it paces inside the cage
breath steaming the bars
there’s no third line
/ / /
27 July 2022
State College PA
Category: Haiku
a day full of long ehxales
the animal under the ribs
the next batter steps up
/ / /
26 July 2022
State College PA
a slight twitch of the nose
paws crossed on the ottoman
the sun beats against the blinds
/ / /
24 July 2022
Latham NY
time heals all wounds
it’s been two years
I fill another garbage bag
/ / /
23 July 2022
Latham NY
the dogs take turns
in the kitchen
I didn’t even know they cooked
/ / /
22 July 2022
Latham NY
ten legs, six eyes
three hearts, two tails
one couch, three naps
/ / /
21 July 2022
Latham NY
salsa music at lunchtime
years & miles &
miles & years
/ / /
20 July 2022
Albany NY
who owns the Earth?
I walk past the “posted” sign
to find out
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19 July 2022
Crooked Lake
Averill Park NY
alone in the park
between rain showers
ants collaborate in the grass
/ / /
18 July 2022
Delanson, NY
one boy wants to throw the football
the other boy doesn’t
but for gravity, we’d all be floating
/ / /
17 July 2022
Long Lake, NY
the lake stretches
beyond my sight
a metaphor
/ / /
16 July 2022
Long Lake, NY
the man in the alley
is sketching city hall
downtown plein air
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15 July 2022
Pittsfield MA
Tanglewood Evening
on the lawn our attention
drawn to one woman coughing
as the pianist plays
***
four low voices slip
across the manicured grass
a warbler enters from the trees
***
air heavy with citronella
the pop of a cork
during the applause
***
a lone student’s violent end
transformed into melody
all breaths are held
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Bastille Day
14 July 2022
Ozawa Hall lawn
Tanglewood
Lenox MA