mesa shadows
sheltering briefly
in the adobe ruins
Author: Jay Friedenberg
Jay Friedenberg is a member of the Haiku Society of America and Spring Street Haiku Group in New York City. He is currently serving as Associate Editor for frogpond, the journal for the Haiku Society of America. He has had his work accepted in numerous U.S. and international journals and is the winner of multiple awards and honorable mentions in haiku contests.
multiverse –
the thirty-six views
of Mount Fuji
learning
to let go –
late summer roses
creeping fog
the distant thrum
of a harbor tug
aquarium nightshift
from one of the tanks —
the slap of a fin
along the ramparts
of the ruined fort
wild parsnip
new quarantine
a teakettle
starts to scream
bumper to bumper wildflowers along the interstate
St. Mark’s Square
a cloud of pigeons unveils
a cloud of tourists
pain meds
wandering a maze
of dim corridors
civil war cemetery
the flower holders
empty
a horse gallops
in flickering firelight
Lascaux cave
end-of-season
one after another
the carnival lights blink out
late afternoon
each tombstone
in its neighbor’s shadow
frozen lake —
her intentions
not so transparent
alone tonight
the stillness
between stars
zen garden
one rock
out of place
in the park
pigeons peck in front of
empty benches