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Apropos of I'm-not-sure-what, today's New York Sun dedicates the majority of its op/ed page to an excerpt of my 2003 book, Honku: The Zen Antidote to Road Rage (an excellent holiday gift, I might add). Below are some excerpts from the Sun, including some excellent poems written by visitors to my web site, honku.org. The Comments section is open for new submissions...

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Accelerator
Irresponsibility
Municipal Court

Elected morons
big SUV tax credits
don't get me started

Is it profiling
to say, "Dude in the Hummer
is an idiot"?

Morning forecast says:
It's another "bad air day"
so try not to breathe

Nissan "Armada?!"
How 'bout a Dodge "Titanic?"
A Ford "Hindenburg?"

I let you over
now where is my thank-you wave?
Honda Uncivic

Ah, New York, New York,
those horns are stressing me out -
stop spreadin' the news

Face it, city boy:
Your truck is a Mountaineer,
but you are SO not.

You from New Jersey
honking in front of my house
in your SUV

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