Haiku by Kelley White

cat crouching
fledgling robin
fallen cherry blossoms


old dogs startles
the scarecrow's shadow
knocking on the door



Pediatrician Kelley White worked in inner city Philadelphia and now works in rural New Hampshire.  Her poems have appeared in journals including Exquisite Corpse, Rattle and JAMA.  Her most recent books are Toxic Environment (Boston Poet Press) and Two Birds in Flame (Beech River Books).  She received a 2008 Pennsylvania Council on the Arts grant.