A n n e W a l d m a n : K e e p i n g T h e W o r l d S a f e F o r P o e t r y

N a p a l m H e a l t h S p a : R e p o r t 2 0 1 5 : S p e c i a l E d i t i o n

MAUREEN OWEN

It’s the way like you done it all along

or when the dry ground was compound

I aint got many more memories

the nights are out the leaves sleep tight

I’m the prettiest sky you better know what it takes

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seven haikus for Anne on her 70^th Birthday

She chop leafy greens

with a chop chop bold knock knock

in her lyric kitchen

Distance emerging

orange blossom jasmine iris

divine discontent

Far from city lights

our planetary sisters

in star breweries

Snowy white egret

your legs bright as stalks of straw

Imperial She

New York’s haute couture

in mindful meditation

slingshots to orbit

smoke shrine riffs Buddha

coyote yelp yacks prairie talk

Say What you say? What?

Chatoyant winking

even her feet are famous

royal flush ace high