Distant blue flashes ripple on wet asphalt—a low echo.
half-asleep, alone
yet not alone enough
all-night laundromat
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On a cul-de-sac, a detached house with gardens in front and back.
pension, high-tech stocks ...
the first day of retirement
under a gray sky
FYI: This could be read as a prequel to my tanka below:
first day
after retirement
the brush
is dipped deeper
in Chinese ink
Tanka Honorable Mention, 2016 San Francisco International Competition for Haiku, Senryu, Tanka
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my wife's tears ...
I peel the onion
one layer at a time
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The kitchen refrigerator hums a low drone.
slanted moonlight
on my wife's post-it note:
I need more space
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eviction notice
a stack of poetry books
overdue
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autumn garden
one sunflower leaning
against the fence
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