A group of four linked haiku from my poetry collection
Ghost Wars
. . .
Gulf War HaikuA hummingbird slips
ruby-neon helmet deep
in fuschia blossoms . . .
its hollow beak, black
as stealth-bomber wings, traces
red calligraphy
on dawn's lavender
parchment . . . feathers, like fireworks,
bleed sparks in dark air . . .
all day, hummingbirds
glow like ghostly fighter planes
behind my eyelids
First appeared in the journal
War, Literature, and the Arts.