Footshake Haiku

cherry blossoms 

one masked girl has a footshake

with another

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Oak Tree and One-Armed Veteran Tanka

the twisted limbs

of an old oak tree

silhouetted

against sunset skies

a one-armed veteran

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Night Breeze Haiku

night breeze

the scent of jasmine

follows me

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Luna Moth and Pink-Haired Niece Tanka

a Luna moth

hitting the window

again and again --

my pink-haired niece

sits quietly watching

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Quarantine Motel Tanka

alone at night
in the quarantine motel ...
from next door
the sound of clipping nails
grows sharp... and sharper

 
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Half-Collapsed Fence Haiku

morning glories

on the half-collapsed fence

Foreclosure

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Patch of Blue Haiku

a patch of blue

in the winter sky ...

a few scribbles

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Covid-19 Heat Map and The Scream Haiku

to Edvard Munch

Covid-19 heat map

face to face with The Scream

on the attic wall

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Cover-Up

In the middle of a question at the Make America Great Again briefing, the President demands that a Reuters journalist remove the face mask because of his muffled voice.  The journalist refuses.

hundreds 

line up at the food bank ...

on seeing me

a laid-off colleague

turns into a side street

Plum Blossom, 2020