blue neon

blue neon
the player walks the beat
right off his bass

powwowing
from their shadows they seek
a jazz savior

his thought
nestles under her breast shelf
closing time’s last call

Jeffrey Winke lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in a warehouse loft with an obstructed view of Lake Michigan. He writes haiku, haibun, and articles about heavy equipment moving dirt.

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