forsythia still damp with tears this soil I know what you crave, Pathfinder. You come to me for it, and I find that amusing. Of all the beings in the world, why would you come to me looking for peace? Have you not heard the stories? Do you […]
4/6/21: quagmire quagmirethe mud suckingmy boot #haiku #micropoetry #poetry #NationalPoetryMonth #nationalpoetrymonth2021 #napowrimo #GloPoWriMo #napowrimo2021 #glopowrimo2021
4/6/21: unprompted deep twilightcroaking nearbybullfrogsa breath of cool airbefore starlight #tanka #micropoetry #poetry #NationalPoetryMonth #NaPoWriMo #GloPoWriMo #napowrimo2021 #glopowrimo2021
Somewhere, a freezing preteen in an Iroquois loincloth chants, “I have faith in God. He will keep me warm.” He holds a torch above his head, standing with a legion like himself–shivering on a cold night. A bonfire down a grassy slope ignites. The legion marches foward. While […]
4/6/21: adobe #NationalPoetryMonth Four Cornerssunlit adobefrom the cliffside #haiku #micropoetry #poerty #NaPoWriMo #GloPoWriMo #napowrimo2021 #glopowrimo2021
Husband, Father, Writer, Teacher. American Haijin. Because Haikai matters!
