Evening thunderstorm
floods an empty alleyway—
long sighs and stale tea.
© Nancy Botta, 2019
Cloudburst. (haiku)
Broken umbrella
sprouts from a metal trash bin;
drowning azaleas.
© Nancy Botta, 2019
Razzle dazzle. (haiku)
All the pretty girls
flaunt their glitter wedding rings;
magpies squawk at beads.
© Nancy Botta, 2019
Lion Cub. (haiku)
Brown curls wild and free
he roars under the hot sun;
king of the playground.
© Nancy Botta, 2019
Vernal. (haiku)
Gilding a goldfinch
perched within a budding tree—
he unties her scarf.
© Nancy Botta, 2019
Rusted Honey 