The Swallows of Shady Bend
The swallows of Shady Bend
carry the ghosts on the wisps
of their tails, dragging them
to the bridge from the muddy
banks of the Saline River.
The rotting railroad ties held together
by intertwining roots of green wheat and grasses
dead ends at the spalling limestone abutment.
A mossy shroud on a hobo bridge.
Reconciliation of the Dead
As sweet as the breath of
morning, coming
through the bedroom screen,
he leaves my side
and evaporates in a dream.
Memorial Day 2022
peony haiku 1
prowling the pastures
blown peony petals in Spring
gray headstones bloom
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