31.12.16 (#366) I pack the year away Myron Lysenko

I pack the year away

my camping gear

at the door

18.12.16 (#351) break up Myron Lysenko

break up

my friends congratulate

me

14.12.16 (#348) creative writing Myron Lysenko

creative writing a big bag of presents

13.12.16 (#347) sunshine by Myron Lysenko

sunshine
in the solicitor's office
he recalls a quote

10.12.16 (#344) disco Myron Lysenko

disco

for kindergarten kids—

church hall

25.11.16 (#329) the fun run Myron Lysenko

the fun run
interrupts our ginko
traffic jam

(a ginko is a haiku walk)

16.11.16 (#320) emerging poet Myron Lysenko

emerging
poet

every
photograph

blurred

15.11.16 (#319) old man Myron Lysenko

old man

after a good night’s sleep

he wakes up tired

13.11.16 (#317) I fall on my ukulele Myron Lysenko

I fall on my ukulele
a break in the clouds

11.11.16 (#315) for Leonard Cohen by Myron Lysenko

ring the bells…
light returns through the crack
in everything

9.11.16 (#313) New World Disorder by Myron Lysenko

we wake
but we don’t wake up—

new world disorder

6.11.16 (#310) masturbation…Myron Lysenko

6.11.16 (#310)

masturbation…
being faithful
to yourself

1.11.16 (#305) day of the dead Myron Lysenko

day of the dead

another 150, 000 about
to join them

23.10.16 (#296) she sings Myron Lysenko

she sings
herself a song
her dolls asleep

19.10.16 (#292) students by Myron Lysenko

students
in the library
bright lights

15.10.16 (#288) a chick’s beak Myron Lysenko

a chick’s beak
cracks open the egg
Nobel Prize for Literature

10.10.16 (#283) the butcher Myron Lysenko

the butcher

over pork chops

says he’s vegan

3.10.16 (#276) her upbringing…(senryu) by Myron Lysenko

her upbringing…
she scolds me for using
too much soap

29.9.16 (#272) band practice by Myron Lysenko

band practice

the fat male vocalist
a little flat

28.9.16 (#271) old friends hug by Myron Lysenko

old friends hug

the new friend shakes
our hands