More Poetry and Haiku

In the middle of

the night, when everyone is asleep

the damned cat

plays a solo game

of hockey with a milk cap

that she rooted in the

garbage for, leaving trash

throughout the house that

she also decided

to bat around.

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through the rearview mirror

chasing his mother across-

the car and the puppy

(I actually witnessed this and the memory has never left me)

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on a bending

blade of grass-

ladybug

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(another version of ladybug)

under the weight

of a ladybug-

bending grass.

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tasting a pickle

for the first time,

laughing parents

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as I weed-

the smell of mind

on my hands

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in the middle of the night

my heart races.

Who died?

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my long, soft hair

and his fingers

tickling my bare back

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cars slow down

in front of the school-

roadside memorial

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mylar balloons blowing.

letters left behind-

(look both ways)

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Approaching me

from behind, I see your reflection

in the window

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lying on my back-

a spoon

in the clouds

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the storm

and the coffee

brew together

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inside the bloom

I didn't see -

Fat Bee

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I wanted to climb

the Leaning Tower of Piza

but mother was convinced

it would fall

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sure of his love

for me, I

tell him everything

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In the shower,

looking down at my breasts-

waterfalls

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every life

a mixture of

bitter and sweet

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