Friday, January 29, 2016

Saturday, January 23, 2016

Haibun

                                                    
                                                          MIGRAINE          
  
It comes on quickly. Pain above my eyes. Intense. Sharp. Carving my head into splinters. Producing nausea. Swallow a couple of pills. Retreat to a darkened room, a cold cloth on my forehead.  Breathe. Concentrate on nothing else. Just breathe.
 
                                                         shooting stars
                                                         watching with held breath
                                                         I forget to wish
 
WORLD HAIKU REVIEW, Jan. 2014
 

Haibun

Body Language     They speak no English, Grandpa and Grandma. We speak no Italian, my sister and I. Words we understand are limited to a few...