Being white and southern in New Jersey

Ben's note: Contributor Shelly Williams recently left Louisiana to start a post-law-school graduate program of some sort. She finds herself in East Orange, NJ, which turns out to be worthy of stories and pictures.

Being white and southern in New Jersey, Part 4

January 1, 2007

Winter Haiku

Snow covered sidewalk
Step, slip, slide, balancing act
Watch for yellow snow

Winter Haiku II

Bloody Fucking Cold
Train Frozen to Icy Railroad
Hypothermia

Ben's note: This one isn't really a haiku. "Train Froze to Icy Railroad" works, but sounds a bit too North Louisiana. So this one's really just a run-of-the-mill poem.