My goal is to write one haiku per day this year, starting on the day before the inauguration. It is meant to be both inspiration and distraction. We’ll see how long it lasts.

We know cats are great
But the grandsons who love them
Are even greater.

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Minnesota is,
Of course, the place to go for
Oysters served on ice.

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This is a family:
Different paths and patterns,
Fed by common roots.

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When viewed from above,
This country we love looks so small,
And vulnerable

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That old Christmas tree
We pushed out the window? It’s
Now a home for birds

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A white, bright fungus
Begins its slow consumption
Of the fallen tree

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I cannot think of
Gardens or spring when there are
Despots on the loose.