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- cry of the doughnut
You need some sugar
to start off the morning and
sweeten up your day. - a twinkle
His calm demeanor
belied a sense of mischief
coming from his eyes. - girl crush
She and she shared an
embarrassing amount in
common. Syn-her-gy. - collegial feelings
It’s all clicking and
not all cliques. So many I’s
in this splendid team. - an uncomfortable conversation
Would it be OK
if we worked it out one blunt
question at a time? - wistful thinking
What could’ve been, what
almost was, who should’ve mat-
tered, why dwell on it. - tell me a story again
Regale me with your
misadventures, show me your
past self one more time. - past hope
The fear deep within
pushes us to dark places
with no way to leave. - her lone voice
Her lone voice rang out
with despair. Will I ever
be enough for me? - the wonder of it all
Take time to marvel
at the bounty of life, the
majesty of you. - a dollop of kindness
It goes great with a
heaping of empathy and
gentleness of words. - the statistician’s dilemma
Count everything, make
exceptions or run away
in a mild panic? - the lurker in us all
Why dive in when you
Can watch safely from the shore?
Take that, killer sharks. - pi piper
3.141
5926535
8979 - stranger together
Our back-and-forth can
puzzle others but leads us
to fits of laughter. - all kinds of intimacy
A boundless comfort
zone, a safe space with no end
and a love assumed. - the irish of the far east
Sure, we’re all a bit
Irish, but really, when is
St. Korean’s Day? - coffee thief
He would grab a mug
from the break room and run off
one cup at a time. - a time for cartwheels
A greening of the
land, a growing warmth, a sun
smiling from above. - what concerns a neighborhood
Lost dogs and kitties,
burglars breaking into tool
sheds, rampant gossip. - the role of luck
From birth onward, luck
influences our lives more
than we would admit. - simple pleasures
A fancy dessert,
a bowl of cereal, a
purring cat, sunset. - more simple pleasures
Buttered biscuits, a
warm scarf, gentle breathing, a
super thick milkshake. - even more simple pleasures
A delightful meme,
a show on the radio,
a recognition. - time to move on
Growing contentment
meets nagging restlessness for
a ticket elsewhere. - a false unity
Let’s not look past our
differences, but agree to
disagreements now. - fearless fest
Wary attendees
ease into the fun with some
gentle icebreakers. - the route of creativity
I didn’t expect
to wander past so many
unusual sights. - mlem vs. blep
Something about tongues
and animals and how we
cannot resist them. - amazon conspiracy theory
The Prime vans circle
our homes waiting for the chance
to sell us to death. - let me fix that for you
Barge in and take charge
before the lesser grunts wreck
all of this hard work. - fools and foils
An annual rite:
The joke is on all of us
again and again. - the bug vs. the world
A microbe stops us
dead in our tracks. Can we fight
what we cannot see? - tp pdq
Rolls of gold to trade
for pelts or blubber or a
shiny new mansion. - a life on camera
Hello, colleagues, from
my cluttered kitchen and my
once clean living room. - under foot all the time
Kids, no school. Kids, no
play dates. Kids, no child care. Kids,
no church camp. Kids … no. - the ever looming specter of death
One nagging cough from
painfully short struggle with
coronavirus. - mourning the loss of normal
Crying over lost
softball games, get togethers
and the stuff of life. - a primer on social distancing
For some, 6 feet is
a mile. And for others, not
far enough at all. - in the shot, take a shot
This Zoom meeting will
never end. How do I sneak
a drink on camera? - in line at walmart 2020
Don’t stand so, don’t stand
so, don’t stand so close to me.
Please don’t stand, don’t stand. - means of transmission
Can you catch it from
a toilet seat? Can you catch
it from a death stare? - easter 2020
Bunny hops to and
fro but everyone’s hiding
their eggs inside homes. - cabin fever, catch it
Where the cabin is
a nice house and we can still
go outside at will. - small business black saturday
We witness the deaths
of restaurants and stores while
shopping Amazon. - a nonbinding stimulus
He’s outta work, she’s
outta work, so many folks
are losing their jobs. - retreat
These four walls can seem
like a sanctuary, a
prison, a flophouse. - a quiet place
The silent office
looks over an empty lot
while gathering dust. - the sudden homeschool
The kids are all in
detention, the teacher is
drinking heavily. - piece by piece
They hunched over the
table, squinting at puzzle
pieces and laughing. - social distancing two-step
Can’t hug, but can wave.
