on disability
his homespun blanket
wins first prize
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inspired by
the public fountain
her ballet poses
___________
opening the blinds
morning is my house
of worship
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born to be wild mustard
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despite her age
she wakes up to
a hopscotch day
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Robert Epstein is a licensed psychologist who lives and works in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has edited several anthologies: The Breath of Surrender: A Collection of Recovery-Oriented Haiku; Dreams Wander On: Contemporary Poems of Death Awareness; and The Temple Bell Stops: Contemporary Poems of Grief, Loss and Change; as well as two books of haiku: Checkout Time is Noon: Death Awareness Haiku; and A Walk Around Spring Lake: Haiku. He is currently editing another anthology, The Sacred in Contemporary Haiku, due to be released in 2014.
I like reading these delightful poems. I am sure they all sound good too if recited; i hear their delivery. Thank you so much for the share. I'm looking at fountains in a new way :-) best wishes ralph.
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ReplyDeleteThis is spectacular. What originality in your verse and vivid pictures. Love Wild Mustard. I so hope there will be more.