only the dead man
knows the sound of horses hooves.
four men in black hoods.
Haikus
spinning wheel
the long march forward.
horizon never ending.
hamster wheel spinning.
journeyman
weight on its shoulder.
the ant carrying food home.
journey never ends.
long summer
suffocating heat.
i longed for you all summer.
my lover long dead.
itchy bark
squirrel scratching itch.
do i disturb your indulgence?
scratch the itchy bark.
brittle britches
legs crackle and pop.
spine grinds itself down to dust.
painful slow red dusk.