9 Haiku

Dark fingers gripping
sunburst-colored coffee cup—
train to work at dawn

A burst of pigeons—
sudden wind in the crosswalk
when the light goes green

Foggy lamp-lit street—
silhouette of a dog leashed
to a man who coughs

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Cafe at dusk:

Tiny neon script
glows in the shiny dark pond
inside my wineglass

Under a half moon—
I don’t want to fit words to
anything right now

Snake of light at night—
lamp-lit electrical wire
twists in rainy wind

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Down in Baton Rouge
the wooden telephone poles
are shaped like crosses

Long line of light slides
slowly on the horizon—
huge cruise ship at night

Framed by the window
figures pass on the footpath
in the milky fog



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