when caught
how to release
resentment?
as wind disperses water
as water erodes stone
(haiga)
Month: June 2018
my brother’s gun
in the lock safe
condolence cards
leaving no will the wind
bee tree
the emptiness within
slowly fills
rugged hillside
the shape of the sapling
still in the tree
autumn leaves
an old window in the yard
reflects the sky
morning light
painting over
my painting
ballet shoes
in the Goodwill box
a child’s dream
autumn light
the school garden scarecrow
wears a tutu
asking directions
the uniformed schoolgirls
point three ways
opening night …
the stars arrive
right on time
sitting down to rush home subway
red eye flight
a round of Bloody Marys
before take-off
passive-aggressive
a slice of lemon
in her filtered water
summer breeze
the scent of juniper
in my tumbler
partying solo
I double dip
the salsa
resort town…
the watering hole
the locals use
lingering jet lag —
the clunk of a foreign coin
in the clothes dryer
glassy lake
flocks of snow geese
pull up the moon
(haiga)
winter sea
before refugees
beyond refugees