Haiku 893, 894, Tanka 222, 223

From the collection published in 2021, The Immediate and No Sooner.

Haiku 893
11/16/20

A statistic coasts
its reputation assured
The textbook says so

Haiku 894
11/16/20

unblinking unseeing eye
slowly moving to the left
pulling pale pink thread

Tanka 222
11/17/20

Two weeks at the spa.
Invigorating idyll.
Exfoliation
of recent nuisances done –
I’m so relaxed now. I purr.

Tanka 223
11/17/20

skinny fox still young
patchy fur and threadbare rump
stringy tail held straight
no looks and no lack of poise
comes right up to the back door

2 thoughts on “Haiku 893, 894, Tanka 222, 223

  1. These are all great. I really like #222 because it captures exactly what we mean when we say that we would like to spend our next lives as domestic cats. The luxury of all that blissful relaxation. #223 makes me think of the young foxes we have in our neighbourhood. You have captured their look perfectly.

    • Thank you. It’s funny how those foxes are so bold, and then I think of the ones from fairy tales or folk tales, or even Aesop’s Fables, and I enjoy the comparison.

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