Issue 14, December 1997
William Burns - Haiku Series

        amber walls
           carving volume
           out of empty space








        Distant Thunder
        Stroboscopic lightning
        Shadow at the window






        the sprinkler
            chic-chic-chic
        rainbows dance







        The deserted old home
        in broken window panes
        frothy white plum blossoms dance








        Deep in tall amber grass
        the moment whispers
            hissy thoughts







        Rain drops fall
            the tombstone's serifs
        the bent willow stirs






misty afternoon
across the road
    shiny windows



raindrops . . .
rainbow seeds






Dust in the driveway
Holds an impression
Your footprint
               leaving






A wind-tossed paper scrap
Covers the dog's eyeless face
The alley is still


Dreaming safe Haven
The broken child sleeps
Whole again


The broken dolls floats
Face-down in the road-side ditch
The water is still