Often a haiku or tanka,
usually, forgettable 

written and saved
in case I can’t come up with
something better.

In case I turn on the poem tap
and nothing flows,

in case I have poetry
constipation.

It is reassuring to have
an Emergency Poem
in the wings,

an understudy,
who will step up
during LexPoMo
so I don’t miss a day.