Out

The following “Haiku from Index Cards” aren’t for the in-crowd.

out in slippers

to move the garden hose

the new widow

             (written 2011, published 2013)

out of bounds

     the boy swears

          at his coach

             (written 1990, published 1991)

out of breath . . .

a stunted pine

at the trail’s summit

             (written 2010, published 2017)

out of step

with the marching band,

the baton twirler

             (written 1993, published 1994; see “Swirling Leaves” renku)

out of the closet

     her wedding dress

          again

             (written 1990, published 1993)

out of the silence

      loneliness

            a leaf falls

             (written 1990, published 1995; my take on a poem by E. E. Cummings; see “The Haiku Sensibilities of E. E. Cummings”)

out of the wind

           her tears

      become the stone

             (written 1990/1993, published 1993)