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lost and found causes

Monday, August 26th, 2013

Ideals outlast our
actions, principles outlive
our work. Hope endures.

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praise be

Sunday, August 25th, 2013

No one leaves without
a trophy and a shout out
since specialness rules.

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franchise falloff

Saturday, August 24th, 2013

Each superhero
fights another while the bad
guys get all the girls.

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the postmodern miser

Friday, August 23rd, 2013

They stockpile wealth on
the backs of others, hoarding
their rightful plunder.

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hot in short-sleeveland

Thursday, August 22nd, 2013

The parking lot walk
back from lunch feels like a death
trudge through the tar pits.

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chalkboard biomes

Wednesday, August 21st, 2013

Some classrooms keep the
peace, others allow chaos.
A few inspire.

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the greater depression

Tuesday, August 20th, 2013

They struggle along
working three jobs, taking from
food banks, no relief.

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the college of the future

Monday, August 19th, 2013

Classrooms without walls.
Students without schedules. One
year to diploma.

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four-word contract

Sunday, August 18th, 2013

Forgetting their pens
and paper, he said “I do”
and she said “I do.”

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summer’s last hurrah

Saturday, August 17th, 2013

One last carefree day
to amble along worn streets
with no agenda.

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unswept dining area

Friday, August 16th, 2013

Elegant facade
cannot hide the shriveled corpse
of a curled cockroach.

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damp

Thursday, August 15th, 2013

Every step from the
carport to the garden bed
to the welcome mat.

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the littlest shadow

Wednesday, August 14th, 2013

Look carefully to
spy a meek clawed invader
hidden in black fur.

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academic cheat code

Tuesday, August 13th, 2013

Open book, read through
chapters, study, study, take
notes, do homework, pass.

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the naming of dogs

Monday, August 12th, 2013

Literary, on
occasion. Playful, breezy,
almost never staid.

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