Sense of Place
(Five Haiku)
Thin cows, peeling
paint…bulldozer
growls. Foreclosure
*+*
Old floors creak
other lives echo -
Third floor walk-up
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Gathering wood
I walk a mile
Adrift in snow
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Cat slips out
bell in the willow
- the iris
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Harsh words
clattering heels
—Monday
Mark Butler
Mark Butler is a poet and former journalist. His chapbook, Hector Street, was published by Parnilis Media in 2024. His poetry has appeared in Red River Review, Vox Poetica, Lamar University’s anthology of contemporary literature and elsewhere. His reporting has appeared on Reuters and other national /regional news outlets.