all-night diner ?
scrying my future
in a coffee cup

 

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Mark E. Brager

Mark E. Brager lives with his wife and son in Columbia, MD, just outside of Washington, DC, where he works as a public affairs executive. His poems have appeared in haijinx, Prune Juice, Haiku Pix Review, The Heron's Nest, Notes from the Gean, and DailyHaiku.

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    all-night diner –
    scrying my future
    in a coffee cup

    —MARK E. BRAGER
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    What a wonderful haiku. It's also like an opening line to a great crime noir novel.
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    I really admire the use of the verb 'scrying' which makes the haiku even stronger, and a good use of a gerund with no ambiguous aftertaste.
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    I just have to say I love it!

    kindest regards,

    Alan
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