morning lizard
only one of us
does our pushups

:::

counting my blessings

once again
I neglect the raven

with a thing or two
to say
outside my window

—Poems appear here with author’s permission from his Facebook page: “morning lizard” (senryu, 28 April 2019) and “counting my blessings” (cherita, 7 April 2019).

Peter Jastermsky

is an award-winning cherita poet and a nominee for Best of the Net and Dwarf Star. His haiku, senryu, haibun, and cherita have been widely published in journals and anthologies such as Failed Haiku, Haibun Today, KYSO Flash, The Aurorean, and The Cherita. He is the author of two books: a collection of haiku and senryu, Steel Cut Moon (Cholla Needles Press, 2019), and a chapbook of haibun, No Velcro Here (Yavanika Press, 2019). Peter lives with his family in the high desert near Joshua Tree National Park.

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