Happy Beltane!

Written Barely Before Midnight

(-1?)51/50 

I had a strange dream./

I held a goldfish in my/

Mouth to keep it alive. 

Haiku 50 of 50

If I could escape

the bounds of my form, I'd still

make this place my home

Haiku 49 of 50

In the hopes we will

move forward as a people

I will try harder

Haiku 48 of 50

The toothless woman

offered me a free hair cut

"It will last a year"

Haiku 47 of 50

The day I don't look

up when the train goes over

the bridge...time to go

Haiku 46 of 50

If hauntings are real

why isn't every last inch

covered in spirits

Haiku 45 of 50

Sometimes I feel as

though I too am an iron

building, rising up

Haiku 44 of 50

The architecture

husks rise above the sky line

A city. A reef.

Haiku 43 of 50

Oh son of a bitch!

What happened to my money?

A night at the bar

Haiku 42 of 50

She's got a ticket

for the train and no luggage

no end worth the time

Haiku 41 of 50

I keep a gator

head on my desk to clean my

nails on its sharp teeth

Haiku 40 of 50

I am so sick of

feathered girls in witch jewelry

feigning poverty

Haiku 38 & 39 of 50

38

Rilke was followed by

a mournful blue violin

or so he opined

39

I am followed by

guitar feedback and amp squeals

my veins made static

Haiku 37 of 50

The milk box children

pray for rain tirelessly 

to wash clean the earth

Haiku 36 of 50

One eye is higher

than the other blue glass orb

the skull in a waltz

Haiku 35 of 50

Slow clarinet song
puts in mind a girl I know
watch her disappear

Haiku 34 of 50

Howling Wolf shook me

hard by the shoulders and said

"It's all concentric." 

Haiku 33 of 50

If you say you love

even the mistakes I make

then you're a liar.

Haiku 32 of 50

Let the circle be

unbroken, sure. But forget

the song of my name.

Haiku 31 of 50

The hands I was born

with are not the same as the

ones I leave behind.