memories of solitary lunches:
the sound of Eddie Pepitone
the taste of chicken makhani
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16 January 2023
State College PA
Category: Haiku
the pile of unread poetry books
grows from my desk
like the tree in Eden
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15 January 2023
State College PA
sometimes the metaphors
come too easily
my borrowed door is off its hinges
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14 January 2023
State College PA
a gentle tug of war
box fan versus
space heater
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13 January 2023
State College PA
a flicker of blue light
against the winter glass
an old woman seeks company
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12 January 2023
State College PA
everything I read is sad
perhaps the reason
isn’t everything I read
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10 January 2023
State College PA
green shoots of hope spring
up through the muck despite
the best efforts of the boot
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9 January 2023
State College PA
eternally watching The Man Who Fell To Earth
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8 January 2023
State College PA
the room is a little too warm
Bing is singing the classics
later there’ll be snow
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7 January 2023
State College PA
the cold has returned
the men are stacking
bottles of wine on shelves
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6 January 2023
State College PA
I am constantly surprised by the sunrise
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5 January 2023
State College PA
I saw every dog today
and all of their humans
it’s 1° warmer than Tucson
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4 January 2023
State College PA
navigating the tiny rivers
running along the streets
too warm for this down vest
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3 January 2022
State College PA
the soft whoosh of infrequent cars
past the bagel shop
the snow mounds, nearly gone
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2 January 2023
State College PA
the sound of a dog
lapping water from a bowl
January thaw leaves deep puddles
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1 January 2023
State College PA