the heavenly realm
of the believers
is holy and pure
yet not beyond
the mind of a sinner
the nether world
of the nonbelievers
is cold and gloomy
yet still in
the heart of a saint
beyond the sky
beneath the ground
is there an attentive ear
attuned
to silenced souls
November 2009 Issue of Word Catalyst
A Room of My Own: Eviction Notice Haiku
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eviction notice
thoughts of home entangled
in a cobweb
FYI: This haiku could be read as a prequel to mine below:
eviction night
boxes of my immigrant drea...