haiku by Pete Lee

vegans coming over --
my wife takes down and hides
my trophy bass

Pete Lee, California, USA

Remains of the Day by Pete Lee

I lit a candle,
knelt before it,

left it burning
like hope...

returned at the
end of the day

to the ashes
of my house.


Pete Lee, California, USA

haiku by Pete Lee

air show: a baby
carriage parked on the tarmac,
next to the bomber


Pete Lee, California, USA

Hawk by Pete Lee

the wind skimming
off the edges
of the hawk's wing
makes a dull hum

as if the hawk
were a sailor
alone at sea
the hawk dives and
the hum sharpens
to a high scream

then the heavy
beating of wings
as the hawk drags
the rabbit off

and the hawk hears
the rabbit's heart
beating of wings
the mind's low hum


Pete Lee, California, USA

A Meeting by Pete Lee

startled great egret
angular ascending cloud

its shadow upon me
for a passing instant

hello father death


Pete Lee, California, USA