L. S. Bassen

It’s the timing.

Equations explain

the rise and fall

of arcs.

A number of things

come to mind.

He worked a crowd

at the ocean’s edge,

a one-man carnival.

Colors of the spheres

and setting sun.

Applause as he collected

every one.

Only the sun dropped

below the horizon.

JULY HAIKU

NY Times

 article, p. A24, 7/15/10, David W. Dunlap

1

Aft of vessel from

the 18th century found

under Ground Zero.

2

Newton did not know

the speed of light, nor Shakespeare

imagine us now.