Daylight savings

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Tomorrow we switch to daylight savings time. There will be that raw rub of your established rhythm against a new beat. What a great time to write a haiku! Try this formula:

1. Answer these prompts quickly and without dwelling on it.

2. Write a word(s) about the season

3. Write a word(s) about what you see out your window

4. Write a word(s) about what’s different at this hour today vs. this hour yesterday

5. Write a word(s) about an action you could take in the landscape outside your window

6. Use these words (you don’t have to use them all, and others can arise) to fashion a haiku with 5 syllables as the first line, 7 syllables as the second line and 5 syllables as the third line.

As an example, here’s my result from the answers 2) march 3) dirt, leaves 4) daffodils emerging 5) raking dead leaves :

wintry chill in march —

pushing last fall’s leaves aside

for a pale green shoot

I’m not saying it’s a masterpiece, but it gives you a general idea of what to do.