Tour of Duty
by Deborah P Kolodji
base star
so few planets
for shore leave
sleep berth malfunction
the extra years earned
in stasis
fried circuits
of a food synthesizer
scrambled eggs
zero G breakfast
junior’s syrup
in my hair
re-entry
fielding the heat
of coming home
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Deborah P Kolodji is a native Californian whose work has appeared in Modern Haiku, Acorn, Frogpond, Strange Horizons, Scifaikuest, Star*Line, and many other places. Her first haiku collection, Seaside Moon, is a winner of the Virgil Hutton Haiku Memorial Award Chapbook contest. (http://www.geocities.com/sakipress)
Copyrighted by the author unless otherwise noted.
Art Director: Bonnie Brunish
