abundant sunshine–
a praying mantis guards
a rose bush
Published by
Mike W. Blottenberger
Mike W. Blottenberger (mwayten at hotmail.com) lives in Hanover, PA and is the author of a book of poetry Morsels of Manna (Mellen Press). His work has appeared in American Tanka, Frogpond, Mid-America Poetry Review, Tundra, and The William & Mary Review.
He did not start writing haiku until after the death of his younger sister five years ago.
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a praying mantis
watches the leaves change
a cat waits
a praying mantis
watches the leaves change
a cat waits
perching so still
on the bloom
praying mantis teaches me to pray
Silence, pleace!
Let’s listen to
the noon prayer
Early morning
prayer plants
waking up too
greying hair
tattered leather pouch, cross his shoulder —
dirt stains his face