Issue #10

FEBRUARY HAIKU 4

CHILL WIND BLOWS : DEW DROPSWAVE EXCAVATES GRAIN OF SANDLITTLE FLAME FLICKERS

FUSION

ENGLISH WORD FUSIONSRECONFIGURE MIND TUNNELSWONJOYERFUL SPACE

HOT PINK CREPE MYRTLEFLOWERS SWAYED BY SULTRY WINDS –COTTON CLOTHES DRYING

LADEN WITH FLOWERSTHE ROSE OF SHARON BOWS TOTHE GARDEN BUDDHA

CHRONIC PAIN

HOLDING TOO MUCH PAIN,I STOOP, TRYING TO END IT,THEN STRAIGHTEN AGAIN.

A GULL CAWS IN FLIGHTTHE ROLLING TIDE SEETHES FORWARDCRIES ECHO THE SURF

EXPOSED

DEEP, STEAMY EXHALESFINGERNAILS SKIMMING HIS FLESHRACY INTENTIONS

DUNE FENCES

DUNE FENCESSAGGING ZIGZAGGING‒CLOUD BANKS

RUSTLING LEAVESPUMPKIN PIEWITH MOON DOLLOP

ABANDONED ROAD

ABANDONED ROADUSELESS FOR DRIVING,BUT FOR DREAMING...

SERENITY

EARLY MORNING STROLLIMMERSED IN SERENITYFRESH AIR FILLS HER LUNGS

KINDNESS

KINDNESS LOSTREMEMBERSHALLOW GRAVE

A MORNING GLORYWRAPS ITS VINES AROUND A POST,PURPLE FLOWERS BLOOM

MOURNING HAIKU

BUSHES BLOOM ANEWBUTTERFLIES APPEAR BUT SOMEBLACK MEN WILL STAY DEAD

SNOW BANKS

RED SQUIRREL SCAMPERSDIGS INTO SNOW BANKS FACE FIRSTNEW TUNNEL, COLD NOSE

DROP

THIN EYELIDS REPELSUSPICIOUS TIDE OF SUNSHINEBREACHING LASHES.

NORTHERN LIGHTS

NORTHERN LIGHTSSTILL DANCE ABOVE SAND AND SALT-A DEAD WORLD

SPRING STORM

A PEAL OF THUNDERAIR ELECTRIC AND ALIVELEAVES BEGIN TO STIR

JARS OF SAUERKRAUT

JARS OF SAUERKRAUTSTILL IN THE OLD ROOT CELLAR--IN THE AIR WILD ROSES

IN THE SCUTCH GRASS

IN THE SCUTCH GRASSPOISED, READY-AN AMBUSH OF CATS

STORM FRONT

STORM FRONTEVERYTHING BLOWING AROUNDLIKE JAZZ

TRADITION

THE GINKGO WAVES LEAVESLIKE THE GEISHA WITH HER FANS.COY, THE FLESH IS SWEET.

FRIDAY MORNING

FIRST BLUSH OF COLORPEACH SKY PEEKS THROUGH MAGNOLIAHUMMINGBIRD ARRIVES

UTAH HAIKU

FULVOUS CANYON WALLS,DROP-DEAD VERTICAL AND SMOOTH,LIKE WIRE-SLICED CHEDDAR.

TEARDROPS

YOUR LIPS QUIVERINGAS TEAR DROPS SILENTLY FALLIN THE SALTY SEA

VETERANS BRIDGE

VETERANS BRIDGEA WEEPING WILLOW FLOWSINTO STILL RIVER

DISTANT THUNDERNEW NEIGHBORSMOVING IN

CUSP

INFANT DAUGHTER SLEEPINGA STILL PONDBEFORE THE PEBBLE DROPS

SPIRITS FLY NAKED

SPIRITS FLY NAKEDCAMELS MARCHING ON THE ROADCARAVANS ARE LOST.

A RECOGNIZABLE TUNEWAFTING DOWN THE STAIRS—YELLOW TULIPS

HOME

ON THE EVEOF OUR FIRST HOME PURCHASEA SHOOTING STAR.

UNSOUND SPRING: SCENE ONE

LEGIONS OF DANDELIONSTRAMPLE DOWN A SLOPE;STRANGLES WINTER IN ITS FINAL WORDS.

UNSOUND SPRING: SCENE TWO

CHERRY TREE UNDRESSEDBY AN UNWELCOME WIND;BENEATH HER WHITE FLOWERS WEEP.

CROWDS GONETHE COSTUMED MAN WALKS HOMESPARE CHANGE IN HIS POCKETS

NIGHT STORMSEDUCTIVE—PERSIMMON

CITY SUNSET

GOLDEN, ORANGE THREADSON FLOATING GRAY CLOUDSSUNSET HOVERING.

OF JAPANESE LEGEND

RED STRING CONNECTS USDETERMINES SUCH TIMELESS LOVEOUR CRISSCROSSED STORIES

SECRET ENCOUNTER

TIGHT SILK CHEONGSAM DRESSDRAGON TEXTURE COVERS HERREFLECTS BOLD SPIRIT

OUTLINING DUSTON MY GRANDFATHER'S URNTHE PETRIFIED MOTH

RAINFOREST

TOO QUIETRIVERS PENSIVE WITH DESIRELOST DAPPLED LIGHT

HEARTBEAT

THE HEART BEATS OF LOVEWITH MURMURS OF EXCITEMENTTHE PUREST OF CARE

LATE

FIFTEEN MINUTES LATESHE PONDERS HER CHOICE OF MANNOBODY KNOWS HIS ANGST

FALL THOUGHTS

RED-YELLOW FALL LEAVESDROP ON VACANT PARK BENCHESAUTUMN NOSTALGIA

SCHOOL SUPPLIES

YOUR FATHER FORGOTSO I GO OUT LATE AT NIGHTTHE MOON UNDERSTANDS

WINTER INSECTS

WHITE CATERPILLARSSWELL ON BROWN PICKET FENCESGROWING FAT ON SNOW

THURSDAY COFFEE BREAK

THE FALL CHILL PAINTS DEATHSMOOTH ESSENCE OF FOREIGN LANDSBEAN BLOOD IN A MUG

PLATFORM PIGEON

ONE-FOOTED PIGEONLIMPING ALONG TRAIN PLATFORMPECKING AT REFUSE

A LITTLE BLACK DRESSAND PALE LEGS ON THE ASPHALT.HER SHOES ARE MISSING.

INDIGO LADIES

INDIGO LADIESDANCE ON THE WINDOW SILLHOLLYHOCKS

AUTUMN HOME

RAIN SPATTERED SIDEWALKSBLACK ANTS WRITING THEIR WAY HOMEI WALK ON THE LAWN.