High Coupe by ayaz daryl nielsen

this earth we live on
betoaded and cawified
naked heart and toes


replacing floorboards
the grey expired strides
of ancestors



ayaz daryl nielsen is editor of bear creek haiku (24+ years/116+ issues).  his poetry's homes include Lilliput Review, Yellow Mama, Verse Wisconsin, Shamrock, High Coupe, Shemom and Lalitamba, poetry ensembles include Haiku Tumbleweeds Still Tumbling and Bear Creek Haiku Anthology Poets of Bear Creek -- beloved wife/poet Judith Partin-Nielsen, assistant Frosty, and! bearcreekhaiku.blogspot.com (translates as joie de vivre).