5 Haiku

sky between black
branches, dead trees
lonely like that

beer, books & music
poems & gummies
my buddy Scott is here

tug of war & fetch
backyard games
me & Pittie, we both win

old man going
everywhere so slowly
but getting nowhere fast

I’d rather be alone
but cancer insists we
keep close company

Bart Solarczyk is a lifelong resident of Pittsburgh, PA. His most recent book, Carried Where We Go, is available from RedHawk Publications & Amazon.