968 5 5
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Z. takes lewd/suggestions/with little blinks/of his everlasting/eyelashes.
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