Cold clad irons shackled—
Chains rattling through portholes—
Vanishing homeland—

Cold clad irons shackled—
Chains rattling through portholes—
Vanishing homeland—

Blackened hoards and crows
Caged panic attacks chilling
Cold ranks fear-knocking
Uncontrolled shivers
Hiding maddened whispers pray
For no ear to hear

Sleet headlong driving-
Spring rains and biting north wind-
Thaws outlast winter-
“Backyard” MHaikuPoetry 2018

“Wild Turkey”
MHaikuPoetry 2018
Reason can answer-
Designed deceptivities-
Opulent excuse-
“Early night sky”
MHaikuPoetry 2018
Familiarity breeds-
Contempt and seeds of guile-
Slow cooked and seething-
Photo MHaikuPoetry 2018
Through higher learning-
Realizations unfold-
How little we know-
“Sunning” 2018 MHaikuPoetry
Weathered cape gray door
On an old desolate pier
Creaks and swings all day

Today’s turkey is strutting
With total loss between the ears
Tomorrow’s tom elusive
And for months he disappears
But when the hens are willing
There will be no turn from that
But when he’s done with diddle
He’ll have the skylight at his back

Top Photo this morning
“Tom in the yard”
Bottom taken this afternoon
“Skylight turkey” 2018
Ode to another-
Faithfully following one-
Fruitless endeavor-

“Venado y Pavo”
MHaikuPoetry 2018
Facts and existing-
Doubts creep through minds uncertain-
Of immortal tact-
“Doubting Deer”
MHaikuPoetry 2018