late show on TV —
I finish cleaning up
for the cleaning lady
Month: April 2016
as if
I’m royalty —
blossoms beneath my feet
spinning
a carousel
of postcards
I see my town
as a tourist
(originally appeared in bottle rockets, #32, Feb 2015)
small town where I grew up
a rusty penny on the tracks
sepia tones
the way they spoke
back then
family reunion
forgotten
in a locket
old friends . . .
the garden fading
into twilight
visitor sign-in
the unrelenting cheerfulness
of daffodils
hospice bed
each breath
a lifetime
A haibun by Bill Gottlieb.
snow on mars tonight earth’s flaming arrow
(for David Bowie, 1/8/47-1/10/16)
(originally appeared in Roadrunner 8.4)
drifting stars
the blues song
deep in me
lightning then thunder
the steel strings of the guitar
hum
mirage
we walk all day
into the future
old pond
oil slick rainbows
slip in
pear blossoms
another parking ticket
for my stolen car
finally at peace
with my pear shape
stone buddha
falling behind
the serious hikers
wild raspberries
adopted —
at the river’s origin
I quench my thirst
(originally appeared in Bottle Rockets #34)
Haiga: a few ducks for company the long way home