Melting

The following “Haiku from Index Cards” are melted or melting.

melted ice cream—

the neighbour’s dog

breaks loose from its chain

             (written 1995, published 2004)

melting frost—

fingers of his old gardening glove

begin to uncurl

             (written 2005, published 2006)

melting snow—

a little light

on the owl’s shoulder

             (written 2014, published 2024)

melting snowman—

a squirrel’s toothmark

on the carrot nose

             (written 1993, published 1997)

melting snow—

the UPS truck

at the neighbour’s door

             (written 2014, published 2014; see “Brown Dirt Cowboy” rengay)