Thanksgiving dinner --
we pretend not to hear
the fire engines
the seagull
displays its wing span --
basketball court
kiddie party,
the adults' alone time ...
fireflies
Christmas --
the coins behind the radiator
i'll never reach
New Year's Day
the baby spits out
black eye peas
Tyrone McDonald is a Brooklyn resident. His
haiku/senyru and tanka have appeared in Modern Haiku,
bottle rockets, The Heron's Nest, Modern Tanka, the
defunct Raw NerVZ and Black Bough, South by Southeast,
Frogpond, and Haiku Presence.
Tyrone McDonald is a Brooklyn resident. His
haiku/senyru and tanka have appeared in Modern Haiku,
bottle rockets, The Heron's Nest, Modern Tanka, the
defunct Raw NerVZ and Black Bough, South by Southeast,
Frogpond, and Haiku Presence.