The Atmosphere of Autumn

CINQUAIN
The sweet
odor of sawn
lumber drifts from neighbor's,
adds to sparkle of just-watered
garden.
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CINQUAIN

"Mandevilla"

"Hello,
pretty flower,"
I say to the pink bloom
that faces me when the swivel
stops. "Hi."
~~~

CINQUAIN

"Who Taught Who(m)?"

The cats,
outside all night,
head-butted at their food
dish. Did athletes learn this action
from pets?
~~~

SENRYU

in the metal jaw
of the clipboard ...sizeable
sheaf of manuscript
--idea from Hotchner, Papa Hemingway, p.72
~~~

SEN-NEWS*
(* a designation of my own)

"Occupy Wall Street"

he is skilled, jobless
and pessimistic, yet he
whips out an iPhone
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