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Mississippi
River Haiku, Part 3
colored feathers hang
in small tree above old
grave
swaying restlessly
between two rivers
flowing far from east,
from west
triangle of land
flight of pelicans
heading south in autumn
air
flapping, gliding by
fields of cotton
small white puffs on spindly
plants
ready to harvest
gray weathered tombstones
relocation monument
mockingbird flies by
resting on levee
wading egrets search for
food
turtles rest on stumps
far above river
thousands of soldier's
gravestones
gleam in late day sun
civil war cannon
points toward river from
high bluff
echo still resounds
old Natchez mansions
beckon tourists - peak
inside
tall silent oak trees
brown sugar mountains
piled high in gray warehouse
where can I rent skis
at river road's end
far down on southern delta
garbage everywhere
thirty days on road
following great river
course
spirit sinking in
Mississippi
River Haiku
Mississippi River Haiku, Part 2
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