Nine Haiku

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An American
flag painted on a dumpster—
what else can you say?

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What's after freedom
of religion? Maybe
freedom from religion?

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For Lent I gave up
religion. Then I forgot
all about Easter.

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Don't you think if it
was really such a smart bomb
it would not go off?

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Lacking certainty
about most things we lean on
the earth's sturdiness.

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The blues by any
other name are still about
the shade of a bruise.

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There's so many
commercials, I can't remember
what I was watching.

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"So far everything
has worked out pretty well," thought
Custer one fine morn.

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Standing in line—that's
what school broke us for. A good
ride for industry.