Veteran
—after William Stafford
Traffic snarls and I’m late for my evening flight. We detour down a side street, past empty warehouses and a lot choked with weeds. Pants down, a man squats in the wild mustard, wearing a Vietnam flak jacket. He waves as our dark sedan rolls by. I wave back.
new moon
the police chopper’s searchlight
sweeping
__________
Author’s note: Stafford, William. “Vacation,” The Hudson Review, Winter 1950.
Available online at Rihla Journey.
Drifting Sands Haibun #33, Sept 2025
—after William Stafford
Traffic snarls and I’m late for my evening flight. We detour down a side street, past empty warehouses and a lot choked with weeds. Pants down, a man squats in the wild mustard, wearing a Vietnam flak jacket. He waves as our dark sedan rolls by. I wave back.
new moon
the police chopper’s searchlight
sweeping
__________
Author’s note: Stafford, William. “Vacation,” The Hudson Review, Winter 1950.
Available online at Rihla Journey.
Drifting Sands Haibun #33, Sept 2025
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