Haiku for every day of March 2024
March 1
Wisconsin trip:
Lakes Wisconsin, Mendota
My Madison
March 2
Milwaukee Market
Watched Illini beat Badgers
Supper club Prime rib
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March 3
Lakefront home for art
Racine, Marytown, Aurand
Mother Teresa
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March 4
Breakfast with Carmen
then Portage, Indiana
Lake Michigan waves
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March 5
Valpo’s Christ College
An hour in the chapel
Then I headed home
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March 6
Marc’s back in his house
Margaret flew in from Austin
We’re here for the month
March 7
met with Dr. Deem
kidneys, blood sugar better
keep on keeping on
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March 8
Marc needs a new door
Frank and Mick will put it in
I’m glad we can help
March 9
Maple syrup flows
Over gravestones, God’s chapel
Funks Grove, gray trees green
March 10
Soul sister baptized
C-U Church meets I Hotel
We stand up and sing
March 11
When I start to pray
I’m easily distracted
God is still my friend
March 12
When I talk to God
As if he is my best friend
He’ll talk back to me
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March 13
Horses on highway
Slow down for Country Salvage
Then head for Lansfords
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March 14
Teach me to repent
These folks who listen to me
Marg, mentor and wife
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March 15
Jack’s scholastic bowl
IHSA championship!
Second team All-State
March 16
Ill vs Nebr
Illinois has won the game!
We watched with Chris’ fam
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March 17
Ill vs Wisconsin
Ill wins Big 10 championship (93-87)
Watched with Chris again
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March 18
We’ll play Morehead State
Ill 3 seed at March Madness
Win! … Lose and go home
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March 19
This little light of mine
I’m gonna let it shine – yes
Let it shine, let it …
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March 20
So many meetings
People lend me energy
All alike – God’s kids
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March 21
First game of tourney
Acrobatic basketball
On to Saturday
March 22
Get ready to leave
Illini friends and places
hospitality
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March 23
Watched Ill game, Hope, Ark
Heading to the Sweet Sixteen
Ill 89, Duquesne 63
March 24
Kilgore, Palm Sunday
Casey priest, Michelle my host
Procession, potluck
March 25
Monday in Austin
All day, not a single plan
Sleep, rest, pray, read … peace
March 26
Jasper is with me
Marg coming on a jet plane
Plane in the dark night
March 27
Got a new doctor
Referred by Pam Rugeley
Diabetes doc
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March 28
Triduum begins
Remember the Last Supper
Jesus leaves in love
March 29
Walk Jesus’ stations
hang the shroud, cover the cross
O! Great wails of grief
March 30
On this day, silence
Jesus, harrowing of hell
Stories from the Book
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March 31
and now rejoicing
Our Lord Jesus has risen
The grave is empty!