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From: Vol.09 N.01 – A Poetics of Rights

History

by Owen Bullock
– a haiku sequence


red sky 
in the morning 
2% chance of rain

two crested pigeons
and a mudlark 
walking ahead of me

pandemic
I crave a thing
I threw away

40 degrees –
the melting tar 
follows us home

nothing more profound 
paper poppy petals

clouds 
the poppies stop 
opening

tai chi
stepping in   
the ocean    
stepping out

moonlight
sinks into rockpools
a-ne-mo-ne

shooting star 
at year’s end . . .
I don’t know what it means

zoonotic . . .
consequences
corral us
Published: August 2022
Owen Bullock

Owen Bullock’s most recent publications are Impression (Beir Bua Press, 2022) and Uma rocha enorme que anda à roda (A big rock that turns around), translations of his tanka into Portuguese by Francisco Carvalho (Temas Originais, 2021). His other titles include Summer Haiku (Recent Work Press, 2019), Work & Play (Recent Work Press, 2017), and Semi (Puncher & Wattmann, 2017). He teaches Creative Writing at the University of Canberra. His other interests include juggling, music and chess. https://poetry-in-process.com/ @OwenTrail @ProcessPoetry

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