J O S H U A S T. C L A I R E
poem
HARLEQUINADE
blanket flower blanket fort
scarecrow Columbine trench coat
what Apocalypse my lips have kissed
hydrogen bomb Harlequin
this genuflection rigor mortis
sharing an evening downpour
the doctor will see you now mute swan
Pierrot fingers Harvest Moon
soap bubble spiral galaxy
Joshua St. Claire is an accountant who works as a financial executive for a large non-profit in rural Pennsylvania, USA. His poetry has been published or is forthcoming in Lana Turner, Modern Haiku, Burningword Literary Journal, Delmarva Review, and Ligeia Magazine, among others. He is a Pushcart Prize, Rhysling Award and Best of the Net nominee. His work has appeared in the Dwarf Stars Anthology and he is the winner of the Gerald Brady Memorial Senryu Award.