ANYWHERE AT ALL

by Gay Reiser Cannon
(Port Aransas, TX)

a haiku collage

Bus horns, cars blast past
Small trees, tall fences quiet
A city, New York?

Wet crape myrtle blooms
Crimped lace through the back window
Serene orient

Gray silk afternoons
Parisian cats slink in shadows
Impressions linger

Teapots and clock chimes.
Cozy boxed hedge frames reserve
Inside English lines

The Arch testifies
History lives in cool walls
Roman holidays

Postcards from the Nile
Cat goddess Bastet suggests
Sultry mystery

Oven sent fragrance
Winter baked sweet with warmth
Viennese delights

Dappled giraffe waits
On the coffee table plain
African retreat

Bauhaus, forties sounds--
Daylight outlines nouveau curves
Filters time through slats

Measured by spoonfuls
These days we dwell in Dallas
Worlds swirl in daydreams

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