Ten Haiku
the last tremor
of a damselfly’s wing:
autumn
fatherless a paper boat taking on water
occupation
the church bells fill
with silence
huddled outside
the empty village
quaking aspens
perseid shower
a harvest of gold
star mothers
drought
the index of our
indifference
hiking alone
a conversation
with my father
perseid hunting the silence between stars
hospice
will she ever finish
middlemarch
rereading the book of genesis spring wind
John Pappas is a poet and teacher whose work has appeared in many poetry journals and anthologies. His haiku have garnered a 2023 Trailblazer award, a silver medal in the 2023 Ito En New Haiku Grand Prix, and Best in the United States in the 2023 Vancouver Invitational. His longer poetry has twice been selected for the Mayor of Boston's Poetry Contest (2016 and 2020). As drummer and lyricist of the punk rock band Heather Hates You, he has recorded two albums and toured extensively. John lives in Boston, MA with his wife and two daughters, and has taught literature and general semantics in the Boston area for over 25 years.
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