Polarization (quasi haiku)

After my recent post “Deflecting Political Labels” and my impassioned plea for ending use of political labels and for ending polarization in American sociey,

https://andrewsmcbride.wordpress.com/2010/08/12/deflecting-labels/

I thought I would lighten things up a bit. Here’s a quasi haiku:

arguing / over the Arctic– / polarization

~ Andrew Shattuck McBride

Oh, no – more to think about!

Note: it’s a quasi haiku because there is no true seasonal reference or cutting word. Those are two elements which are normally – but not always – found in haiku.

About Andrew Shattuck McBride

I am a writer, editor, writing coach, and consultant. I work in a variety of genres, including poetry, short stories, and creative non-fiction. I also have a couple of novels simmering on back burners. THANK YOU to Nan Macy of Village Books for taking this photo (June 2011).
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