Writings by Thomas Radwick. Mostly poetry and lyrics. t_radwick@yahoo.com

13 Haiku


As the thunder booms
above the shuddering lake
these birds keep singing

Cigarette in mouth
she bends over to collect
our cabin’s garbage

For breakfast, some flies
circling raspberry donuts—
and a dog with fleas

translated from Velko’s Bulgarian

*

Awake while they snore—
electrical hum and drips
of faucet water

Awake while they snore—
the purple coat on the chair
looks calm and alert

Awake while they snore—
a zigzagging fly decides
to land on my thumb

*

Awake while they snore—
such a luscious symphony
of these birds at dawn!

On the white pavement
a tiny red ant scurries
to avoid raindrops

Summer afternoon—
is that toad-faced cloud trying
to tell me something?

*

Cool rippling water
from a tilted blue bottle
pouring into me

A gleam in his eye
with the first sip of cold beer,
sunset behind him

Open book unread,
watching the downrushing rain—
wet pattering sound

*

Gushing summer rain—
I dream of my tombstone phrase:
A friend of the cats…



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