Prune Juice Journal of Senryu & Related Forms

Keith Polette – USA (PJ30)

firefighter
running into an
old flame

medium rare . . .
a psychic telling me
the truth

flu season
office gossip going
viral

lost
i ask a homeless man
for help

aging movie star
the pharmacist asks
for his signature

alone tonight
I add another friend
on Facebook

thrift store purchase
inside the coat pocket
a tarnished half-heart

2020 calendar
my father’s cursive
now mine

shotgun practice
I aim at
my fear

while eating
salted caramel, I’m one step
away from homelessness

dew on bare feet
my football dreams
kept in the yard

modern art museum
I take off my glasses
to see better

day moon
finally I’m the minority
on the bus