diff --git a/senju/haiku.py b/senju/haiku.py
index 66d5348..f117a5f 100644
--- a/senju/haiku.py
+++ b/senju/haiku.py
@@ -59,3 +59,7 @@ class Haiku:
                 continue
 
         return haiku
+
+
+DEFAULT_HAIKU: Haiku = Haiku(["Purple petals rise", "Defying fragile beauty",
+                              "Fiercely breathing life"])
diff --git a/senju/store_manager.py b/senju/store_manager.py
index e99b98e..4c30543 100644
--- a/senju/store_manager.py
+++ b/senju/store_manager.py
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ from typing import Optional
 from tinydb import TinyDB
 from tinydb.queries import QueryImpl
 
-from senju.haiku import Haiku
+from senju import haiku
+from senju.haiku import DEFAULT_HAIKU, Haiku
 
 DEFAULT_DB_PATH: Path = Path("/var/lib/senju.json")
 
@@ -51,3 +52,12 @@ class StoreManager:
         except IndexError as e:
             self.logger.error(f"The database seems to be empty: {e}")
             return None
+
+    def get_latest_haiku_or_default(self) -> Haiku:
+        id = self.get_id_of_latest_haiku()
+        if id is None:
+            return DEFAULT_HAIKU
+        haiku = self.load_haiku(id)
+        if haiku is None:
+            return DEFAULT_HAIKU
+        return haiku