(four haiku)

by Tom Gilroy

piercing the grey mist

and the roar of the waves—

a cell phone

between two icicles

on the funeral parlor sill—

a burning cigarette 

2 black crows & their chick

peck bugs in the lawn

unbothered by the groundhog

flattened rat

in a puddle

in front of the courthouse

~

Tom Gilroy is an interdisciplinary artist whose work spans still photography, theatre, writing, poetry, and music, with film at its center. His feature films and theatre pieces have been presented all over the world. He has produced several haiku projects, including 5 years facilitating limited edition pieces for The Renssealerville Haiku Project, as well as his own the books the haiku year, Someone Else's Nowhere, and Haiku, Not Bombs. His haiku work can be viewed on Instagram at @justuttergarbage and @thehaikuyear25.