Haiku

Decades of working
in the library and still
afraid of silence

Heaven requires
no passport, but bring proper
paperwork to Hell

Any resemblance
to persons living or dead
lies squarely on you

Like Coca-Cola,
America has always
been a global brand

Nothing so dilutes
artistic purity as
much as making art

In his obsession
with the questions, he became
deaf to the answers