Spiro Keats

  Originally published in Five Fleas , 4/29/25

  a page filled with simple sentences semicolon tattoo Originally published in Bottle Rockets #41

  chain lube the well-greased wheel of samsara Originally published in Frogpond 42.3

  beginner's mind a dandelion unblown Originally published in Frogpond 43.2

  as the crow flies the river's bend Originally published in Modern Haiku 52.1

  summer love blinded by the baitfish Originally published in Kingfisher

  firewatch a prayer for every mouse that drowned Originally published in ubu

  Originally published in Five Fleas

  hope chest nothin' but the bluebird Originally published in Femku

three sheets the one-man jug band Originally published in Prune Juice

  gray but not as an otter would Originally published in Whiptail

  sax solo a two-finger diastasis Originally published in bones

  high tea a nip of fennel for the flatterer Originally published in Kingfisher

  imperfect stitches the clack of silent prayer Originally published in Kingfisher

  hotel check-in sparrows in the bee balm Originally published in Tsuri-doro

  pleiades trailing her needle a shimmering thread Originally published in Stardust

  in lieu of a late-life baby this flattering hat Originally published in Femku

  eden holding space for the rain Originally published in Cold Moon Journal

  Originally published in PentaCat Press

  our bestselling sleep aid now with twice the cosmological constant Originally published in NOON: journal of the short poem

  Originally published in PentaCat Press

  continental drift just as our ships dropped anchor Originally published in Wild Whispers

  mimicking the orbit of my pancreas rogue stars Originally published in Five Fleas

  Originally published in Five Fleas

  fais do-do a hint of crawfish in his kiss Originally published in Failed Haiku

  punctuating the manifesto fireflies Originally published in Hedgerow

  lucky penny the clink of fallen stars Originally published in Scarlet Dragonfly

  Originally published in Five Fleas

  fond farewell we slice the kohlrabi into matchsticks Originally published in Leaf

  prayer shawl an everyday overcoat Originally published in Modern Haiku