Haiku
Abbey
Road
meeting future in-laws
the chill of fall
hot
dogs and dog days
huge skin graft
on her left foot
her key ring
on the hall peg
wreath of fall flowers
freezing
rain
the dead air sound
of the empty house
every balcony
a satellite dish
rustle in the hedge
morning after
all the dirty dishes
cracked cuticles
hand
lens
geologist’s hammer
wheelchair
shards of sun
scattered by the chrome
towels on the grass
skateboarder
once a caterpillar
now a smear
August
evening
burning bag of dog crap
on the stoop
still cat
staring at the hedge
orange juice stain
2
a.m.
snowplows and dump trucks
arthritis
copse of
blue spruce
shadows of deeper blue
…patch of yellow snow
wind-blown leaves—
the squeak of her runners
as she damp mops
dried forget-me-nots
among my keepsakes
from whom?
the rattle
snake
unseen until it moves—
heat of August
