Haiku: 106 & 107

106
trees glowing at night
a full moon crawling with worms
the dark is too bright.

107
man ray or link wray
richard or robert wagner –
all fame is fleeting.

Haiku: 102 to 105

102
the vet killed the rat
age hung like fog in the air
everyone felt cold.

103
i don’t love you
i have always hated snow –
both of you are here.

104
please lift up your head
i have nothing to tell you
have faith someone does.

105
don’t sing the words
you’ll lose them to the wind
who will believe you?

Haiku: 98 to 101

98
the chicken was drunk
he crossed the road singing songs –
we asked the question.

99
her hospital gown
keeps the men hanging around
but not her husband.

100
a sky full of moon
your broken heart tells on you –
now you tell on her.

101
your husband is gone
i am a country away
is this an affair?

Haiku: 94 to 97

94
God is my father
so Jesus is my brother –
who is my mother?

95
you shouldn’t listen –
bears and wolves outside the door
calling you to play.

96
your cat claws the plants –
he can kill them i cannot,
i do like your cat.

97
is it a raven
or forty-seven ronin
– art or life – knocking?

Haiku: 90 to 93

90
her dark hair floating,
blood in the bathtub
blackbirds breaking the window.

91
bent across my knee
your pants down, so excited –
what are we doing?

92
the window washer –
putting his life on the line
without guns or gang.

93
flowers behind bars
wilting and guilty, thirsty,
feigning innocence.

Haiku: 86 to 89

86
don’t think time flies
it just plays in the long grass
out of sight and mind.

87
afraid of catfish
i killed a thousand crayfish
then we ate sardines.

88
they swallow gallons
drinking in urban deserts
hoping to drown death.

89
you say apathy –
americans won’t vote
maybe the menu?

Haiku: 82 to 85

82
i got your letter
you have children, a husband
two hours on tuesday.

83
fat with bad haircuts,
we both look fucking awful
let’s turn off the lights.

84
they cut me open
picked up my guts with their hands,
i shut my eyes tight.

85
you want to die –
all you have to do is wait,
develop patience.