School

The following “Haiku from Index Cards” are all about schools.

school play—

Juliet raises

the rubber knife

             (written 2012, published 2015; see “One of a Kind” solo rengay)

school shooting—

snow at both ends

of the seesaw

             (written 2018, published 2020)

school’s out—

a bottle of varnish

for the kitchen table

             (written 2013, published 2022)

school’s out—

the rain leaves patches

under the swings

             (written 2013, published 2021)

school trip—

the zoo gorilla

masturbating

             (written 2003, published 2022)

school zone—

a pickup swerves

to miss a red balloon

             (written 1996, published 2001)