tense

thinking of her
in the past tense . . .
cloud shadow

First published in Modern Haiku

Red Moon Anthology

This poem, which originally appeared in Failed Haiku, has been selected for inclusion
in Old Song: the Red Moon Anthology of English Language Haiku. This is
a series worth knowing if you are interested in haiku and haiku-based forms.

Don't mean to brag, but his is the twelfth time in the last thirteen years that at least one
poem of mine has been selected for this anthology.

soft rain . . .
the way the oncologist
says "we"

seventeen

17 dead
what are we
walling in?

big mistake

this he will tell you
it's another big mistake
for the stock market

When he finally got around to noticing the stock market had suffered major losses (1175 points for Dow-Jones).his potusness announced the market had made "a big mistake." Market has fallen again this morning. Have a nice day.

necktie

his necktie
is bigger than my necktie
POTUS

old masters

old masters
the museum guard
scratches her thigh