5 Haiku

by Howard A. Landman


I like my job, but
one thing is suboptimal:
it keeps me from you.

I'm like a program
in some dense, arcane language
only you can parse.

My ship sails straight on,
determined; but its heart-flag
flutters on the mast.

No matter the path,
any journey will make sense
if it ends with you.

My peregrine heart
soars as if free; but returns
to perch on your glove.

San Jose
August 17, 1998


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