michigan

-

quebec - l.a. run,
stranded in ypsi - huron's
fish seek shaded pools
(10-10)




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corktown remod’ller –

old truck, fresh wood and supplies,

practical vision
(5-15) 



the all-star diner
cold sundae on a hot day
instead of dinner
(7-05)

she likes th’jazz fiddle –

‘minds her ‘f summers ‘n black bottom,

th’harlem of detroit

(5-15)

detroit parking lot -
monarch shows weary hiker
dance of the moment
(2-14)





lansing tailgater
shows odyssean journey
pointing to his hand
(9-08)




says 'tiger stadium'
twice - gives the old man chills, just
t'hear it 'n october
(1-07)

big night for arson -

these days, much less 'fdetroit t'care,

much more of it t'burn

(10-14)

no work in car plants
so slowly leaves turn, fall on
foggy streets of flint
(10-08)





lion cornerback,
another torn ligament -
please pass th'damn gravy
(11-13)





fried trout, black coffee
cold bath in the mastinique
frost on a tree stump
(1-10)

saginaw drifter

came home for th'holidays, but

thinks there's work 'n texas
(11-14)
 



mackinac bridge wish -
more coins t'pay th'toll, melt th'ice, fill
these empty pockets
(1-07)





ruins of detroit -
a thin vaneer of ice cracks,
th'man grips th'shopping cart
(10-10)





ypsi musician
thawing out in diner - once
moved to hell and back
(10-10)





small lake huron town -
kid uses cold mangled thumb,
points out where he's from
(1-12)




'nother house burned down,
't's either meth, 'r stealing copper -
winter 'n towns like hell
(1-12)





frozen u.p. roads -
an old car's heating system,
a vast wilderness
(11-09)

wixom kid with skates –

goes straight to th’rink after school,

dreaming of his wings

(5-15)

detroit's abandoned
cars, styrofoam coffee cups -
icy highway wind
(10-05)





old mission winery,
lake's lapping waves - haiku for
the cherry blossoms
(12-13)





they call it "a squared" -
chalk dust edges window panes,
willow buds outside
(1-07)

ann arbor t’austin,

temptation ‘f spring, or career

‘n abstract algebra?

(5-15) 

picking petals from

th’gallup daisy, says we can’t

divide by zero 
(5-15)