haiku4----by Louise Zhang

1.
an old mop
dripping wet tiredness
against the sink

2.
thorny thoughts
fight their way out of
cactus

3.
toasted rice
steeping in hot green tea
brown, relaxing

4.
busy bees
start a communist movement
pollinating flowers

5.
a frog leaps
across my path, claiming
its right of way

6.
puddles of rain
floating fallen leaves
here and there

7.
on the table
one pepper shaker stands
alone

8.
before a mirror
applying thick red lipstick
prepare to love

9.
waves rush in
change shore line
at will

10.
Bush, the installer
democracy made in USA
on your land

11.
large clouds
sink cozily in sunset
puffy satisfaction

12.
Beijing‘s hot pot
charcoals burning in the chimney
heated appetite

13.
grandma dozes off
poems of Yeats rest on her lap
unvoiced

14.
single-minded
the wind has only one duty
blowing

15.
an old junk
rises its rusty bow to the sky
time goes by

16.
seagulls skip
over the white waves
timing the rush

17.
a moon above
an earth beneath
I stand

18.
a homeless mind
finds a bed in Nietzsche's thoughts
lays itself down

19.
jail complex
lights from the bared windows
stare at freedom

20.
a narrow lane
across from the jail house
leads to homeless shelter

21.
wide-eyed headlights
see through thick morning fog
cars and cars

22.
a gust of wind
rushing hoofs of cowboy's horses
over the rocks

23.
old flower tea cozy
in the warm belly of hers
steaming tea

24.
lemon yellow tulips
holding sun's noon restfulness
with long- stem cups

25.
a bright eyed crow
walks among the fallen leaves
thoughtful and intense

26.
coming to terms
with her mortality, she declares
"I could care less"

27.
he writes his will
make sure it is made known that
he refuses to die peacefully

28.
a tumbler half full
with liqueur, leaving the other half
empty of spirit

29.
a cat leaves its footprints
on the door steps of the Sheriff's house
intentionally

30.
a Windsor chair
as gentle as an old New Englander
silent by a tea pot

31.
swollen armchairs
red with old age, restful and sleepy
on carpeted floor

32.
tea cup in hands
she stares into the sunlit space
a sunnier vision

33.
sun light, roaming
settles down in an empty couch
localizes her warmth

34.
candle light flickers
throwing oblong shadows on the wall
willful with perspective

35.
"I am ready", she says
seeing the light, hearing the drum
she passes away

36.
a lizard of thin tail
doing push ups on the rock
when the sun heats it

37.
a small run-down barn
dots the rolling stretches of green grass
with bygone days

38.
widely spaced teeth
stand up on his withered gum
like fence poles

39.
flying in slow circle
a fly makes light buzzes in the air
content to annoy

40.
winding through darkness
a mountain road stretches at every turn
to face a full moon