haiku

eager to pleasethe man prepares the morning mealfor the hungry cat

on seat's edgein the emergency roomhoping against hope

outside the windowthe vampire hovers patientlyawaiting invitation

mother's fallen ill --weary, i go to bed to waitfor sleep or mourning

at the partythe introvert felt more comfortablebehind a mask

a hint of sadnesscrosses his face: coffeeso far away

trust --once broken cannever be restored

rocky shorelineviolently, beautifullybeaten by the sea

look how far i've come!but there is no one to hear --the loon cries lonely

a lonely voicefrom across the misty pond --tracks in the mud

then the weather changed --mired in mud the old bull mooseslogging down the path

let all rejoice!arriving to our house today:washer and dryer!

misgiven thoughtsbirthed by old memorieslost in a song

Sinatra crooningon the mini-golf course --Chiemsee 1985

warm weather bringssongs of summer breezesand hummingbirds

the odor resistanceof my Merino wool shirt --tested by my armpits

wishing well for others --a sentiment too oftentrumped by greed

the wrecking ball swingsback and forth destroyingmy old apartment building

bull snorts in the fieldcharges toward the frightened childstopped by the fence

colors in the northcaptured by the eyesmultiplied in the soul