night letters

(haiku chain)

night letters–
oil lamps light
the hollow

the hollow
of the desk drawer
cedar echoes

cedar echoes
the victrola plays
jimmie rodgers

jimmie rodgers
he’s long she’s tall
6 feet from the ground

6 feet from the ground
they begin to dam
the river

the river
roosevelt means to wire
the valley

the valley
he’ll see her
when he sees her

when he sees her
he’ll tell her
tennessee

tennessee–
no one delivers
night letters

–October 17, 2017