Thursday, October 29, 2009

shush up, universe (a haiku)

no sudden movements
inside voices, muted coughs
breathe quietly, please
*
punks, car stereos
are sweet, okay? but during
NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS
*
spin gracefully, earth
no collisions with comets
galaxies, black holes
*
can you wait, white shark,
just ten minutes more before
crunching bony prey?
*
take another path
than o'er our neighborhood, geese,
to fly, to honk south
*
for her suckling slows
sleep, skittish, non-committal,
approaches my babe

4 comments:

Rachel @ Lautaret Bohemiet said...

Woooooo... deep.

Christi said...

Yes, I have said those same words, just not in those words...I loved it.

Team Baliko said...

Now, THAT's a perfect poem. ~darla

Team Baliko said...

Now, THAT's a perfect poem. ~darla