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Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Simmering Heat and Laborer Tanka

simmering heat ...
the boy unfolds a letter
from a laborer
overseas for years
whom he should call father

Poets Salon, August 21, 2019
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Monday, February 3, 2020

Scream Tanka

I sit alone
with my legs dangling
over the fence --
mom's scream from her bedroom
becomes louder and darker

Poets Salon, August 21, 2019
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Sunday, February 2, 2020

Rainbow Flowers and Barbed Wire Haiku

rainbow flowers in the night sky
behind the barbed wire children's faces

Poets Salon, August 21, 2019
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Friday, January 31, 2020

Words Sharpened Haiku

talk of war
with each glass of wine
his words sharpened

Poets Salon, August 21, 2019
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Thursday, January 30, 2020

Crescent Moon and Curtain Haiku

not home yet --
closing the curtain
closing the crescent

Poets Salon, August 21, 2019
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Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Ocean Blue Haiku

the stretch
of ocean blue ...
scattered ashes

Poets Salon, August 21, 2019
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