" A Wake Haiku "
by Suzán Jiván
I
The band sang folksy
votive candles at their feet
meeting pop partway
II
Eerie digital
a cappella harmony
synthesizer chords
III
A thumping dance beat
added immediately
a pendulum swings
IV
Ticking to reveal
culture for growing numbers
festival feasting
V
Advisory feats
apart from selfish reasons
like shuffle and strut
VI
Its organizer
friction between melodies
promiscuity
VII
Budgets reflecting
being openly tender
solely neglected
VIII
Rubber-band stretchy
unabashedly endless
coming together
IX
Worldwide directions
historical perspective
fetched at an auction
X
Remained unexplored
as separate mosaics
dealing privately
XI
Not so surprising
happening to be really
an alien's child
XII
This little tyrant
sounding much like a playwright
so late in this life
XIII
Might apologize
enticingly realized
underwater lights
XIV
Winsome publisher
uncovering plundering
suddenly unloved
XV
Held up in customs
in the final gallery
displayed as a wake...
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