Goodbye to March

HAIKU
late dusk . . . honking,
a short skein of geese
flies north
~~~

charcoal-colored clouds
move between the moon
and the star
~~~

with the bulldozer
next door, it's hard to hear
the mockingbirds, jays
~~~

finally, blooms--
maroon, pinky-finger size--
on the mailbox vine
~~~

CINQUAIN
"40,000-60,000 Insects"

He said,
"Whew! Now I can
rest easier since that
darned bee colony is gone from
my house."
(from News in Brief, ADG)
~~~

"Face to Face"

The pope
and dictator
--both old, representing
disparate truth and world views--sit
and talk.
(from the newspaper)
~~~

c 2012 by Pat Laster dba lovepat press