Tag Archives: haiku

Superstar

Posted on March 20, 2018 by John Biscello

Baby, forget the petals, we’ll feed you thorns, you’ll be like Jesus Christ in black tights, a superstar in dark eye shadow, Joan of Arc with your own pop-branded stigmata, the world will adore you– What do you say? Will … Continue reading →

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Horizon

Posted on March 20, 2018 by John Biscello

Some silence, you see, is not golden, not really– long dark shadow cast.   (Artwork by Mark Rothko)

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Need

Posted on March 20, 2018 by John Biscello

Some don’t go crazy, they make it so as to live– one splat at a time.   (Artwork by Jackson Pollock)

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Jean Rhys

Posted on March 19, 2018 by John Biscello

Large cats stalk authors, same as authors prey to fast– Hunger, in plain sight.

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Sitcom

Posted on March 19, 2018 by John Biscello

In Episode 12 of Epic Distortions, the dog begs, canned applause.   (Artwork by Dorothea Tanning)

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Train

Posted on March 19, 2018 by John Biscello

Heartbreak, she looks down to read what she cannot see– Escape, she breathes out.   (Artwork by Edward Hopper)

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Nursery

Posted on March 19, 2018 by John Biscello

The nursery burned, as the children kept playing– Parents worlds away.   (Artwork by Dorothea Tanning)

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Squall

Posted on March 19, 2018 by John Biscello

This way to music, map of birds inking a squall– tenors of deluge.   (Artwork by Chua ek Kay)

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Scale

Posted on March 18, 2018 by John Biscello

Mountain, tree, small boy, scaling serene loneliness to a still center.   (Artwork by Hiroshige)

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Sheath

Posted on March 18, 2018 by John Biscello

Dancing blue-black flame soloing among soft sheaths– ballet’s fragrant leaps.   (Artwork by Georgia O’ Keefe)

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