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From Moose, Goose, and Orb Weaver
All seized by Haiku

"Why moose and goose?" you may ask. Back on 2/04/13 Pirate wrote a haiku with an elk in it, and I responded with
one with a moose and then included him every day. A few days later in comments Mystic asked "Where's the goose?"
So I started including her with this post on 2/07. A week later on the 14th, Mark Readfern
asked for and received a spider. The rest is history.

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Thursday, July 11, 2013

Carpe Diem #243, tribulation


parking lot morning
tires slashed paint job key-marred 
feces on the hood



Our oldest granddaughter is attending the Cecchetti Ballet Council of America Summer Intensive program at Hope College in the sleepy Calvinist town of Holland, tucked snugly into Michigan's Bible Belt.  Her mother is working at this program as head councilor.  As you can imagine, there are lots of drama possibilities with about 200 close-packed teenage girls on site.

But what greeted her this morning is described above in what might or might not be a haiku.  According to the police, it's gang-related vandalism.  That this happened in Holland and not the Detroit metroplex where we live is a bitter irony.

When Jane Reichhold advised us to be alert for the haiku moments in life, this is probably not what she had in mind.

Carpe Diem #243

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  1. AnonymousJuly 11, 2013 at 9:19 PM

    Sorry to hear the 'tribulations' in Holland ~ Wishing a much better happening ~ quite the haiku.

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  2. AnonymousJuly 11, 2013 at 10:15 PM

    Stay safe, and this is often how it happens--trouble comes unlooked for.

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  3. Maggie GraceJuly 11, 2013 at 10:42 PM

    Am so very sorry to hear this. Our news just showed two teen girls were responsible for arson in our town on several occasions. Sometimes it's a scary, sad world. Good to write about it. Therapeutic haiku ♥

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  4. ChèvrefeuilleJuly 12, 2013 at 7:58 AM

    Sorry to hear that, but yoy have caught it so well in this haiku with a kind of humor ... like the English people.

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  5. MarkJuly 12, 2013 at 11:29 AM

    Probably not...but it's a moment you will never forget, now immortalised in words. Hope this mess gets cleaned up and the culprits are apprehended!

    5 a.m. Tribulation

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  6. brudbergJuly 12, 2013 at 4:36 PM

    .. I think a haiku moment helped a little --- but really bad when things like this happens.

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  7. Magical Mystical TeacherJuly 12, 2013 at 10:21 PM

    This is very sad...

    Tribulation of an Old Woman

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  8. Sara McNultyJuly 12, 2013 at 11:27 PM

    This is an awful incident. What would moose and goose do?

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    1. JazzbumpaJuly 12, 2013 at 11:38 PM

      a deeply philosophical question
      i'm pretty sure I don't know the answer

      Cheers!
      JzB

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  9. WabiSabiJuly 13, 2013 at 10:15 PM

    So very sad,JzB. I hope it gets sorted out quickly and that the trauma recedes for your granddaughter especially!

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    1. JazzbumpaJuly 13, 2013 at 10:47 PM

      Actually Amanda was able to be a calming influence on her mom.

      Thanx.
      JzB

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