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10-Haiku on Shit

After “Haiku on Shit” By Masaoka Shiki (1867-1902), tr. Ikuho Amano & James Shea, Poetry (May 2022)

Squish!

The sound of my cleated sole

stepping into dog shit

Mixed big and small turds

on my stove top – Mama Mouse

orienting her babes

Human shit

on the sidewalk – homeless

or caught short?

Following the wolf

by tracing her warm scat –

reading sign

Reading and writing

haiku on shit grows respect

for shit

George Held

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