A LITTLE MORE THAN HAIKU

 

 

Bad News

 

as I approach second childhood

tears flow more easily

when upon word those dearest

have returned to the womb

 

 

 

Ethnic Cleanliness

 

negro toddler waves hello to me

from front porch

his mother beside him laughs

seeing me smile, wave back

 

 

 

Domestic Bliss I

 

housewife knits happily

to keep mind and hands busy enough

from reaching for calorie unwise snacks

 

 

 

Domestic Bliss II

 

while some surround themselves

with luxurious walls and furniture

to attain happiness they cannot take beyond

others need only paper and pen

to fill the halls of their hearts

for the palace ahead

 

 

© 2006  Chris Sorrenti

 

 

  

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