A tap on the back
Scent of honey, a giggle
Turn, a well-worn grin
Category: Haiku / Senryu
2022.5
It's just like the first
Maybe a bit easier
The next, second step

2022.4
It is worth the fight
Defeat, don't repeat, the past
For the future's sake

2022.3
I'm still fighting with
The man I thought I should be
And the man I am
2022.2
A shaky first step
A pair of unsteady feet
Then a second step

2022.1
A new dawn, new day
Bright sun on the horizon
The adventure starts

245
Open up, police!
Open this heart up, right now!
I’ll kick your chest in!
244
Crashing powder, white-
Out, the windshield can’t keep clear,
Guide me, I can’t see
243
Flight of all color
Gone are the reds, the yellows
Where has it all gone?
242
Heavy coat held close
Against a frigid spitting
And a howling dark