marlene mountain
one-line linked haiku
1999
dennis h dutton marlene mountain
one-line linked haiku
june 21-23 1999
two-line tanka by two: 4
of dirt
the taste of dirt on my tongue as
a child in summer
in the middle of a lull's lull
only part of the garden watered the guilt part empty
a gallon jar of sun-tea on the porch
the short season only time now
for giant sunflowers
in early gnits & nats or whatevers
is it hormones such lust for a bed
of dirty earth
the clock's ticking and she's not home
veterans day white headstones in
formation on the hill
yarrow blooming i'm ready now to reverse
what kind of field is it that grows
organic junk food
home tonight to frito pie and a video
spring rain the irrigation ditch
running high and muddy
holes in my dr scholl's shoes
out of most stuff can't get the necessary
cabin fever
yesterday's news rescued from the compost
a shovel and a saw left out overnight
in the rain
still dry between a rock and a hard place
wiggling soil a well-fed mole after
the well-fed worms
a young black lab brown dirt on his nose
the two pink roses in the tall vase
are real after all
at dusk the grub in a shirt pocket
he sweeps and mops lots of nature from
my kitchen floor
beyond the porch pasture mountains big sky
even the crows seem to be talking
about my love affair
touch-me-nots begin to orange
my nosy eyes unable to see the turtle's
underside
first only shadows then 1ant 2ants
an old potter-friend is returned
to clay it's fitting
earth-sitting for a space
the heat how will i ever search africa
for hominids
an uncovered skull grins at the moon
haiku class i ask the kids to make
circles in the dirt
all around the maple its profile
easy to give flowers away but not the
clinging soil
holey jeans good only for cut-offs now
still some dirt on the soles of
my shoes from delphi
hot salty face by the little pond
not a thing to drink but spring water
from the tap
even when i prime the pump only dust
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