in the box of the tomorrow

skull fragrance
& pasta bowling
& forest hush



is this ladder a worm to snow?

you bother me
danish zoo


sherman coyote

chickpea— don’t!



halo farm

in charge of the sauce
(mumble, mumble)



crackling toulouse

shopping for
a tooth


at the old ben franklin store

balking
falcon


J. D. Nelson’s poems have appeared in many small press 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 MadVerse.com for more information and links to his published work. His haiku blog is at JDNelson.net. Nelson lives in Colorado, USA.