Ten Haiku and Senryu by John H. Dromey
libraries wiped out
to papyrus train dragons
takes a lot of scrolls
dragons sabotaged
fire in their bellies snuffed out
antacid-laced feed
spy’s a fake G-man
DNA test blows cover
reveals a G-gnome
where to find an elf
in a German number list
between zehn und zwölf
when tall tales are told
Snow White’s seven companions
often come up short
to avoid toll roads
go through the underpass
there you’ll pay the troll
witch casts long-range spells
since distance lends enchantment
gets tennis elbow
E.T. breaks promise
no symbiotic exchange
leaves an empty shell
how sick can she be
backseat driving all the way
in the ambulance
rogue A.I. robot
reinvents itself
applies for patents
John H. Dromey was born in northeast Missouri. He enjoys reading—mysteries in particular—and writing in a variety of genres. His short fiction has appeared in Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, Flame Tree Fiction Newsletter, Gumshoe Review, Mystery Magazine, Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine, and elsewhere, as well as in numerous anthologies, including Automobilia: A SpeKulative Stories Anthology (Fahrenheit Books, 2024). He’s had poems in Star*Line, Eye to the Telescope, Five Fleas Itchy Poetry, 5-7-5 Haiku Journal, and the Dwarf Stars 2022 anthology.
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