2026, Ohio River Valley Literature, poetry

Spring Rain: High and Tight Grass Cut



A break from the rain: the neighbors
dragged their push mowers out
in defense of curb appeal
and the high and tight grass cut
so popular in post war diaspora
the retooled farms of yards and slab houses
protected by DTP and the attitude
that defeated the Nazis.

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2026, Day Book, Haiku, Ohio River Valley Literature, poetry, the no-scape

nostalgia radio

6.

so yesterday’s heat
blew into this morning’s chill
March is not done

7.

nostalgia radio
remember when, remember
the morning as it wasn’t

[Day book 2026 // Spring 3.23.26]

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Mick Parsons
Mick Parsons

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

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body remedies: 3 haiku on the first day of spring

1.
song sparrows and ants
promises of the season
call, march this new day

2.

the dogs, being kind
let me sleep in -- grace
is best unspoken

3.

body remedies:
hot coffee, fresh air
a cold face wash

[Daybook 2026: Spring 3.20.26]

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