9 Haiku

Watching winter rain

through a restaurant’s window—

forgetting the rest

Here’s another man

broken from the busy world

looking much like me

Like Kerouac’s moon

this December sliver is

“the toe nail of God”

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Roaring lions mute

in the rough granite moldings

of an old building

That ancient face

nesting in an old palm tree

seems to be weeping

Springtime in the park—

life could be an orgy,

but why is it not?

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Limousine chauffeur

more poised and handsomely dressed

than his passenger

Clubfooted pigeon

eases right between my feet—

plucks some fallen meat

Sitting in lotus

on a downtown bench at lunch—

socks with stupid names

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Space Alien Sympathy

I know you are upset with what

The world is like—

All you humans are

I know you are acquainted with

Lonely nights—

All you humans are

Throw back the curtain

Let me see you, dear

Let me be certain

You are really here!

I know you are uncertain almost

All the time—

All you humans are

I know you are inclined to chase

A wild ride—

All you humans are

Throw back the curtain

Let me see you, dear

Let me be certain

You are really here!

I know you are a dreamer and a

Wide-eyed child—

All you humans are

I know you are unsure the work is

Worth your while—

All you humans are

Throw back the curtain

Let me see you, dear

Let me be certain

You are really here!

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