A Collection of Haiku
An Ithican queen
Dressed in linen and despair
Who will string the bow?
I sing of the thaw
Of the cracking and melting
From ice to liquid
The politician
Just tripped over his own words
With no place to land
When fear breeds anger
And anger festers to hate
Then domination
A bitter morning
He didn’t know he would die
And rise in honor
When the seen is blurred
And all is refutable
What space left for truth?
The Tragedy of Alex Pretti
Vengeful Achilles
Dragged fearless Hector’s body
For all Troy to weep
A tender ratoon
Betokens a fresh issue
New life from a stalk
Who would count the blooms
Or find one best of the rest
Each makes others glow
Lucre means little
In the company of stars
As the space expands
Colors in the wind
Headed west on the ridgeline
Poppies on my right
60 Years Ago in America
Instead of sharing
City swimming pools were drained
Then filled with hatred
Leaping limb to limb
Rascals - rogues - and scallywags
Squirrels in springtime!
In my faded hat
And boots dusted from the miles
On another trek
Stormy Saturday
Thunder and white hot lightning
Music on the porch
Decency dispatched
The men in masks are restless
Justice left to bleed
It needn't be hard
Necessity is simple
Love can make it so
There's another meal
Buried out back in the yard
The dog will know where
Night sky infested
Abuzz with perilous force
Mosquitos and drones
The heliotrope
Frail and subtly purple
In love with the sun