Our Armistice now –
Fields of crosses row on row
Yet the poppies blow

 

*With apologies to “In Flanders Fields”

For Frank’s Haikai Challenge

Not a soul about –
Saints and sinners come to naught
Story of our lives

 

For Frank’s Haikai Challenge

Hollow evening sky
Churchyards empty under moon –
All souls feel unrest

 

 

For Frank’s Haikai Challenge

1.

Creosote darkness –
Refineries on the Turnpike
Tannin-colored skies

 

2.

Year draws short of breath –
Conspicuous consumption
Bright red Christmas lights

 

3.

Shattered streetlight glass –
Match strikes, cigarettes glowing
Darkness flashes teeth

 

 

For Frank’s Haikai Challenge

Sallow bathroom light –
Exfoliates autumn skin
Age a caustic scour

 

For Frank’s Haiku Challenge

Bitter wind scrubs hard
Exfoliates autumn skin –
Orange and yellow leaves

 

For Frank’s Haiku Challenge