Haiku 70-72

backyard butterflies
their lifespan is very short
it is so unfair

grass being mowed

their remains lay on the curb

streetlight still shining 

early morning walk

sun rises to greet new day

crows cawing in tree

Jack

I love this time of year
chilly nights

Halloween frights

I had a friend 

who always 

hated 

hated this time of year 

feared it

people were always 

coming around 

trying to stick

a knife in him

his name was

Jack

Jack O’Lantern

one day they did

stick a knife

in him

top of his head 

disemboweled him

carved him up

put a candle in him

put him on their porch 

he was there for a

week or two

then somebody smashed 

his body 

on the sidewalk 

desecrated his corpse 

truly a sad ending 

Haiku 67-69

train coming in now
they’re getting off, getting on

I have chocolate bar

it is raining stars

this dark beautiful clear night

venus can be seen

on the mother road

I’m searching for my father

desert dust in air

I Awaited Your Return

goodbye September
hello October

waiting for your magic

splish splash

of colors

painted on hills

mountains in mist

suburban streets 

old graveyards

crunching underfoot 

waking the dead

equinox

harvest moons

covered bridges 

creaking

little rivers

speaking 

fires burning 

choking smoke

hoodies 

Halloween goodies

hidden flask

you have come back 

Haiku 64-66

what is that hissing?
opossums in the back yard
fighting in the grass

there’s my new neighbor 

we don’t wave or say hello 

mistrust rules the day

a wood rail fence post 

that is splintered and crumbling 

another era