Author: cfblack
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Raking leaves during Fall elections
a tanka about raking leaves during fall elections: occasionally a dead leaf falls on your pile don’t applaud too loud it’s only a random act and will never be the norm 10-26-22
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Footstool
A poem from a friend about being drunk on Sunday reminded me of the time when I was eighteen and read Easter Sunday Scriptures at sunrise services high on LSD. I don’t remember which scriptures I read, but I remember the light through the stain glass just above the head of Jesus standing on the…
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Autumn haiku 2022
inhale Autumn air warm it in your lungs – exhale life tinged vapor clouds 10-23-22 —————————————– (image won’t load)
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Sunbeam electric iron
Because stiff collars were all the rage in school She found him at an online overstock auction When she said their relationship was over he felt like an iron in a closet full of wash & wear 10-21-22
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Walk inside the warm
Last night you woke to the sound of northern winds in southern pines, the furnace chugging dollar bills and barfing BTU’s in the hall, while a dog howled two doors down to be let back inside. You had been dreaming you were chosen to shoot a basketball – something about winning money for a homeless…
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Morning lament
The gate of the mystic garden is open It is not locked or hidden Often, I become lost in traffic And do not have time to mark my trail or stay once I arrive 10-17-22
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Needing a news break
Reading the news, I remember how my parents drew nearer death and seemed to take on a different glow telling childhood stories When missiles approach Kyiv do the souls at ground zero take on a special glow before they incinerate? 10-17-22
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Friday morning bird watching haiku
happily retired you wonder if franchise lunch still tastes like boredom 10-16-22
