Category Archives: STRICT POETIC FORMS

GUEST POST // Winter Haiku by The Fixer

dear mice: stop shitting
in my toaster and I will
put away my traps

by THE FIXER
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lacuna bridge

let us remember
tie our navels end to end
umbilical dreams

by TETIANA ALEKSINA & TONY SINGLE
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guttersnipe

a big heavy cloud
that hangs out above your head
it’s a speech balloon
that’s crammed full with jumbled text
rubbish you shot from your mouth

by TETIANA ALEKSINA
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The Middle Finger Can Be Sign Language Too

This is when
I assert myself.
And this is
when you try
to convince me otherwise.
So happy I’m deaf!

by TETIANA ALEKSINA & TONY SINGLE
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hana

needle always points
this way, not the other way
life, straight and simple

tapping glass facade
with a time-worn forefinger
for something has changed

north has gone astray
besotted with fragrant air
cherry blossom front

thread follows needle
pilgrims wander to the east
archipelago

by TETIANA ALEKSINA & TONY SINGLE
© All rights reserved 2021