Farewell 2017

The year 2017 slunk away

Like stray cat that lost a fight

Leaving bloody tracks and tufts of fur

In its wake

 

The flood waters have receded

Fires still burn to the south

Refugees across the globe pray for safety

The homeless seek shelter

And the men still beat their chests in Washington

Shouting over truth

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Last day tanka

Twenty seventeen
And with Auld Lang Syne tonight
For sake of old times
We’ll take a cup of kindness
Old acquaintances renewed

Christmas, 2017

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Sad tree.

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St. Patrick’s Day

Green as the grasses that bid winter adieu,

Clover blooms in fields are flourishing too.

2017 – Every Moment

rockets, they go as bullets

into empty stars

rockets, they swoop as eagles

losing wings of breath