Haiku 872, Haiku 873, Haiku 874, Haiku 875

From the poetry collection published in 2021 containing poems written in 2020, The Immediate and No Sooner.

Haiku 872
10/22/20

the moon overlaps
the fading planet’s orbit
eyeing a conquest

Haiku 873
10/22/20

with unerring aim
fudge crumbs mark a smeary trail
on her new white blouse

Haiku 874
10/29/20

Put a lid on it.
Back away from the coffin.
Dead of the night.

Haiku 875
10/29/20

discolored lemon
sharp knife slices the blemish
astringent silence