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1. a flaw in weather technology
   Who ever heard of
   meteorological
   seasonal rodent?
2. 140 characters at a time
   I joined Twitter at
   long last, but now I won’t have
   time to surf Friendster.
3. a little too frosty
   When you can see your
   breath with your eyes closed, it’s way
   too cold to exhale.

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1. the eerie quiet
   After the crater,
   an unspoken wake begins,
   to pay our respects.
2. uncool beans
   Sitting in Starbucks
   makes me smell like burnt coffee
   long after I leave.
3. ponderings on mid-life
   It was then his life
   had spun out of control, a
   hopeless wreck of dreams.

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1. yin and yang
   Much is given, much
   is asked. Somewhere, the harvest
   matches the hungry.
2. pastoral inhabitants
   Farm roll call: goats, cats,
   peacock, chickens, puppies, cows,
   llamas, pigs and worms.
3. composed at a keyboard
   Can we break grip of
   technology’s distractions?
   Are we not machines?

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Torch Relay
1. Stops to light a lot of smokes along U.S. 31.
2. And to roast a pig.
3. Chased by dogs, nearly extinguished by fire hoses.
4. Flame changes to green if no traffic fatalities occur.
5. Due to severe drought conditions, torch transported by hearse surrounded by trooper cars most of the time.
6. As per contract, torchbearers must smile while using sponsor’s product, Cialis With Lime.
7. Fire bad. But free publicity good.
8. Charles Barkley runs it into Legion Field, tripping over his mouth a couple of times.
9. And lighting the cauldron, it’s the 1980 Birmingham Bulls squad!
10. And parking the cars, it’s the 1980 Birmingham Bulls squad.
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1. litter rally
   Rubbish! Unkempt room
   surrenders to posse of
   garbage bags. Rubbish!
2. firefly serenity
   They blink across the
   deep blue darkness, heralding
   winter’s departure.
3. pollen on hard times
   The yellow coats are
   coming. The yellow coats are
   coming. No escape.

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1. have holly jolly kwanzaa
   The shops are abuzz
   with bargain hunts and a few
   unhappy returns.
2. bargain has-bin
   Crazy deep discounts
   drive shoppers wild with armfuls
   of clearance goodies.
3. empty gaze
   Vacant stares greet my
   eyes from all points, including
   my own reflection.

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1. keeping hope alive
   When will the next great
   leader step forward and drag
   us into the light?
2. diplomatic tide
   Citizens of the
   world find their way to the hills
   of Alabama.
3. are you smarter than a mayoral candidate?
   Forum sheds little
   light on dark reality
   of city’s problems.

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1. techno chronic
   Simplest of gadgets
   baffles smartest of humans.
   Time to reboot life.
2. stage 6 (2007)
   Vault isn’t a real
   event, just a sponsor of
   Dance Depot dwelling.
    
   Take the floor as two.
   Swing your partner round and round.
   So much fun you sweat.
3. stage 5 (2007)
   Festival for kids?
   But they’re small and can’t afford
   Publix shopping. Yet.

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1. galactic top
   Each twinkle in sky
   orbits other twinkles in
   cosmic whirligig.
2. whoa whoa whoa
   I’ve often wondered
   about horses. But not in
   a sexual way.
3. twenty-eight days later
   Short month still leaves too
   much undone. Need petition
   for new, longer day.

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1. could be verse
   Real poems have lines
   like “somber remembrance” and
   “enchanted embrace.”
2. breaking point
   Ultimate test of
   customer service: Can you
   give me change for 10?
3. overheard while shoplifting
   If you think that’s bad,
   wait until you hear about
   my other gallstone.

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1. I know that of which I speak.
2. Let’s face it: Tis better to have loved and won.
3. Now is the winter of our dysfunction.
4. If you love someone, set them… up?
5. I laugh in the face of commitment.
6. Some call me the gangster of love (and I’ve ordered a hit on Cupid).
7. Bad question: Who are you, and what are you doing in my bed?
8. Worse question: Who are you, and what are you doing in my pants?
9. I may be cheap, but I’m also easy.
10. Today’s mantra: shoulda seen it comin’, shoulda seen it comin’, shoulda seen it comin’…

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1. Houndstooth jockstrap.
2. Find a way to bring back the Statue of Liberty play.
3. Trademark motivational bumper sticker, “Get thee behind me, Saban!”
4. Get sweet tattoo of Big Al …
5. … and get that stupid “Dolphins Forever” tattoo lasered off.
6. Recruit large impressionable teens to beat the holy hell out of other large impressionable teens for 12 or so Saturdays.
7. Paunch it up with steady diet of Golden Flake and Coca-Cola.
8. Give 110 percent. Take the team to the next level. Play with intensity.
9. Finally, finally splurge on premium unleaded gas.
10. Walk on water. Then turn water into dirty, well-trod wine.

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1. diner’s choice
   Tell me all about
   
the specials, and bring me an
   
appetizing dish.
    
2. snakes off a plane
   World holds its breath as
   
terror almost strikes again.

   Calamity? Tamed.
    
3. noon shall pass
   Choice at lunchtime is
   
extracubicular jaunt
   
or eating at desk.
    

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Then
1. Fear of turbans.
2. Fear of white powder.
3. Fear of Osama.
4. Fear of speaking out.
5. Fear of uber-jingoistic country anthems.
6. Fear of yellow cake and aluminum tubes.
7. Fear of knowing too little.
8. Fear of sharing too much.
9. When is it OK to laugh?
10. When is it OK to stop crying?
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1. drops on in
   Flowers are coming
   thanks to these passing showers
   that soak up the sun.
    
2. uno de mayo
   Workers’ holiday
   marks birth of eight-hour day.
   Almost quittin’ time?
    
3. señor suave visits the patio
   Older gent puffs on
   cigarette and borrowed time,
   with stylish mustasche.
    

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