Haiku

A contemporary tale!

433 words "To you folks"

Nonet– Blue bottle refers to Man o' War- jellyfish.

Senryu on Borders’ Demise Bright lights, Bright banners Contrast the sad empty shelves My bookstore closing! eyk 8/14/11 Why I Like Bookstores Roving through the bookstore Hunting for fresh dreams I breathe the scent of opportunity In every aisle I weave. A history novel beckons ‘Come hear my tale and thrill’ A language primer calls…

Words pour from their mouths
like water from a faucet
making promises

until we need them.

I asked my mother once how I was made. Imagining then, that my outsides a single sheet of flesh sewn near the elbows, behind the knees in places I could not see. I did not know of science, biology, cosmetology; the anatomy of how things worked. Instead, I dreamed of great craftsmen, who with their…

A children's story

My introduction for Jim Harstad at the 07/19/11 Wine & Words "Celebrate 100" event : )

Watching our two seven month old Bull Mastiff Puppies at play!