the endless loop of the men's room towel this morning


in murky light in grand-dad's attic gelignite


beneath the Milky Way an evening soft with moths


pain fading the days back to wilderness


between statues the rest of history

First published in (1) modern haiku 39:3, (3) presence 36 and (4) roadrunner (2007). (5) won 1st Prize Kusamakura 2008