children laugh outside
ripples from incoming tide.
frothy and fervent.
Haikus
cupid stings
the heart knows what it wants
though its choices aren’t always best.
befuddled by cupid’s arrow.
malt lacquer
the rusty liquid
like a hot knife down the throat.
and i feel better.
drown in here
in circling the drain
life gives you pause to reflect.
flailing drowning man.
mercury’s wings
across the spaces
where time slithers by.
mercurial life.
purple prince
a patter of rain
come to wash the purple pain.
losing the best ones.