Randy Brooks
no corners
in the goldfish bowl
we circle back home
slipping out of its skin
a perfectly tan
roasted marshmallow
yellow belly catfish
zombie
turtles nibble on
RANDY BROOKS is Professor of English Emeritus at Millikin University, where he teaches a haiku course. Randy and Shirley Brooks, are publishers of Brooks Books and co-editors of Mayfly haiku magazine. His most recent books include Walking the Fence: Selected Tanka and The Art of Reading and Writing Haiku.
Peter Dellolio
Solar
birdseed punctures so silently
(bug adrift),
leapt,
so we earned the
right to argue
against Cartesian
calculations.
Errol Flynn knew how to
pamper
his
mustache.
PETER DELLOLIO. Born 1956 New York City. Went to Nazareth High School and New York University. Graduated 1978: BA Cinema Studies; BFA Film Production. Poetry collections “A Box Of Crazy Toys” published 2018 Xenos Books/Chelsea Editions and “Bloodstream Is An Illusion Of Rubies Counting Fireplaces” published February 2023 Cyberwit/Rochak Publishing.