In Honor of My Dad
by Jo Balistreri

1.
celebrating
the day of the dead…
dad's stomach rumbles


2.
dad's rocker
only the wind
swing now


3.
censor's strikes
in dad's war posts—
silverfish


4.
the mountain
looming from childhood…
father's back


5.
falling light
rinses over his face…
father at the sink




First published:
1. brass bell, Oct. 2017
2. brass bell haiku, November, 2017
3. modern haiku, December, 2017
4 akitso, December, 2019
5. tiny lights, fall ,2020


 


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