This Brave New World, CXXII
border towns linked
by a suspension bridge
smoky twilight
FYI: This haiku could be read as a sequel to mine below:
the arch
of the border bridge
half moon
Added: Yellowing Memories, V
this childhood lake
an endless blue expanse
rippling silver
in the morning sunshine ...
my love buried herself here
Added:
unseasonal heat
Tarzan yell after Tarzan yell
in the schoolyard
FYI: The Weather Network, May 12: Ontario's first 30°C recorded
Added: Trump Empire, Inc, XXX
a magical-realism tanka written in response to Donald Trump's first Middle East trip to three of the world's richest nations.
the White House
covered in thick black oil
all Trump has done
is win, win big, win bigger
in his golf-ball-sized head
FYI: The Guardian, May 12: Trump’s Middle East trip isn’t just about diplomacy. It’s about the family business
The Trump Organization has millions in developments in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE – sites of his first state visit.
While the true value of Saudi and other Gulf Arab states’ investments in the US economy remain hazy, their deals with Trump’s family business and its foreign partners are far more tangible
