In memoriam of Kylan Jones-Huffman (USA), killed while serving in Iraq.
the war is over
for one haiku poet -
seagull's cryPaul David Mena
My prayer finished
for the auspicious rebirth
of a poet killed in war --
only then does the cricket
begin its lonely song.--Karma Tenzing Wangchuk
newborn calf
still wet, stands, trips,
stands again
display window--
re-doing her lipstick,
a tired whore
raising her veil,
she sips fruit juice--
the souk in summer
deer tracks
by a muddy creek--
mosquitos hum
tea leaves steam
on the icy compost pile
winter sunrise
squirrel drinking
from one small puddle--
tank tracks
perched
just below Jupiter:
hawk at dusk
Seattle spring--
one cherry tree blooming
another not
(From www.usna.edu site)
gaunt children
selling old bayonets -
noonday sun
summer solstice
-
women in black abayas
wade in the sea
twelve hour watch:
the morning threat report
in rhymed couplets
uncomfortable
-
body armor shifting
on the car seat
(From SunSpot.net)
Kylan Jones-Huffman