Election Day morning.
I wake from lascivious dreams
to a screech owl’s quaver.
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Election Day morning.
In the bathroom, small toothmarks
all over my soap.
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Election Day morning.
The factory whistle seems
to go on forever.
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Election Day morning.
Smell of rain, sound of woodpeckers
banging their heads.
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Election Day morning.
I make a neat little pile
of my toenail clippings.
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Election Day morning.
My wristwatch is now six days
& four hours behind.
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Election Day morning.
Gray squirrels forage in the oaks.
The clatter of acorns.
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election day morning
eggs boiled in the shell and a
cup of daily grind
election day morning
the last of the leaves falling
taken by the wind
election day morning
sunrise festoons the bare trees
with patches of fire
election day morning
horizon hidden by clouds
shades of gray suffice
Election day morning
the newly-hatched flies walk round
in circles, questing.
Election day morning
wind catches a gelding’s tail
he spooks all the others
Election day morning
the train to Los Angeles
only two hours late
all-action, they
turn the newly hatched files
in circles, belching
erection, gay,
I wake from troubled dreams
to find my hands vanished
a lecherous dray,
tugging at the mules whether
they like it or not
day of election!
take the chicken liver, lord,
leave the people.
Election day morning
incessant rain
mud tracked everywhere
election day o,
day ay o. daylight come
me wan go home
day of reckoning
elephants give way to mules
x marks the blue spot
election day morning
I will vote whether it counts
or is not counted
Election day morning
the cardigan ladies wait
in the high school gym.
Election day morning,
Tea, baguette,
apricot jam.
My father voted
at 7:30, then sat
in the graveyard.
Election day morning.
Above the border
you can almost forget.
The yard sign persists
like stapled seed envelopes
bleeding in a drought.
Wow, thanks! You guys are great! I love these.
Election day morning
cats recline on unmade bed
low sun rays cast stripes
election day
on our anniversary, we vote
for each other
found you here through “simply wait”; enjoyed all these haiku!!
Thanks. Nice to see some other new names in this thread, too. Welcome, all!