Haiku
ants touch
to tell their secrets
about mu
tropical
storm—
smooth green apples
in tall grass
hobo’s
pillowcase
full of god knows what
he never came back for
summer heat—
the farmer at market
dumps ice onto the grass
a toy doll
worn to rags
at the child's grave
the spider
long dead
catches a mosquito in her web
the
cellphone tower
lost in fog
my telephone rings
seagulls
divide the moon
with a gourd
trees and roots
go their opposite
ways
abysmal—
thunder ripples get closer
to the dandelion
the
grave
of pope gibbs
in summer shade
summer heat—
the boy walks down the hill
stomping on his shadow
ornate metal flowers
on the cemetery gate
hot to touch
About
Tyler Pruett, US
Tyler Pruett
is a writer with a special interest in English language
haiku. His work appears in many journals including
Acorn, Frogpond, Haiku Presence, The Heron's Nest, and South
by Southeast. He has received critical acclaim for
his poems, including the Roadrunner Haiku Journal's
Scorpion Prize in 2009, and the Best Haiku for 2005
award from the Mainichi Daily News. Tyler’s
poetry is also featured in Haiku 21, an
anthology published by Modern Haiku Press.
This is Tyler
Pruett's first appearance in Sketchbook.
