2026, Haiku, Ohio River Valley Literature, Poet's Life, poetry, spring, tanka, the no-scape

slowly, mysteries remembered

two haiku and a tanka

13.

morning thunderstorms
and cold rain; open windows
hot coffee brewing

3.28.26


14.

I need these days
quiet, among family, the dogs
to rest, remember

3.29.26

[a tanka the day before visiting Rose Ridge]

a short trip east
to the mountains, ancient rocks
on which are written
earth’s histories erased
slowly, mysteries remembered

[Day book 2026// Spring 3.27-29.26]

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Mick Parsons
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Poet. Essayist. Fictioner. Steamboat fireman. Bit of a grackle.

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against the drowning days: a broken haiku

making the bed: an act
of self-defense against
the drowning days

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drive, burn, and hurt

10.

a sweet small apple
fresh coffee and the radio
morning painkillers


11.

sing on Tom Petty sing
the days drive, burn, and hurt
but still: horizon

[Day book 2026 // Spring 3.25.26]

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