Alexander J. Richardson

Rich rainbow riders
claiming clouds to decorate
their piece of the sky

#poetry #haiku #rainbows #highinthesky

Troubled toymakers
designing devious dolls
to torment toddlers
#poetry #haiku #horror #leavethekidsalone

Poseidon stalking
a maiden in the temple
blind to her own plans
#poetry #haiku #medusa #mythologyrevised

Foul fleas feasting on
a healthy pup, ravaging
it for sustenance
#poetry #haiku #parasites #people #overpopulation

Young merpunks pressing
together beneath wild
whirlpools of change
#poetry #haiku #wavesnwonder

Exterminator
mice, free from the labs, hunting
humans for a change
#poetry #haiku #peopletrap #madmice

Cats prowling in the
night, singing rousing verses
of “A Meal Missed”

#poetry #haiku #cats #sillyguys #latesupper

*Bravery not included

Some of us were blessed to watch both.

Kansas wizards are
bound at the pyre, screaming
while flames feast on them
#poetry #haiku #ignorantmasses

Rolling dice is twice
as nice when double digits
justify the vice
#poetry #haiku #fours #justneedasmallloan

A wistful wizard
wishes worthwhile wonders
upon blooming bards
#poetry #haiku #musicismagic

Everyone’s a god ‘til they drop their last deuce.

Troll, Banshee, Jinx, and Mischief. Pals past and present.
#cats

Immortal for thirty-eight years so far.

Scarecrow? Oh, no, that’s
Strawstopher, and he’s here to
unionize the birds
#poetry #haiku #crows #workers

Lawful eels rise
angrily from murky depths
to protest pirates
#poetry #haiku #pirates #eels #shocking

Reanimated
ogres ogle suburban
swamps with grave purpose
#poetry #haiku #undeadallstars
#frankensteinsogre

Wishing upon that
UFO in the sky for
cosmic salvation

#poetry #haiku #aliens #desert #probing

Wizards in alleys
pointed hats tipped low as they
peddle cheap hexes
#poetry #haiku #shadywizards #knockoffmagic

Roosevelt, Jinx, Mischief, and then a bonus picture of Mischief with Troll.
#cats

A lovely screamer
crawling across the ceiling
saliva dripping
#poetry #haiku #screamer #ravenous

Holy cow.

Get it.

Good outlook. I’ve had the same experience with a few publishers.

Their loss.

What sizzles within?
Motivation? Or illness
in a cheap disguise?

#poetry #haiku #iammotivated #iamalsosick

It’s in the walls now
pacing and growling, waiting
to strike when I sleep

#poetry #haiku #whatsinthewalls #dontcloseyoureyes

Lovers? Only if
we can prance beneath pixies
flying in moonlight

#poetry #haiku #pixies #lovers

Elitist.