Seven Untitled Monostichs

not I firefly nachos

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sigmund’s gloom beware of cocoa

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gallon of paint born in the ferns

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philmont ranch dressing roomba is the ghost

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one murph ammonia the corn cob pipe of sss-ss-ssss

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sādhanā minestrone moon

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you lean back a presto phenom

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bio/graf

J. D. Nelson’s poems have appeared in many publications, worldwide, since 2002. He is the author of ten print chapbooks and e-books of poetry, including *Cinderella City* (The Red Ceilings Press, 2012). Nelson’s first full-length collection is *in ghostly onehead* (Post-Asemic Press, 2022). Visit his website, MadVerse.com, for more information and links to his published work. His haiku blog is at JDNelson.net. Nelson lives in Boulder, Colorado, USA.