Can’t whisper, but can raise voice.
Can’t cry, but can grieve. - the potluck crew
Each dish outdoes the
last one. Each taste is even
better than we hoped. - drowning in real time
The lessons come so
quickly, it’s impossible
to keep up, catch up. - the intimidation factor
No one counted on
her bursting out with so much
energy and verve. - voices parry
She said, he said, he
said and said and said and said
and kept on going. - out-of-context theater
Not in the same ball
park but trying to achieve
collaboration. - teamwork makes the dream worthless
It all fell apart
the moment we sat down to
toil together. - the stress of it all
Work, more work, school, more
school, health, poor health and a lot
of things left unsaid. - today broke me
I’ve been sprinting the
marathon for weeks and hit
the wall. Nothing left. - the contagion
We use masks and gloves
with the hope that they hide us
from the wee killers. - thinking positive
The cough, the fever,
the trouble breathing, the test,
the wait, the results. - romeo and juliet 2020
Verona succumbs
to the plague. Star-crossed lovers
inherit it all. - little girl found
She would log into
book club each afternoon just
for her sanity. - a drive-by party
Kids wave and honk and
shout “Happy Birthday!” to her.
It gives me such hope. - peanut butter problems
Crunchy or smooth, no
one can agree on which one
goes on sandwiches. - the numbers
How many dead? How
many infected? How much
longer can we last? - me exotic
Meet my giant house
cats as they prowl the compound.
I’m the Tiger King! - the crawfish boil
Pinch the head and suck
the tail, two steps to true
tasty happiness. - something’s brewing
Coffee panic sets
in as I try to wake up
before class begins. - caveat emptor caveat
We’re gonna die from
this damn disease, but at least
we can go shopping. - a question of masks
Some are offended.
Others demand compliance.
A lot of hot air. - a notion of oppression
It isn’t about
haircuts and personal re-
sponsibility. - a bite here, a bite there
Our fearless leader
trapped in meetings all day, can’t
find time to eat lunch. - petri dish nation
The germs waited oh
so patiently to avenge
themselves on us all. - corona calendar
It is either Mon-
day or Thursday or the day
before yesterday. - toss mustard, too
Mayo is the worst.
On grilled cheese and in life. Let’s
throw it in the trash. - the inevitable second wave
All because we did
not have patience for delayed
gratification. - who’s really behind the plandemic?
I do swear on my
virginity that it’s the
New New World Order. - we’re all doomed
What if a virus
didn’t attack brains or bones
but plain ignorance? - odds, ends and assorted detritus
He took all the old
and worn-out produce and made
a composite stew. - the when of it all
Plans for the future
don’t exist. We muddle through
the endless present. - full-throated confidence in half-baked ideas
THIS IS HOW I MAKE
A POINT ON THE INTERNET,
LOUDLY AND PROUDLY. - pan-dilemma
No matter which way
we go, we’re adrift in a
sea of bad choices. - the dashboard courier
Some die, others live.
The story’s in the digits
climbing steadily. - the quest for friends
This modern life has
its drawbacks. Where does one go
for companionship? - take and take
Today we honor
their sacrifices. Can we
not sacrifice, too? - the first hundred thousand
No monument. No
flags at half-staff. Just a pile
of names and bodies. - the lost art of compromise
When the remaining
10 percent becomes too big
of an obstacle. - smotherhood
A working mom adds
teaching and babysitting
to her packed weekdays. - this perfect spring
Inhale the freshness
of nature. Admire the
beauty all around - nitrogen + oxygen 4 ever
Can we not simply
laugh at the stupidity
of most everything? - the may we were
In like a shelter-
in-place, out like a battle
over masks, distance. - catch the second wave
Bodies ride the crest
before the whole thing crashes
down like a honed scythe. - hungry are the damned
A food supply that
can’t feed hordes out of work, out
of school, out of luck. - learned helplessness
Stunned by media,
worried by “how it’ll look,”
no action today. - linn park, jefferson davis’ birthday
The statue is gone,
but the Confederacy
lives on in their hearts. - the protest and the price
Marchers shine a light
on police brutality.
while enduring it. - until my voice is raw
Black lives matter. Black
lives matter. Black lives matter.
Black lives matter. Preach. - for a few corpses more
We absolutely
need to reform the police
to save our black friends. - fears of a black planet
Coronavirus,
police brutality and
white fragility. - damn tired
Are we feeling spent
by the chaos in our lives
and everywhere else?
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