Monday, December 04, 2023

SHOPPING SPREE

by Jerome Berglund





chains
slashing prices
black friday

everything
must go
black friday

fire sale
while supplies last
black friday

giving
thanks
black friday 

brick
and mortar
cyber monday


Jerome Berglund has worked as everything from dishwasher to paralegal, night watchman to assembler of heart valves. Many haiku, haiga and haibun he’s written have been exhibited or are forthcoming online and in print, most recently in bottle rockets, Frogpond, and Modern Haiku. His first full-length collections of poetry Bathtub Poems and Funny Pages were just released by Setu and Meat For Tea press, and a mixed media chapbook showcasing his fine art photography is available now from Yavanika.