in praise of small things

american haiku by c.a. leibow

falling snow

falling snow
her footprints
long covered

With his tongue

With his tongue out
the little boy

catching snowflakes

hurrying across

windy morning
scurrying across the street laughing
autumn leaves

first snowfall

first snowfall
two cups of tea
on a bedside table

waist deep

waist deep in water
i call to her
from the dark
SnowLake_Large

wildflower

wildflower growing
out of a wall-
people rushing to work

up and down

up and down
the old merry go round
once finely painted

thrown into the air

thrown into the air
young child laughing
- now a mother

for so long

for so long
in her bed next to me
moonlight

autumn morning

first autumn morning
woodsmoke
above the temple

lonely summer night

lonely summer night
no one comes to my door
crickets

the child

the child
has a new coat
autumn morning

turn on the shower

turn on the shower
her hands on my waist
daybreak

farmers market

farmers market
I think I see her
heat shimmer

a mother sings

a mother sings
her child’s eyes
heavy – heavier

cool morning

cool morning
a dragonfly drinks dewfrom prayers
inscribed on the temple bell

tonight-waxing crescent moon

i am a child

sailing a sea of stars

spelling out her name

spelling out her name
in an ancient script of light;
one lone firefly

little girl laughs

a little girl laughing
tugs at her mom’s dress-
a sky filled with kites

instruction manual

EMR

a dragonfly

a dragonfly rises
and falls
in the pelican’s wake

I fall asleep

I fall asleep
thinking of a friend

far off thunder

autumn sends

autumn sends
me a telegram
pale white light

the homeless man offers a look

the homeless man offers a look
“just one dollar”
into an eyeless socket

long summer day

long summer day
she can’t find the buddha
moving day

scent of rain

the scent of rain
through my open window
tea kettle whistling

so long

so long
little kite

since i’ve seen you

hot night

hot night
knocked over trashcan
stray dog in moonlight

Midget Clown

a midget clown
crouches

flea circus

clouds rolling down

clouds roll down
mountain olympus
laughing

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