Clare McCullough

Haikus from 4/3/22

The Rabbit eats grass

Grass eats the rabbit

Everyone shows up for dinner

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In the morning I

bathe in cold water

and become the land

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Spring grass, autumn tree

pale green are new shoots of leaves

then brighten to red

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Flower floating down

resting like a pink butterfly

on my twitching nose

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All I see is red

leaves, apple, heart, shoes, flowers

my ego bursts out

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Take my grandma off

her meds because stupidity

will heal swollen legs

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I stop believing

God when he tells me that spring

won’t last forever

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There are better ways

to complete tasks than

orderly one by one

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Take my hands hostage!

you do not need any rope for-

I will follow you

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Leaves whisper among

the sound of the rushing wind

In shade, a deer stands

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Connected by words

perhaps more than a language

loving is a verb

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Washing your hands is-

music, chords of muscle, water

soap, notes, keys, and hope

Snap of the Whip

Whimpering fire

Snap of the Whip

Stones grinding then

Clack Clack Clack

Flame spills over the wood

Crack Crack Crack

The wind blows less gentle

Whoosh Whoosh Whoosh

Every time the earth sits

Creak Creak Creak

On the edge of its ellipse

(…) (…) (…)

My home in a city by a lake

Crash Crash Crash

Cream-colored brick

Thump Thump Thump

Fire flashes then

Blink Blink Blink

With a light so bright that

Crack Crack Crack

It ignites and a stray spark

Clack Clack Clack

Drifts to me and I am the sun itself

Snap of the Whip

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