HAIKU AT 70 BY JOHN ROBERT LEE
i.
on arthritic spurs
the aging cock’rel prances
to the chortling chicks.
ii.
the mango blossoms
above its shingled, brown bark,
stubborn, entrenched roots.
iii.
with blustery rain
the dog peeps reluctantly
out its small window.
iv.
proprietary,
put out, the cat glares at us,
mewling plaintively.
v.
well-lit, spacious rooms
books, memorabilia
unused plates, termites.
vi.
the sexy dancer
stares past your idle glances
over fresh-laid wreaths.
vii.
the plunging seagull
bores the veined, heaving ocean,
lifts the flying fish.
John Robert Lee is a St Lucian poet and contributing editor of ArtsEtc. His Collected Poems 1975-2015 was published by Peepal Tree Press in 2017. "Haiku at 70" was written on the occasion of his 70th birthday May 6, 2018.
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