each morning
new darkness thickens–
headlights approach.
haiku
a haiku in three images
poetrya bird departs
a shaking black bough
a silent street
haiku
poetryi welcome this air
thick with the smell and chill of autumn–
before the sunrise.
get into the macro for 2 seconds, please
poetryA leak in the hull.
It’s dripping is heard louder
Than roars of the sea
au wiedersehen
poetryStormed shadows crawling
Across nearly frosted lawns,
The passage of time.
The Impending Fall
poetrySloppy drops sink in,
Autumn approaches.
haiku
poetrydisappointed
by the lack of ferocity–
waiting for the wind.
the ironic beauty of south jersey
poetrythe sun sets
behind a veil of smog,
igniting the horizon.
haiku
poetrylike the morning mist
off these forty-five islands,
our worries dissolve.
middle america
poetrysilent white giants
revolve slowly
contemplating these plains.
haiku
poetryrain water sits on
the sill of a window left
open during the storm.
haiku
poetryon the turnpike
we drove into a wall of rain–
break lights erupting.
haiku
poetryat night we count
not stars but gunshots–
five two days ago.
haiku
poetrystorefronts close
clenching like teeth
against the night.
haiku
poetryonce thought dead
these flowers bloom blood red:
after the storm.