October arrives –
coyotes audition
a new soloist
October arrives –
coyotes audition
a new soloist
coyote
golden in the sunshine
on the green hill
under the covers
closing my eyes
to a coyote lullabye
dense fog —
coyotes howl
from the mist
windy afternoon
coyote runs across
bare cornfield
coyotes howl -
dogs become
road runners
the coyote chorus,
sopranos, altos, tenors -
pale autumn moon
(originally published in Modern Haiku 35.2)