September 26-27th, 2009

i slept through
morning, waking
up to write
this tanka and watch
her bow to puzzles



mid winter .. .
the down syndrome boy
eats alone


the lantern
i bought for you
last night
was was sold to me
by lazy fireflies


darkness, rain . . .
a typhoon sleeping
on the couch


i bought my
friend a used cell phone
to text me
when she gets off work
. . . fencing canned sardines


i am not
a failure, dismissing
ghosts!


spoiled child!
you think the world revolves
around you . . .
there's more to rice
paddies than mirrors


centuries . . .
the evil around us
in crushed ice


waking up
from the same dream
every night . . .
virgins dancing
in deep gorges


storm warning . . .
the halo halo
dream of night


sleeping
above the water on
boards made
of bamboo and
dragonfly wings


starless night . . .
ghosts lighting candles
for street kids


robert d. wilson
© 2009