Monday Morning Coffee Break
(Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
A?barefoot man with ropes slung over his shoulders and a long-handled axe in his belt scoots up a eucalypt, tearing off limbs as he goes, stopping to chop off larger branches. The thunk-thunk of axe on wood rings throughout the neighborhood. As the tree disappears, the sky expands.
cloud spotting ?
the rattle of a spoon
in an empty cup
March 4th, 2013 at 2:23 pm
Beautifully written. Succint but bursting with images.
March 4th, 2013 at 11:06 pm
What a wonderful haiku to follow the prose. Each seems to echo back and forth adding new dimensions.
Lynette
March 5th, 2013 at 3:44 am
sun scorching
once was shadowed soil
dustdevil
March 5th, 2013 at 10:49 am
I love the verb 'scoots' :)