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Rita Odeh, IL
 

 

 

Haiku

 

women shelter—
jasmine scents spread
beyond the fence

 

 

cancer department—
won't the wind feel tired
of blowing?

 

 

market shelf—
one of the chocolate bars ends
in the baby's mouth

 

 

new wall—
a building worker pisses
on his shadow

 

 

grand mom's funeral—
on my way home
a field of lilies

 

 

love confession—
closing its wings
the butterfly

 

 

lost love—
how quick the bleeding deer
runs away!

 

 

new year eve—
still counting my fingers
under the bedcover

 

 

new year dawn—
they both shine
in the far sky

 

 

new year morning—
a funny snowman
smiles to me

 

 

morning light—
the new year flows in
with rose scents

 

 

summer evening—
an ant drags its shadow
which drags a straw

 

 

Sunday mass—
the church bells accompany
my dream sowing


 

 

 

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