“We should be humbled – by earthquakes but we try to – outsmart them instead”
Archive for the ‘haiku’ Category
Haiku, Collapse-A-Roni
April 17, 2018Haiku Trilogy: Racism, Iowa Style
February 3, 2018“Old Navy asks black – man to buy the jacket he – wore into the store”
“At Old Navy we’re – not prejudiced; we just think – black people steal stuff”
“If you go shopping – while black in Des Moines prepare – to be profiled”
https://www.theroot.com/iowa-man-says-he-was-racially-profiled-by-old-navy-empl-1822622151
Haiku Duet, You Go Erin
February 3, 2018“Don’t be deterred by – your lack of experience – or fear of failure”
“From inline to ice – a Winter Games role model – for girls of color”
Haiku Quintet, Fear And Hate In The Heartland
January 31, 2018“Racism rears its – ugly head at Iowa – high school basketball”
“Spencer students chant – racist hatred at Storm Lake – basketball players”
“White privilege and – racist leaders enable – teens to fear and hate”
“Art Cullen, the Sage – of Storm Lake, speaks out against – racists and hatred”
“America needs – to dump Trump and Iowa – needs to dump Steve King”
http://www.stormlake.com/articles/2018/01/24/how-did-we-get-here
Haiku Duet, Cape Town Breakdown
January 30, 2018“The canary in – the climate change coal mine: Cape – Town’s water crisis”
“Capetowners will cook, – shower and wash dishes and – clothes without water”
Haiku, Vulcan Wisdom
January 29, 2018“The earlier you – retire the longer you – will live and prosper”
Haiku, Ice
January 28, 2018“When thawing ice cracks – it resonates like a peal – of summer thunder”
Haiku, Semisonic
January 28, 2018“A great and under – appreciated band from – Minneapolis”
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