5 Haikus
Tell me, Green Buddha,
as I spark you into my
lungs, what is True Zen?
In cold Cleveland’s streets
where we gather, seeking warmth,
what smoke will heal us?
Green Buddha, sit and
bless the altar of my lungs
with sweet incense smoke.
March Snow in Cleveland,
blown so thick even the pigs
won’t hunt our bodies.
Turn your hearts from me,
fellow Clevelanders; Buddha
keeps a karmic eye.
Morley Cacoethes currently resides in Northeast Ohio where he attends “the people’s university” while trying to stay warm and find a permanent residence.
