Hospitalized, former Minneapolis mayor tweets poem to followers

The Star Tribune reports that former Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak was hospitalized after becoming short of breath while cross country skiing Saturday. Rather than wait for a get well card, Rybak tweeted his own getting well verse from the hospital.

My cardiac surprise/Gave me quite a start/But it proves this politician/Has a great big heart

— R.T. Rybak (@R_T_Rybak) January 4, 2014

Yay! He's tweeting! @R_T_Rybak: My cardiac surprise/Gave me quite a start/But it proves this politician/Has a great big heart

— JustJudy (@justjudyanne) January 4, 2014

@R_T_Rybak best tweet! Get better, Minnesota isn’t done with you yet! #bestmayorevah

— Suzi (@suziMN) January 4, 2014

Hang tough, @R_T_Rybak. Need anything? Hot Cocoa? Boombox? You name it.

— Andrew Hunt (@ahuntre) January 4, 2014

Poetry lives! Swift healing RT. RT @R_T_Rybak My cardiac surprise/Gave me quite a start/But it proves this politician/Has a great big heart

— Springboard for the Arts (@SpringboardArts) January 4, 2014

OK, tweeting is a good sign. When you're back on facebook we can relax even more. @R_T_Rybak

— Greg Laden (@gregladen) January 4, 2014

In case you were wondering…

By the way the ski trails at Wirth are awesome today

— R.T. Rybak (@R_T_Rybak) January 4, 2014