new

new neighbor

she tells me

their pronoun

First published in Failed Haiku 

walk

morning stroll

a sparrow's flight

from hedge to hedge

First published, in a slightly different form, in Acorn. 

Book News

My third collection of haiku and senryu, Keep Walking, is now available at Red Moon Press 

https://redmoonpress.com/product/keep-walking-haiku-of-bill-kenney/

My two earlier collections, the earth pushes back (2017) and senior admission (2019) are also available at Red Moon Press.

curve

 winter

the curve

of the hill

First published in first frost

open

 open all night

the waitress stares into

her reflection

First published in the inaugural issue of first frost

Anthology piece

 I am honored that this poem has been selected for inclusion in Jar of Rain: The Red Moon Anthology of English-Language Haiku 2020. (Originally published, selected as an Editors' Choice, in The Heron's Nest)

deep autumn 

now I am

the oldest

around

 and the green grass grows . . .

elected by a  landslide

I lie to the people

and the people believe me

and they call for action

and I must do

the will of the people

            . . . around and round

O the green grass grows around!

lives matter

 off duty

he hangs his blue life

in the closet