Beneath – Page 49 – Iron Haiku

wandering the earth
easing pain and suffering
collecting last breaths
–
a copse of trees-
bones
amid the litter

shellshocked and bleeding-
wandering the husk of a
demolished building
–
floating ash-
Nothing left but
deafening silence

misty morning run-
lake water rolls off the bow
oars dipping in sync
–
fingers entwined-
a light rain
ripples

scrub trees, weeds and vines
she reasserts her claim on
the urban landscape
–
pottery shards-
new growth rooted
in broken asphalt

salty air, your hair
blown about your face by the
wind off the water
–
rising smoke-
below decks
on the ferry.

my anger rising
holding back my tongue
while I try to breathe
–
irritation –
ring tails slip
into the shadows

working down towards
the bottom of a bottle
searching for solace
–
after the rain-
a raven
hewn from coal

the new morning star
betrothed to the coming dawn
dancing with the moon
–
warm spring sun-
a beaming bride
under a shower of rice

at the water’s edge
cattails and reeds bend leeward
softening the shore
–
the great salt marsh-
a blue heron wading
intently focused

staying up all night
just to fall asleep with you
and the breaking dawn
–
frogs in the trees-
rising woodsmoke
staining the sunset