O happy, happy day!
Release from an unjust incarceration
A joyful, grateful nation celebrates!

O happy, happy day!
Release from an unjust incarceration
A joyful, grateful nation celebrates!
goats or their ilk
appear, then reappear
thrice, in the span
of a single hour
raucous, joyful optimism
tempered with deliberation
our gal has the right stuff!
wicked morning wall cloud
last night’s weather, all over again
boom, boom, boom!
poetic sabbatical
or lack of focus?
missing the words…
claw-footed clouds
razor-sharp leaves
mechanisms of nature
~ with a nod to Buson’s series of ‘short night’ haiku
the short night —
owl wingtips slapping
snow off tiny branches
I just received an email telling me my poem, 4:56 AM, is now featured in their latest podcast. It originally appeared in the Halloween issue, published in November 2023, of tiny frights, a free e-zine of horror art, poetry and microfiction.
~ for Wesley
my son delights
in music theory
the pursuit
of dissonant chords
the fundamental elements
of harmony
form and melody,
all the hallmarks
of a lifelong propensity
to outrageous creativity
~ for A Curious Introvert and everyone else who loves October!!
midway through July
locust branches sway
in the sultry breeze
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