In the Morning Light

in the morning light
sunshine trapped between its toes
footprints in the dust

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in the morning light
darkness wrapped in salty black
waits outside my door

down the empty street
sunshine trapped between its toes
a shadow walks away

night fills the outline
of retreating memories
footprints in the dust

After I wrote this, I realized it wasn’t true to Chèvrefeuille’s Troiku form. He uses each line of the base haiku as the first line of the subsequent three. I have retained the lines in their original position to stay close to the 5-7-5 syllable count. Posting this one anyway, will try again to write a true Troiku. Linking to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie and Imaginary Garden.