Zen Haiku • March 2017
Dr. Randy Brooks

Haiku

by
Zack Ploem

Don't step there!
the old dock
can't take it anymore

a cloud floats
longing for neighbors
to throw one last bang

a forest clearing
comes into view . . .
full of beer cans

trying to get healthy
he heaves for breath
each one a finish line

the boy smiled triumphantly
with his ball
poison ivy couldn't stop him

do you miss the ocean
she asks
I wasn't listening

the road sings
to those who listen
waiting for sunrise