*

spasmodic second hand of the clock

on the wall of the doctor’s

waiting room

 

*

 

walking along the beach

my sore feet–

the moon wrapped in gauze

 

*

 

another email from

Olive Garden–

what does she want now?

 

 

 

 

 

Wayne F. Burke‘s haiku and/or tanka have appeared in American Tanka and High Coupe. His two published books of poetry, Words that Burn (2013) and Dickhead (2015) are published by Bareback Press.