Disappointingly, I find myself forced to abruptly cease our eagerly awaited community Poetry Appreciation Circle. It seems that my efforts to provide personalized haikus for each member of our neighborhood have not elicited the intended appreciation. Instead, it appears that certain individuals have taken offense to my poetic offerings, using them as kindling for some sort of bonfire ritual in the town square. Had you asked me when I first initiated our Poetry Circle how many fires would be...