in short

From the prompt of 1. haiku 2. poem about haiku, I got distracted into zips. Have you heard of zips? Addictive little form. A caesura like an open zipper between the parts. I like them best when they can read left to right or a column at a time.

found the red book         on the shelf
I’ve been looking for       that’s yellow

1.
double vision
arthritic fingers pinch
where sunglasses aren’t

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2.
a kigo
observe then pivot
present contrast