Moon Haiku by Joshua St. Claire
Image | Liam Bolduc
Moon Haiku
this moon
the first of all moons
indigo sky
just one skeleton
tree could shatter it
Mourning Moon
the fawn bones the cold moon
on the road
a stray tomcat yowling
through waning moonlight
this skull
under my skin
Leaflitter Moon
the moon after a cabbage white breaks in the scent of lightning
deepening indigo the moon takes shape
Bowstring Moon
the cry of a white-tail
echoes once
evening moon
deeper into the scent
of insects’ voice
slate sky
the-all-at-once-but-not-enough of the streetlight moon
© Joshua St. Claire
Joshua St. Claire is an accountant from a small town in Pennsylvania works as a financial director for a non-profit. His haiku and related poetry have been published broadly including in Frogpond, Modern Haiku, The Heron’s Nest, and Mayfly.
Bowstring Moon is my favorite.
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