*
unimpressed
by the garden fence
fog
*
howling winds—
politicians promises
blow farther from truth
*
lunch beneath a maple
turkey vultures circle
above us!
When not writing poetry, Craig W. Steele is a professor of biology at Edinboro University in northwestern Pennsylvania. His haiku have appeared recently or are forthcoming in Modern Haiku, Asahi Haikuist Network, Akitsu Quarterly, High Coupe and elsewhere.