Friday, October 18, 2013

Eclipsed Haiku Valentine

Overnight my backyard has become
another nightclub for tourist birds
the pileated woodpecker stars
 
one show only in October
it’s like a beach town otherwise
in the winter the lonely surf
 
I could occupy this afternoon
move in completely and stay put
if only this evening wasn’t so jealous
 
in  the end our bodies
take their revenge
for dragging them through this life
 
what others do to us the sky said
is nothing to the punishment
we inflict upon ourselves

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