Power Failure

The following “Haiku from Index Cards” are still waiting for the power to come back on.

power failure—

my kids don’t know

how to brush their teeth

             (written 2015, published 2023)

power failure—

news of the bombing

still in my head

             (written 2013, published 2017)

power failure—

the shopkeeper

pulls out an abacus

             (written 1994, published 2019)