Tuesday, May 19, 2015

PAINT-BRUSH HANDS

The girl has paint-brush hands
She loves the breath of sunrise
Trees shape her with blades of silk
Her back bathes in marble


The girl has rope-braid hair
She loves the salt of semen
Ghosts trace her with battleships
Her neck smells of winter


The girl has storm-cloud eyes
She loves the still of midnight
Light finds her through memories
Her skin lifts cathedrals


Saturday, May 16, 2015

HAIKU #143

Painted warrior
Chopping off this weary head
Release my spirit


#MountainRain

Saturday, May 2, 2015

HAIKU #141

Time for mint juleps!
And women in funny hats!
What? There's a horse race?

#KentuckyDerby
 

Friday, May 1, 2015

HAIKU #142

Wise men understand
That a thousand wrong pictures
Aren't worth one right word