summer

summer vacation
the guide tells us how
to deal with beggars

First published in Failed Haiku

meat loaf

meat loaf
like Mother used to make--
I order chili

First published in Prune Juice

August 6

he did not know
that the skin of his face
had become radiant

(Exodus 34:29)


where do I
put the accent . . .
Hiroshima

rainbow (for Jane Reichhold 1937-2016)

rainbow
for as long as
it lasts

MBA

MBA
he wanted to be a fireman
when he grew up

First published in Failed Haiku