Author: cfblack
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Home
After unloading the car You stood at park’s edge Cup of tomato soup in hand Tree frogs sang in sky They didn’t miss you But you missed them This morning, you photograph Hyacinths blooming by the steps Listen to the back and forth of birds Watch squirrels play tag Wave at a neighbor Sip coffee…
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haiku at 8 degrees fahrenheit
from inside the house morning sun on snow welcomes caution, looks deceive 2-19-21
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match.com
You wondered If she ever carried a cardboard box Home from the grocery, One that packed Cans of peaches In tight neat rows, Propped one side up with a stick Tied to a string and Hid behind a forsythia bush Burning bare legs In the sun waiting To capture the Easter Bunny. She read your…
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obituaries
Every morning you check obituaries To see if you have died or are just hanging out To haunt family and friends 2-17-21
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Indiana snow apocalypse haiku
our daughter’s mailbox stands out in the cold alone waits for postman’s visit 2-17-21
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Global warming
Outside the harbor / Icebergs of hate / Drift in warmer seas Bacon tongue sizzles / Words of fire / Serves edible ash City of churches / On microphone / Queer poet self-immolates Drive home / Open windows / Blow burnt soul from hair Microwave stale coffee / Sip yesterday on porch / Stir world…
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midnight haiku
furnace hums mantra type of noise…..not lack of noise resonates silence 2-13-21
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Erasing John
Believe in everything Until disproved Believe in fairies Myths, dragons All exists If in your mind Who’s to say Dreams aren’t real? 2-10-21 ** Erasure poem from this quote by John Lennon: “I believe in everything until it’s disproved. So I believe in fairies, the myths, dragons. It all exists, even if it’s in your…
